Danceworks has created quality dance performances, multi-level dance training and accessible educational and community-based creative arts programs for exceptional children, adults and seniors in Greater since 1992. In 1997, Danceworks Performance Company performances (DPC) was formed, and its original, contemporary performances have continuously delighted audiences and critics alike. Danceworks has also developed innovative ways to reach underserved populations in Milwaukee County, such as older adults and low- income, urban youth at risk for leaving school. Danceworks is located on Water Street in Milwaukee’s vibrant downtown area, in fully accessible dance studios, visual arts, performance and gallery space.

MISSION Danceworks is committed to To enhance the joy, health and taking art and arts learning out creativity of the community of the studio and theatre and into through performances, classes the community by creating work and outreach activities that that resonates with diverse groups integrate dance and other art of people. Our multi-layered forms. programs and activities fulfill our mission, serving nearly 50,000 CORE VALUES children, adults and seniors each Passion: Believe in the year through: transformative power of the arts. Creativity: Nurture innovation and 1) Original contemporary Maria de Buenos Aires original ideas. performances by DPC, and a Photo by Mark Frohna Diversity: Embrace many year-round experimental venue for viewpoints and contexts. local and national artists called the Integrity: Commit to an honest and DanceLAB; ethical approach. Collaboration: Honor the 2) Weekly dance classes at our importance of partnerships, studio and at satellite locations; alliances and shared opportunities. Excellence: Enlist knowledgeable 3) Dance and arts programming and experienced professionals. at schools in Milwaukee and Stability: Maintain high standards surrounding communities, of fiscal and managerial including Danceworks Mad Hot responsibility. Ballroom and Tap (MHBT) and residencies; VISION To be the driving force that 4) Dance and arts programs for connects creativity and underserved older adults, including community through dance and Danceworks Intergenerational

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Lying

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MISSION Danceworks is committed to Danceworks Performance dances on the topic of deceit. To enhance the joy, health and taking art and arts learning out Company (DPC) is a Several of the DPC dancers creativity of the community of the studio and theatre and into dynamic group of dancer/ contributed work to the concert, through performances, classes the community by creating work choreographers committed all drawing from the notion of Stone and outreach activities that that resonates with diverse groups Soup integrate dance and other art of people. Our multi-layered to creating and performing lying, exploring trust, mistrusting forms. programs and activities fulfill our contemporary dance that is relationships and the ongoing mission, serving nearly 50,000 physical, virtuosic, entertaining complexities of a single lie. CORE VALUES children, adults and seniors each and honest. Collaboration (Total audience 481) The following performance took Passion: Believe in the year through: fuels the creative vision of place at Sweet Water Organics transformative power of the arts. the company members as (2151 South Robinson Avenue): Creativity: Nurture innovation and 1) Original contemporary Vaudeville! they regularly work alongside original ideas. performances by DPC, and a February 18-27, 2011 guest artists and within our Stone Soup Diversity: Embrace many year-round experimental venue for DPC company member and April 29-May 1, 2011 viewpoints and contexts. local and national artists called the community programs. resident choreographer Kelly DPC’s final concert of the season Integrity: Commit to an honest and DanceLAB; Anderson put a contemporary took its title—and theme—from ethical approach. The 2010-2011 twist on variety entertainment the old folk tale of a village Collaboration: Honor the 2) Weekly dance classes at our DPC Concert Season in an evening length work ultimately coming together importance of partnerships, studio and at satellite locations; All performances, except where alliances and shared opportunities. that celebrated the diversity in the spirit of cooperation noted, took place at Excellence: Enlist knowledgeable 3) Dance and arts programming and entertainment of historic to create something special, Danceworks Studio Theatre, and experienced professionals. at schools in Milwaukee and Vaudeville. Anderson performed something that no one person Stability: Maintain high standards surrounding communities, 1661 N. Water Street. could have accomplished alone. a solo by guest choreographer, of fiscal and managerial including Danceworks Mad Hot DPC partnered with Sweet Water the late Ed Burgess, and the responsibility. Ballroom and Tap (MHBT) and Lying Organics, an urban farm in a residencies; October 1-9, 2010 other DPC dancers performed repurposed factory building, to VISION New York based guest artist as acrobats, comediennes bring the shared philosophy of To be the driving force that 4) Dance and arts programs for Amii LeGendre and DPC and magicians in a delightful the two organizations together connects creativity and underserved older adults, including spectacle on the stage. community through dance and Danceworks Intergenerational explored the truth about lying in one memorable concert. other arts. Multi-Arts Project (IMAP). in an evening of compelling (Total audience 770) (Total audience 663)

