Since 2009, the Collage Dance Conservatory has trained more than 3,000 students. More than 30% of these students have received some level of scholarship.
Annual cultural enrichment trips to Montreal, San Francisco and New York, to name a few, provide students with opportunities to view professional dancers in rehearsal, train alongside students in some of the nation’s top ballet schools, tour some of the world’s most prestigious college campuses and receive guidance from some of the nation’s top ballet dancers and teachers!
Our Turning Pointe outreach program, one of Memphis’ largest in-school ballet programs, ensures students in under-resourced communities have access to ballet training without the burden of fees.
We believe in the power of ballet and its undeniable ability to transform the lives of young people in any community regardless of whether their aspiration is the stage or the board room.
We are on a mission to inspire the growth and diversity of ballet and with your continued support, we can do just that!
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The Assisi Foundation of Memphis, International Association of Blacks in Dance
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Manker Anderson, Markova and Chris Anderson, Michelle Armstrong, Terry L. Berry, Warda Davis, Mairead Deehan, Dwight and Brooke Dishmon, Erica Evans, Mary Freeman, Bryan Zerwig Ford, Amber Hamilton, Sharon Devine Harris, Laurita Jackson, Mary Jackson, Mary Jenkins, Eden Johnson, William Payson and Melisa Luck, Yvonne Madlock, Elena Maverick, Estella Mayhue-Greer, Rodney and Michaela Myers, Tiffany Owens, Dana Peterson, Carolyn Petties, Patrice Reed, Robin Salant, Dr. Tyrone Spady, Ben Staub, Tony Todd, Philip and Kelsea Walkley, Jeffery Warren, Drs. Trenton and Vashti Watson, Cassandra Webster, Stacy Welsh, Jason and Molly Wexler, Monica Wharton, Camilla Wilson, Carmen Zamora, Melva Zanella, Wiseacre Brewing Co
Vera Ballard, Anne-Carolyn Bird, LaSandra Blount, Matt and Ellen Brint, Pat Brown and Tom Clifton, Demarious Danovi, Tanya Dawson, John Devereaux, Sydney Diavua, Juan J. Fuentes, Tamiko and Vaudrey Funderburke, Elizabeth Gillaspy, Claire Greer, Rosie Hayes, Annette and David Hawkins, Jason and Natasha Johnson, Brandye Lee, Kevin and Peggy Lewis, Theodore and Betty Mack, Nika Jackson Martin, Jennifer McGarth, Susie M. Melton, Vanessa Murtaugh, Margaret Pellett, Dr. Rosie Richmond, Raymond Santucci, Elizabeth Schaeffer, Matthew and Nicole Seltzer, Rande Smith, Elestine Smittick, Jeannette Spencer, Tish Towns, James Washington, James and Alison Wetter, Dalilah Works, Chief’s Society, Corps de Ballet International Inc., Harlequin Floors (American Corporation), HOTWORX Edge District, Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Southern College of Optometry
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