Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH LIVES BY OFFERING EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY IN DANCE EXPERIENCES THROUGH EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, AND OUTREACH FOR STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES.
SCHOOL AT DANCERS' WORKSHOP: PROVIDES CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND FORMAL DANCE INSTRUCTION FOR YOUTH AGES 18 MONTHS - 18 YEARS WITH A PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM IN BALLET AND MODERN TECHNIQUE AS WELL AS CLASSES IN HIP HOP AND OTHER POPULAR DANCE STYLES. A PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM INSPIRES AND PREPARES ADVANCED STUDENTS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DANCE WORLD, EXPANDING THEIR TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC DANCE ABILITY. THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING FITNESS AND DANCE INSTRUCTION FOR ADULTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN STYLES INCLUDING MODERN, BALLET, PILATES, ZUMBA FITNESS, JAZZ, BOOTYBARRE, HIP HOP, MELT, SALSA, BACHATA AND TANGO. SPECIAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN DANCE STYLES LIKE BALLROOM, AFRICAN AND COUNTRY WESTERN SWING. MORE THAN 50 YOUTH CLASSES AND 17 ADULT CLASSES ARE OFFERED EACH WEEK, AND APPROXIMATELY 52 SPECIAL WORKSHOPS ANNUALLY. IN TOTAL, 898 STUDENTS ATTENDED 67 CLASSES IN 2019.
STATEWIDE OUTREACH: DANCERS' WORKSHOP HAS BEEN PROVIDING OUTREACH TO THE RURAL AREAS OF WYOMING FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. DANCE IS A REQUIRED OUTCOME FOR WYOMING PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR GRADES K-9. THE VISION OF DW'S OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TO CREATE DIVERGENT THINKERS BY ASKING QUESTIONS AND EXPLORING CLASSROOM CONCEPTS USING MOVEMENT AS THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, DW PROVIDES NINE WEEKS OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ANNUALLY WITHIN THE JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY AND 10 WEEKS OF RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO THE WESTERN REGION OF WYOMING, THAT INCLUDES SIX WEEKS IN PINEDALE, THREE WEEKS IN BIG PINEY, AND ONE WEEK IN LANDER. OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACHED 2,597 STUDENTS IN 2019.
WORLD-CLASS PRESENTING: PRESENTING DANCE TO DW IS MORE THAN SIMPLY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH A BOOKING AGENT AND SENDING A COMPANY OUT ON STAGE. IT IS A TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL ARTISTS TO EXPAND THEIR RANGE AND SPARK THEIR CURIOSITY, A CHANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE MOVING WORKS OF ART, AND A WAY FOR US TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF OUR HOME WITH ARTISTS WE RESPECT AND ADMIRE. IN 2019, PRESENTING PERFORMANCES INCLUDED SAVION GLOVER (FEBRAURY), BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY (MARCH), CONTEMPORARY DANCE WYOMING (JUNE), MALPASO DANCE COMPANY (MARCH AND JULY), DAVID DORMAN DANCE AND ERIC & INEZ BASS (AUGUST), AS WELL AS THE COMMISSIONING OF NEW WORK BY THE VISITING ARTISTS. PERFORMANCES, MASTER CLASSES AND OPEN REHEARSALS BY THESE ARTISTS REACHED 5,129 AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN 2019.
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 |
|---|
| Babs Case | ARTISTIC DIR | 0.5 | $130,000 |
| Jen Visosky | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Veronica Silberberg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Tayloe Piggott | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Brandie Orchard | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jillian Moorhead | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Greg Evans | BOARD MEMBER | 0.25 | $0 |
| Amy Bryan | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Berlin | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
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