 Danceworks DanceLAB again with film, music, theater and visual The DanceLAB is an experimental artists to create unique dance works. performance initiative dedicated Pairings included choreographers with exceptional to pushing artists and audiences a flutist/dancer, a vocalist, a composer, to expand their thinking about a writer, a painter and a musician. (total performances dance as an art form. The focus is audience 230) on collaboration, fusion of forms continued and current trends in the field, and EDUCATION COMPONENT: many events include educational Open showings of works-in-process components to encourage artist-to- followed by a feedback session audience dialogue and participation. with the artists, moderated by Here Comes Danceworks DanceLAB Director Liz Trouble All performances took place at Tesch, in July 2011. Danceworks Studio Theatre. Other Special Here Comes Trouble Performances and January 14-15, 2011 Exhibitions: This new addition to the DanceLAB featured new works by emerging La Rossignol: Dance to My Music Milwaukee choreographers and dancers. March 14, 2011 (total audience 150) Sponsored by Tim and Sue Frautschi La Rossignol, a six-member ensemble EDUCATION COMPONENT: Open hailing from Castelleone, Italy, showings of works-in-process performed a special guest artist concert Photo by Mark Frohna followed by a feedback session with at Danceworks. These professional the artists, moderated by Here Comes musicians and dancers wore authentic DOT: Trouble Director Sarah Wallisch, in costumes of the fifteenth and sixteenth TAPtivating November 2010. century, played period instruments and Daniel Burkholder/ performed dances representative of the The PlayGround: Italian Renaissance. (total audience 76) The Chemistry of Lime Trees Presented by the DanceLAB and Steamroller EVENT UWM Dance Department June 25, 2011 | RedLine Milwaukee July 15-16, 2011 The Danceworks/RedLine Steamroller UWM’s department of Dance and Event brought 20 local and regional Danceworks have collaborated for artists together to create woodcut several years on presenting the MFA blocks that were printed with a Theses of the university’s graduate steamroller on the street in front of Photo by Matt Haas students. For this concert DC-based RedLine, a charitable organization Daniel Burkholder/The PlayGround that seeks to nourish the individual Art to Art brought his innovative company to practice of contemporary art and to Danceworks Studio Theatre to present stimulate the creative potential of the his thesis concert. local community. Musicians and dancers (total audience 83) performed original works throughout the printing process and exhibition. Danceworks On Tap: TAPtivating Steamroller prints were sold in a silent August 12-14, 2011 auction, benefitting both RedLine and Sponsored by Pam Kriger Danceworks. (total audience 350) Danceworks on Tap (DOT), Danceworks’ resident tap company, joined rhythmic Danceworks Performance forces with a capella female group Company-2 (DPC2) Mil Town Treblemakers to present a DPC2 is Danceworks’ pre-professional Photo by Matt Haas toe-tapping mixed program featuring repertory dance company and original tap choreography side-by-side internship training program for with a capella singing. Choreography by advanced-level dancers ages 16 contributing DOT members combined and up. Those admitted into DPC2 Fosse style jazz, contemporary dance through an audition process received and even classical ballet with tap dance internship scholarships, which cover to create an inventive look and sound. half the price of required class tuition, (total audience 230) faculty mentoring and the opportunity to perform small concerts and a Art to Art culminating showcase concert on April August 19-21, 2011 17, 2011. DPC2 had seven members and Sponsored by Tim and Sue Frautschi two apprentices in the 2010-11 season. Steamroller Local choreographers collaborated once (audience for showcase concert 117)

