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By:BrideyHeing,April30,2016
NonprofitdanceorganizationCityDanceisholdingitsannualDREAMscapeeventwith
someofthedanceworldsbiggeststarsonSaturday,May7atUStreetsLincoln
Theatre.ProceedsbenefitCityDancesflagshipDREAMinitiative,adancetrainingand
mentorshipprogramdesignedtokeepstudentsinschool.
Foundedin1996,CityDanceisrootedinthebeliefthatdancecantransformlivesand
inspirechange,ExternalRelationsManagerMeganPiluksays.Tothatend,the
organizationoffersprofessionaltrainingandgeneralclasses.DREAMistheprogram
thattrulyspeakstotheorganizationsactivistethos.
DREAMstartedasaprogramforthirdthroughfifthgradestudentsinpartnerDCpublic
schools.Thelevelofinterestpromptedtheorganizationsexpansiontoincludesixth
throughtwelfthgradeclasses,allprovidedfreeofcharge.CityDancecurrentlyworks
withsixschoolsinDC,andprovidesclassestohundredsofstudentseachyear.Butits
notjustdancetrainingthatDREAMisoffering.
Weusedanceasapathwaytohelpstudentsgraduateandpursuetheirdreams,Piluk
saysoftheoverarchinggoalbehindDREAM.
Withmentorship,tutoringandothersupport,theprogramhasledtoamarkedincrease
inschoolengagementanddedication,accordingtoPiluk.Afterbeinghonoredatlast
yearsNationalArtsandHumanitiesYouthProgramAwards,DREAMwillexpandin
2018toincludeadedicatedspaceintheUStreetcorridor:theDREAMCenterfor
Dance.
ThisyearsDREAMscapewillbringtogethersomeofthedanceworldsbesttalent,
includingMatthewGolding,whoPilukdescribesastheBradPittofdance,withDCs
ownRastaThomasdirecting.
Ticketsforgeneraladmissionstartat$25,whileVIPpackagesstartat$250.Butifyou
cantmakeitonthe7th,CityDanceistakingovertheLincolnTheatreonthe8thaswell
forafreeperformancebythestarsoftheshowthemselves:thestudents.
OtherupcomingeventsincludeCityDancescelebrationofGeorgiaOKeefeatthe
PhillipsCollectiononMay12andtheorganizationsannualConservatoryDancersin
ConcerteventattheAmericanDanceInstituteinRockville,Md.onJune11and12.For
moreinformation,visit
www.citydance.net
.