Dance Arts Network and Continuing Education Non-profit
d.a.n.c.e.
Raising the Sparks by the Heartbeat Ballet
Join us June 15th, 7:30pm at the Lincoln Center for Raising the Sparks, a show by The Heartbeat Ballet.
Poet Kit West, musician Yaakov Finer, and The Heartbeat Ballet, directed by Ixchel Levendosky, join forces to immerse you in a potent and evocative evening. Raising the Sparks is a collaboration of words and movement that expresses the delicate moment when the observer and the observed become one, the moment when the self fades into the beauty it sees, or the suffering it witnesses, a unique alchemy that just might be the true way to do good in the world.
“Each man has a sphere of being in space and time which is allotted to him to be redeemed through him. Places which are heavy with unraised sparks and in which souls are fettered wait for the man who will come to them with the word of freedom.” Martin Buber
Heartbeat Ballet is part of our Dance Arts Network and Continuing Education non-profit. The dancers of the Heartbeat Ballet are passionate about bringing outreach performances to the Northern Colorado Community. Explore more about the company by clicking the button above.
Who are we?
Dance Arts Network and Continuing Education is a non-profit foundation created in 1996 to provide new outlets and opportunities for the dance community, including teaching dance, multicultural exposure, and dance scholarships.
Mission statement
D.A.N.C.E. provides access to the healing powers of dance through opportunities for creative expression, expanded audiences and collaboration among dance and other non-profit organizations in Colorado.
Vision
That dance has the capacity to foster healing and empowerment, to build connection and understanding and can be a venue for positive social change
Values
• To make dance, with a focus on classical ballet, available to marginalized or financially disadvantaged communities, including but not limited to:
- People of Color
- LGBTQ+
- Those Experiencing Homelessness
- At Risk Youth
- At Risk Women
- Recent Immigrants and Refugees
- Low-income Families
Creatively addressing social needs within our local community through the development of connections between dance artists and local non-profit organizations • Supporting physical, mental and emotional healing through dance, particularly classical ballet, as a right belonging to everyone by providing access to a warmly inviting and supportive dance environment
A few of our goals
Educating dance instructors, students, and the general public about the importance of replacing injurious dance techniques with anatomically correct ones
Working with other non-profit organizations to expand the dance arts audience and participation
Developing educational programs to increase exposure to dance through free presentations and performances
Providing scholarships for financially needy, talented students