Photo by Danceworks Staff  We provided 70 studio classes each week at our downtown studio and up to 20 classes each week at our satellite Innovative Education and Outreach: locations at the Harry & Rose Samson We served nearly 50,000 community Family Jewish Community Center and the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts. members through our classes, community- We continued our successful Danceworks based programs and performances. Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap program (MHBT), based on the successful New with music, creative drama and creative York City school dance program featured writing. Summer Camps and School Studio class in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom. Day Off Workshops were held at our This year’s 12-week program served 1,656 downtown studio, as well as an additional 4th, 5th and 6th graders at 39 Milwaukee summer camp at the Sharon Lynne schools. MHBT culminated in a citywide Wilson Center for the Arts. competition at the Bradley Center on May 14, 2011. In total, more than 6,500 children Danceworks dance and multi-arts and adults were served by all MHBT residencies were held offsite in 2010-11 activities in spring 2011. Danceworks during the school day, after school and connected to the community with the on evenings and weekends. Designed MHBT Phase II program, an advanced to meet the needs and goals of various program for past MHBT students who student populations, residencies wish to further their dance training. specialize in dance and visual art MHBT Phase II also offered young people programming for students in grades Photo by Stephanie Sanchez several performance opportunities during K–12, and can also integrate drama, music the year, increasing the entire MHBT and creative writing. Programming can program’s visibility in the Milwaukee area. MHBT connect to academic content areas (English, language arts, social studies, Danceworks’ Intergenerational Multi-Arts science, physical education, etc.), a theme Project (IMAP) focused on the theme (community, family, peace, etc.), or be “Vessels” for 2010-2011. The program’s based on a specific style of dance/art art and dance making activities revolved (hip hop, jazz, painting, drawing, etc.). around the participants’ shared abilities to hold feelings, thoughts, memories DPC and Danceworks On Tap (DOT) and creative energy. Throughout the offered Portable Performances at schools, residencies, participants reflected on their festivals and facilities for elders. shared experiences through journaling and discussion. Students and older adults Exhibits in our Danceworks Gallery with visited the Milwaukee Art Museum once performances by DPC2 and DanceLAB Photo by Greg Gent during the fall semester (Nov. 2-3 and participants showcased emerging and Nov. 9-10) and once during the spring established artists, making Danceworks IMAP semester (March 1-2 and March 8-9). a regular Gallery Night destination. During these visits, IMAP older adults Throughout the 2010-11 year, nearly and students participated in a museum 2,000 students and patrons viewed tour that incorporated study of artworks exhibits in the Danceworks Gallery by the following artists: John Bailey, Katie with dance activities, led by MAM docents Perton, Tami Zwicke and the various and IMAP artists. The year-end IMAP artists who produced works during the culminating event was held on May 3, Steamroller event. 2011 at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center and included sharing of artworks from Unique Community all participating partnerships, along with Partnerships a special performance excerpt from Danceworks Performance Company Stone Soup by Danceworks Performance (DPC) ventured into new collaborations Company. Danceworks’ IMAP educational with Sweet Water Organics and Photo by Danceworks Staff DVD was selected for the fourth annual Florentine Opera, and Danceworks On Society for the Arts in Healthcare Film Tap (DOT) collaborated with the Mil Festival, held during the Advancing Town Treblemakers. Other partnerships “ Patient-Centered Arts International included those with Betty Brinn Children’s Danceworks Conference in San Francisco, Calif. in Museum, the Bradley Center, First Stage, April 2011. All films shown at the festival Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee nurtures the health reflected the value of arts in healthcare. County Department on Aging Senior Sites, and creativity of Milwaukee Public Schools Partnership for We offered ten weeks of our popular the Arts, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, our community Summer Creative Arts Camps and 11 Next Act Theatre, Present Music, RedLine School Day Off Workshops, including Milwaukee, South Milwaukee Performing while igniting a one Spring Break workshop—which all Arts Center and UW-Milwaukee Dance joy within each integrate dance and visual arts along Department. individual we serve.”  In 2010-2011 Danceworks earned 54% of its revenue through its educational, performance and outreach activities, plus rentals and other revenue financial report from merchandise (see Table I). The remaining 46% came from the United Performing Arts Fund, STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES corporations, foundations, federal, state and local Earned Revenue Unrestricted Only government and individual donations. Tickets and Classes & Camps 288,948 (26%) Outreach 244,715 (22%) tuition accounted for 30% of total income in 2010- Performance 38,907 (4%) 2011. Donations and contributions are used to Studio & Equipment Rentals 12,109 (1%) support programming, and in particular, programs Other Earned Revenue 15,369 (1%) that reach the underserved: older adults, and Contributed Revenue Unrestricted Only youth at risk of leaving school. Corp/Foundation 178,394 (16%) UPAF 131,293 (12%) Contributions 100,535 (9%) Grants/Other 43,247 (4%) REVENUE AND EXPENSE BREAKDOWN 2010-2011 In Kind 32,815 (3%) Government 14,776 (2%) table I. Total Earned Revenue 600,048 (54%) contributed and Total Contributed Revenue 501,060 (46%) earned income Total Revenue 1,101,108 Expenses Performance 82,832 (8%) Classes & Camps 303,946 (28%) Outreach 321,471 (29%) General & Administrative 145,838 (13%) Fundraising 61,326 (6%) Facilities 110,095 (10%) Advertising 20,522 (2%) Special Events 17,605 (2%) Depreciation 16,736 (2%) Contributed Revenue 46% Classes & Camps 26% Total Expenses 1,080,371

