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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Arts Services, Dance, Performing Arts
Mission: Artistry Unleashed Dance is the project of A Dream Fulfilled, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) whose goal is to give hope, healing, and inspiration to youth with untapped potential through technical dance training. Young people of all ages and backgrounds dream of dancing on a stage, recreationally or professionally. However, those with structural barriers can find it hard to make this a reality. Studio training costs thousands of dollars in tuition, dancewear, travel, costume, recital, competition, and convention fees. There is a well of undiscovered talent out there who need someone to lend them a hand. Artistry Unleashed Dance is that helping hand who will present these dancers to the world.
Results: AUD dancers train in ballet (including pointe), jazz, acrobatics, hip hop, lyrical and contemporary. They participate in regional dance conventions, master classes and dance competitions. Additionally, our dancers perform for the community in a year-end recital. We look forward to making our dream of producing an annual Nutcracker Ballet a reality.
Target demographics: talented youth from families of limited resources
Direct beneficiaries per year: 40, K-12 dancers
Geographic areas served: Eastern North Carolina
Programs: ballet (including pointe), jazz, lyrical, hip hop, acrobatics, and contemporary.