Dance 4 All - Giving More Children a Chance to Dance

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Giving More Children a Chance to Dance

Dance 4 All, Inc. is a State of Florida registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit - 87-2709645 with a PLATINUM Seal of Transparency on Candid

Dance 4 All, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit started by Anna-Katherine Risalvato as a way to give the gift of dance back to children in the Florida Panhandle. After starting a Passion Praisers Dance Group at Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City, volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Bay County and at Girls Inc. of Panama City Beach to teach dance, AK wanted a way to give dance to even more underserved yet deserving kids.

As a dance competitor for 17 years, Anna-Katherine knows the value of dance training and wants children to gain the life skills of discipline, fitness and pure joy that dance can bring.

Children in Kindergarten through High School are eligible to apply for a scholarship for dance class at a local studio. Payment will be made directly to the studio of choice for one dance class per week for a full dance year. Students may not miss more than 2 classes during the year. Scholarship covers class fees, dance attire and recital fees. These scholarships are for new dance students, not students currently enrolled in a dance studio.

The mission of Dance 4 All, Inc. is to give more children a chance to dance by providing year-long scholarships to enhance exercise, mental health, teamwork, responsibility, leadership and performance opportunities which are all life skills learned by participating in dance classes. "Dance Training is Life Training," Joe Tremaine

To qualify for a Dance 4 All Scholarship, children must be in Kindergarten through High School.
Chidren must live in one of the following Northwest Florida Counties - Bay, Gulf, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington or Holmes.
Children must qualify for free or reduced lunch.

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If a child qualifies and is accepted for a Dance 4 All Scholarship, the family chooses a dance studio in Bay, Gulf, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington and Holmes Counties and a dance class of his/her choice. Dance 4 All with work with the studio to send the scholarship payment to the studio to cover registration, attire from the studio, one dance class, recital fees and recital costume.

THE GIFT OF DANCE

by Anna-Katherine Risalvato

The Gift of Dance gets children excited about dance, and celebrates the joy dance creates. Clap your hands, stomp your feet and get up and dance! Through pictures and activities, young and young at heart can join Anna-Katherine on a journey to discover the Gift of Dance. All proceeds benefit Dance 4 All, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit - Giving more Children a Chance to Dance.

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DANCE 4 ALL ANNUAL FUNDRAISER - COMMUNITY DANCE SHOWCASE

Each January, dancers from Northwest Florida perform solos, duos, trios and group dances for a fee to raise money for Dance 4 All. Friends and family attend and vote with their dollars for the title of Miss Dance 4 All.