Outreach 22% Operating Profit (Loss) Performance 4% Before Depreciation 37,473 Studio & Equipment Rentals 1% Depreciation Expense 16,736 Profit (Loss) After Depreciation 0,737 Other Earned Revenue 1%

BALANCE SHEET table II. Assets expense Cash 113,522 breakdown Accounts Receivable 52,044 Prepaid Expenses 800 Equipment 78,672 Leasehold Improvements 311,453 Accumulated Depreciation (128,074)

Total Assets 428,417

Liabilites Note Payable, Line of Credit 0 Payables 1,945 Accrued Payroll 31,508 Deferred Revenue 33,437

Performance (8%) Total Liabilities 66,890 Classes & Camps (28%) Net Assets Outreach (29%) Unrestricted- Undesignated 328,268 General & Administrative (13%) Unrestricted-Board designated 33,259 Fundraising (6%) Temporarily Restricted 0

Facilities (10%) Total Liabilities & Net Assets 428,417 Advertising (2%) Special Events (2%) “exposure to the arts is important to life enhancement and personal Depreciation (2%) fullfillment - we should consider it a necessity, not a luxury.“  Studio and Satellite Classes Danceworks offered year-round dance classes at our Water Street studio, serving 1,092 adults and 472 children. Educational and community-based At the Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC in Whitefish Bay, we offered adult classes for the first time, providing dance classes for 10 adults in addition programming 2010-2011: to 83 children served through children’s classes. Classes at our Sharon Lynne Wilson Center satellite in Brookfield served 28 adults and 23 children. Student recitals took place at the South numbers served Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, with an audience of 568 for our Water Street studio and 321 for our JCC location. Off-site Camps, Residencies and JCC Recital at Danceworks also featured master Workshops: Children South Milwaukee PAC classes at the Water Street location In 2010-11 Danceworks led off-site led by Cedric Gardner, Reginald Summer Creative Arts Camps for the McLaughlin, Joelle Worm and members following organizations: COA Riverwest of Danceworks Performance Company Center (88 students); COA Goldin Center (total participants 52). (101 students); OW Holmes Elementary School (64 students); Lighthouse Each year Danceworks offers an Youth Center (100 students); Martin Intensive Study Scholarship program Luther King Jr. Community Center (61 (ISS), for intermediate to advanced students). Danceworks held off-site dancers ages 16 through adult who dance and multi-arts residencies and have the desire to improve their workshops, serving 4,732 young people, at the following schools, churches and technical skills, range and expression Photo by Mark Frohna through concentrated dance training community organizations: and faculty feedback. ISS students are School Day Bayshore Town Center (15 students) chosen through a rigorous audition Off Workshop process. Scholarships cover one-third of Betty Brinn Children’s Museum (400 students) all class tuitions. In 2010-11 ISS served 21 Cooper Elementary (46 students) students. Elmbrook Church (350 students) Garden Homes Elementary School (40 students) General studio scholarships were Garland Elementary School (320 students) awarded to students based on financial General Mitchell Elementary School (382 students) need and merit. In total, Danceworks Gilbert Stuart Elementary School (54 students) offered scholarships to 130 adults and Golda Meir School (280 students) children for studio classes, camps and Greenfield Elementary School (80 students) workshops. In addition, during the Gwen T. Jackson Elementary School (75 students) 2010-11 year, 25 adult students Hartford Avenue University School (420 students) participated in Danceworks’ work study Holton Street Youth Center (15 students) Photo by Danceworks Staff program, which offers an hour-for-hour La Follette Elementary School (75 students) exchange of work for class. Lake Bluff Elementary School (25 students) Tippecanoe School (315 students) Latino Community Center (50 students) Underwood Middle School (90 students) School Day Off Workshops and Lowell Elementary School (137 students) US Grant Elementary School (227 students) Creative Arts Summer Camps Marcus Center for the Performing Arts (40 students) UWM Children’s Center at Danceworks served 59 young people Martin Luther King Elementary School (30 students) Hartford Avenue School (60 students) during the school year with our multi- Messmer Preparatory Catholic Schools (75 students) Whitman Middle School (79 students) arts School Day Off Workshops. Many Milwaukee High School of the Arts (210 students) Woodland Pattern Book Center (60 students) were repeat students attending multiple Pierce Elementary School (20 students) sessions. Nine percent of participants Plank Road High School (75 students) Off-site Classes and Workshops: Adult attended the workshops on full or Range Line School (25 students) Danceworks staff led classes and partial scholarship. We served 118 St. Coletta’s Day School (15 students) workshops for college students and children in our Summer Creative Arts St. Robert’s School (75 students) adult professionals at the following Camps at our Water Street location. Stormonth Elementary School (500 students) organizations: Bayshore Town Center Twenty-three percent of the Water Tenor High School (35 students) (40 students); Elm Creative Arts School Street students attended camp on full or Thurston Woods Community MHBT Tap for Teachers (11 students); partial scholarship. Learning Center (37 students) Lululemon Athletica (25 students).

