Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS TO FOSTER SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL AWARENESS, AND JOY IN CHILDREN BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PERFORM BALLROOM DANCE.
THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS TO FOSTER SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL AWARENESS, AND JOY IN CHILDREN BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PERFORM BALLROOM DANCE. IN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, DCP SERVED MORE THAN 3,200 STUDENTS 61 PUBLIC, PAROCHIAL, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS ACROSS THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA. DANCING CLASSROOMS PHILLY IS AN IN-SCHOOL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM THAT CULTIVATES ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS IN FIFTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM WORKS TO CHANGE THE WAY COMMUNITIES VIEW SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCE BY BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND INSTILLING JOY IN CHILDREN, INSPIRING RESPECT FOR OTHERS, AND WORKING TOGETHER AS PARTNERS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF BALLROOM DANCE. THROUGH OUR STANDARDS-BASED, IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, WE USED THE VOCABULARY OF BALLROOM DANCE TO CULTIVATE THE POSITIVE FEELINGS THAT ARE INHERENT IN EVERY CHILD. THE MATURITY NECESSARY TO DANCE TOGETHER FOSTERS RESPECT, TEAM WORK, AND A SENSE OF JOY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT DCP BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD EXPERIENCE. SOCIAL DANCE CALLS ON, AND IMPROVES, A RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL SKILLS, INCLUDING DECISION-MAKING, GOAL-SETTING, COMMUNICATION, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, THAT ARE PROVEN TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM BENEFITS TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE PROGRAM WAS STRUCTURED AROUND 10-WEEK SEMESTERS, WITH CLASSES TAKING PLACE TWICE WEEKLY, AND ALL FIFTH OR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS WERE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. THE DCP PROGRAM BROUGHT A PROVEN CURRICULUM - ALSO KNOWN AS THE DULAINE METHOD - DIRECTLY TO THE CLASSROOM AND SERVED CHILDREN WHO REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE REGION AS A WHOLE. TEACHING ARTISTS INSTRUCTED STUDENTS IN SOCIAL DANCE SUCH AS THE MERENGUE, FOXTROT, RUMBA, TANGO, SWING, AND WALTZ AND SELECTED "SUGAR" DANCES-SUCH AS THE CHA CHA SLIDE AND STOMP. EACH RESIDENCY ALSO INCLUDED A VIDEO LESSON, A GUEST ARTIST VISIT, AND FINISHED WITH A CULMINATING EVENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Staci Wilhelm | CO-TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Len Weiser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gui Valladares | CO-TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Slagle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Singer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Shupe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracey Santilli | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Razelle Frankl Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Carr Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Offner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frank J Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Moore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Mitnick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynne Millard | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ebony Lee | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Carly Keeny | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Kalish | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James E Cauley Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Remi Jardel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Manish Gorawala | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Freedman Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Elich | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Donnell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Distefano | CHAIR-ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Alexandra Day | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Camfield | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Broh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Batory | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Kinney | PRESIDENT | 8 | $0 |
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