Last September, ADTC donated $1000 raised by 2007 campers who participated in the "World Dance Company" to ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty). ASTEP is a non-profit organization that uses the arts as a tool to empower young people with creativity, knowledge, and a strong sense of self-esteem, factors which help them advance their lives and communities. ASTEP seemed a likely fit for ADTC's donation - they actually offer camp programs in communities with populations of disadvantaged children who have limited access to arts education. Topics covered range from self-empowerment and positive future-building to HIV/AIDS awareness. Artists from all over the globe, including recent and current Julliard, New York University, Miami University and Furman students, Broadway professionals, and local talent serve as volunteer teachers for ASTEP. Each ASTEP experience caters to the needs of the particular community it works in. Every workshop or camp centers on a new theme that challenges the children and the volunteers to find fresh and exciting ways of further developing essential life skills that will help these youths deal with the difficult circumstances that surround them.
ADTC receives a Holiday Card from Enkosi Kakulo thanking us for our donation - Click here to read!
Rhonda Foote Wins First "Free To Dance" Choreography Contest!
Her video, "Tourniquet," was chosen by the Free To Dance community as the best video submitted in our first ever dance video contest. Check it out for yourself:
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