 “We’re trying to form a sense of community by bringing people together through participation in the arts. Danceworks encourages people of all ages, races and backgrounds to be creative and discover something new about themselves – to be a part of a larger, healthier body. Our mission is to bring joy and to form healthy communities in our city and surrounding areas. Danceworks

OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES OUTREACH makes Milwaukee a better place.”

Professional Outreach Performances Florentine Opera Company; DPC, DPC2 and DOT performed Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for the following organizations and brand -off for Kohl’s Corporate events in 2010-11: Bayshore Town Offices; Next Actors Youth Theatre Center (audience 30); Celtic Roots the training program for Next Act Theatre; Show with Rince Nia (audience 500); concert chorale for UW-Milwaukee’s Franciscan Villa in South Milwaukee Winterdances. (audience 85); Friends of Villa Terrace Holiday Party (audience 200); Danceworks IMAP Program Greenfield Elementary School (audience Danceworks brought 96 older adults 600); Kidz Days Summer Series at the and 86 young people together from Marcus Center for the Performing Arts seven elder sites and three Milwaukee (audience 40); Lakefront Festival of the schools for the 2010-11 Intergenerational Arts (audience 30); Lowell Elementary Multi-Arts Project. An audience of 235 School (audience 137); Mother-Daughter attended the culminating performance at Tea and Luncheon at St. Robert School the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center in May. (audience 200); POMC National IMAP at Conference at the Wyndham Milwaukee The complete list of IMAP MAM Airport Hotel and Convention Center participants follows:

Photo by Danceworks staff (audience 485); Present Music’s Water MCDA Asian American Community Center/ Concert at the Marcus Center for the Golden Age Center (10 older adults) Performing Arts (audience 2,000); Aurora Adult Day Center (20 older adults) Private Residences (combined audience MCDA Bethesda Community Senior Center (6 older adults) 80); South Milwaukee Performing Arts Clarke Street School (24 students) Center (audience 30). Community Care (15 older adults) Cross Lutheran Church Senior Program (18 older adults) Choreography Golda Meir School (32 students) Danceworks artists choreographed UCC Latino Geriatric Center (12 older adults) works for the following organizations: MacDowell Montessori (30 students) workshop for First Stage; production for Milwaukee Catholic Home (15 older adults)  DANCEWORKS MHBT Program MHBT – Phase II Performances Danceworks brought Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap to 1,656 students at 39 In 2010-11, Danceworks worked with 34 students Milwaukee schools during the 2010-11 year. Each school offered its own final from 19 different schools who wished to continue performance in May or June for its school community. The program as a whole their Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap training through c ulminated in a citywide competition at The Bradley Center, with nearly 1,050 MHBT – Phase II. MHBT students participating in the competition, performing for an audience of nearly 6,500 family, friends and community members. The students had several performance opportunities at the following events: Afro Fest MHBT Participants (2010-2011) MHBT Ethnicity (2010-2011) at Washington Park (audience 75); Alterra at the Lake Musica del Lago performance (audience %# 200); Bayshore Town Center (audience 50); $! Boston Store at Brookfield Square (audience 25); Danceworks’ Latin Dance Residency at Stormonth Elementary (audience 500); Danceworks MHBT Competition (audience 6,500); Danceworks  Student Recital at South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center (audience 568); Elm Dale Chorus Spring Show at Elm Dale Elementary School /T`WQO\/[S`WQO\!$ (audience 500); German Fest at the Summerfest Grounds (audience 700); Milwaukee Downtown a^SQWOZ C\RWaQZ]aSR ! [W\]`Wbg Zc\QV \SSRa Holiday Lights Festival Kick-off at Pere Marquette abcRS\ba T`SS`SRcQSR 6Wa^O\WQ ' Park (audience 375); Milwaukee Public Theatre’s 1OcQOaWO\ # Champion of the Arts Celebration at Turner Hall Ballroom (audience 125); Mother-Daughter Tea =bVS`% and Luncheon at St. Robert School (audience 200); POMC National Conference at the Wyndham Perhaps our MHBT students sum up the program best: “I think Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention Danceworks MHBT is a program that not only teaches ballroom Center (audience 485); UPAF Employee and tap, but also builds kids’ confidence and self-esteem. Danceworks has allowed me to get along with my fellow Giving Campaigns at businesses throughout classmates, and has helped me to learn that it’s OK to try southeastern Wisconsin (combined audience new things. I love dancing in MHBT because it helps me show 150); UPAF Notable Women Kick-off event at my personality. MHBT helps kids step out of their comfort private residence (audience 50); UPAF Ride for the zones, not be afraid to dance in front of people, and to go for Arts Finish Line Party at the Summerfest Grounds whatever we want to go for in life.” (audience 100).

2010-11 MHBT schools: La Escuela Fratney (45 students) 2010-11 MHBT high schools: ALBA Elementary School (36 students) Lancaster Elementary (35 students) Divine Savior Holy Angels High School (11 students) Allen-Field Elementary (14 students) Lincoln School of the Arts (20 students) HOPE High School (39 students) Auer Avenue School (22 students) Lowell Elementary (47 students) Marquette University High School (22 students) Benjamin Franklin Elementary (24 students) MacDowell Montessori (58 students) combined with Pius XI High School (1 student) Cass Street School (36 students) Maryland Avenue Montessori (73 students) St. Joan Antida High School (11 students) Clarke Street School (47 students) Milwaukee College Prep School (49 students) Clement Avenue School (55 students) Milwaukee French Immersion School (50 students) MHBT had an especially profound impact on Cooper Elementary (70 students) Nativity Jesuit Middle School (11 students) our tap program at Plank Road High School, Craig Montessori (30 students) Notre Dame Middle School (25 students) a residential school for at-risk students, Doerfler School (44 students) O.W. Holmes Elementary (18 students) many of whom have been through the juvenile Elm Creative Arts School (88 students) Pierce Elementary (45 students) court system. Within a couple of weeks the Elm Dale Elementary (34 students) Roosevelt Elementary (67 students) instructors noticed improvement in attitudes Fritsche Middle School (20 students) Siefert Elementary (46 students) and behavior of the 15 participating students. Garden Homes School (11 students) St. Anthony School (31 students) Golda Meir School (50 students) St. Rafael School (45 students) Greenfield School (58 students) Tippecanoe School (65 students) This exciting opportunity with city high schools Hartford Avenue University School (30 students) Trowbridge Street School (61 students) allowed Danceworks to spread our reach HOPE Christian School (31 students) Vieau School (90 students) further into the community by impacting young Keefe Avenue School (47 students) Wedgewood School (28 students) people before they reach adulthood.

 MHBT Program Assessment

MHBT Program Impact Assessment Table 1: MHBT Program Assessment Results Danceworks MHBT Emotional Facilitated by Marquette University Associate Percentage of participants whose scores Intelligence Assessment Professor Rebecca Bardwell, Ph.D. improved from pre to post program Including pre and post tests using Six Seconds Danceworks MHBT has been "! EQ Methodology facilitated by Reinders strategically designed to use the arts " Research !% to enrich the lives of underserved In addition to our measuring MHBT’s !! students. The outcomes we would like goals and outcomes, we were fortunate to have for our MHBT students are: 1) to be included in a research study improved respect for self and others, funded by the Northwestern Mutual self-esteem and self-efficacy; and 2) Foundation and facilitated by Reinders improved school engagement. aSZT aSZT `Sa^SQb aQV]]Z Research. With Reinders Research, SabSS[ STTWQOQg Danceworks conducted a study To measure MHBT’s effectiveness in S\UOUS[S\b measuring the impact of MHBT on achieving our goals, we partnered MHBT gives students the opportunity participants’ Emotional Intelligence with Marquette University Associate to step out of their comfort zone and (EQ) – the identification, management Professor Rebecca Bardwell, Ph.D., take positive risks by trying something to implement a program evaluation. new. For some, this experience and acting-out of one’s emotions. This The 2010-11 school year was the first positively impacts their self-efficacy. research study drew 216 match pre and year of intensive program evaluation. One MHBT tap student said: “The thing post program data sets from nine MPS This study included participation from that surprised me about MHBT is that I schools. thirteen MPS schools that yielded could actually do it. I didn’t think I could 415 matched pre and post program get the steps. I guess I was wrong! … I Emotional Intelligence Definitions data sets. have learned that you can’t give up on The EQ instrument we used is based on anything. You have to keep going until the Six Seconds EQ Methodology which MHBT Program Impact you get it right … It was great to succeed looks at three aspects of emotional Assessment Results in tap dancing. It made me know that I intelligence. Each aspect of EQ includes While the results of our assessment can do anything if I put my mind to it.” two or four competencies. demonstrated that all of our outcomes had a percentage of positive change MHBT also gives students the chance The first aspect of EQ isKnow Yourself for our students, only two outcomes to work closely together in partnership which is similar to self-awareness. reached statistical significance. and as a team toward a common goal. Statistical significance ensures that This experience helps develop students’ The two competencies that comprise the measured change was a result respect for themselves and their peers. Know Yourself are Emotional Literacy, of the MHBT program and not a An MHBT ballroom student expressed: defined as “accurately identifying and happenstance. “Danceworks has allowed me to get appropriately expressing feelings”; along with my fellow classmates. It has and Recognize Patterns, defined as Students in the MHBT program showed helped us to not judge people by what “consciously identifying habitual statistically significant improvement they have on, what they look like, or the reactions.” in their self-efficacy and respect for color of their skin. It has allowed me to self and others. These results are get to know people that I wouldn’t have The second component of EQ is talked to in a million years.” depicted in Table 1. Self-efficacy is Choose Yourself, which is akin to defined as a person’s beliefs about self-management. There are four Classroom teachers also noticed the his/her capabilities to perform, and thus competencies that comprise Choose to exercise influence over the events attitudinal shift in their students. One Yourself: Consequential Thinking, that affect his/her life. People with reported: “We have a student who has defined as “assessing the short and high self-efficacy approach difficult two fingers on one hand and one on long term costs and benefits of tasks as challenges to be mastered the other. His confidence just boosted choices”; Navigate Emotions, defined rather than as threats to be avoided. and nobody cared about what his hands as “managing feelings to access the Respect denotes both a positive feeling looked like. My students were very of esteem for one’s self and others, supportive of each other.” wisdom and energy they offer”; Intrinsic and also specific actions and conduct Motivation, defined as “gaining energy From another teacher: “Students worked representative of that esteem. 37% of from personal values and commitments more as a team, especially with a boy participants positively changed in self- versus being driven by others”; who has special needs and who before efficacy and 33% positively increased in and Optimism, defined as “taking a was seen as an outcast.” respect for self and others. perspective of choice and opportunity.”

10 The third component of the Six Seconds throughout the course of the program, This level of advancement among EQ Model is Give Yourself, which is six of those competencies – Emotional students starting with “below average” akin to self-direction. The components Literacy, Recognize Patterns, Intrinsic EQ is an outstanding marker of of Give Yourself are Increase Motivation, Exercise Optimism, Increase Danceworks’ ability to stimulate growth Empathy, defined as “recognizing and Empathy, and Pursue Noble Goals in students who may need the program appropriately responding to others’ – reached statistical significance. Results the most. This result was also evident to emotions”; and Pursue Noble Goals, divided by the competencies are our partnering classroom teachers: “The defined as “connecting daily choices depicted in Table 2. students that seem the most resistant with sense of purpose.” to the MHBT program get the most out of it.” Table 2: MHBT EQ Assessment Results Emotional Intelligence Percentage of participants whose scores Assessment Results From these combined research studies, improved from pre to post program The EQ study’s results suggest that the we found that "& "& "& "& "& "& students entered the MHBT program "% "# with “below average” EQ skills, and Danceworks MHBT throughout the course of the program, made significant gains in their EQ skills. offers much more than More than half (54%) of our students experienced positive EQ growth from dance instruction; the beginning to the end of MHBT. S[^ObVg

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11 Mad Hot Celebration 2011 Photo by Mark Frohna

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In the 2010-11 fiscal year, THANK YOU TO THE 2011 MHBT Celebration Danceworks held the 3rd Annual Silent Auction Donors AJ Bombers Mad Hot Celebration to celebrate Alterra Coffee Amaranth Bakery and Café the culmination of another Bianchini Restaurants successful year of Mad Hot Ballroom The Bradley Center Café Corazon and Tap (MHBT). This fabulous Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Museums party for more than 200 sponsors, Danceworks, Inc. supporters and friends of MHBT Devon Seafood Grill First Stage Children’s Theater was held on June 2, 2011, at the Florentine Opera In Tandem Theatre Company corporate headquarters of La Jacqui Lefebvre Lune Collection in the Riverwest Milwaukee Ballet Milwaukee Chamber Theatre neighborhood. Hosted by Mario and Milwaukee Repertory Theater Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Cathy Costantini, the event featured Next Act Theatre Renaissance Theaterworks dance performances by the winners Roots of the MHBT Competition and raised Skylight Opera Theatre Swig more than $14,000 for the program. Water Buffalo

12 Photos (this page): Mark Frohna

Special Thanks to Our 2011 MHBT Celebration Guests Ronald Adams Gene Braaksma and Rebecca Bardwell From left Donna Baumgartner, Mick Hatch, Lisa Hatch and Donald Baumgartner enjoy the 2011 Mad Dawn and Victor Barnett Hot Celebration. Mayor Tom and Kris Barrett Donald and Donna Baumgartner Clarrence and Torre Johnson Paul Berger Cheryl Juech Danielle and Ramel Bly Margaret Kasch Tammy Bolden Trisha Kastelic Jacqueline Boynton Juli Kaufmann Tammy Bronson Patti Kiefer John Burks Colleen Henry and Steve Kohn Alma Burks Frank and Marina Krejci Vera Butts Tom and Pamala Kursel Trish Calvy Larry and Mary LeBlanc Sharon and Richard Canter Barbara Leigh Jeff Cardenas Jose Lopez mad hot celebration John Chisholm Mike Schneider Kent and Susan Lovern Anaya Chpron Marsha Sehler Tjuna Lowery Amy and Dennis Connolly Angela Lueck and Brad Sehler Allan and Shari Luck Betsy and Dan Corry Scott and Beth Roedl Shully Bob MacDonald Mario and Cathy Costantini Carol Skornicka Jamie Maloney Lori Woodruff and Steve Costello Joshua Smith Connie Maloney Karen Costomiris Shawn Smith Cynthia Marino Audrey and John Creighton Katie and Curt Smith Heidi Martin Don and Sallie Davis Jeff and Maureen Squire Craig Mastantuono Kristine Davis-Koch Jim and Denise Stingl Paul Mathews Jane Delzer Barb, Harry, Grace and Fitz Stratton Stormy Mercadel Max Dermond Erich and Tracy Straub Paul and Pam Miller Ricardo Diaz Michaela and Daryl Stuermer Chrissie Little and Bob Monday Kristin Bergstrom and Lloyd Dickinson Kathleen Sullo Rose Mary and Dean Muller Steve and Nancy Einhorn Elaine Sweet Michael Murphy Gwen Evans Julia Taylor and Stig Ostlig Dimas Ocampo Todd Farris Kathleen Miller and Bruce Thompson Michael and Peggy Paar Dave and Marti Fine Nancy Vandenberg Joan Parsley Tim and Sue Frautschi Yvonne Vegas Holly Patzer Willie Garrison Ellen and Bob Venable William and Paula Pergl Lisa Goldmann Maria Vento Zonia Perry Bridgett Gonzalez Suzy and Ron Walter Max Samson and Nancy Pinter Mary and Rob Goodman Kevin Walzak Brenda Pizarro-Camacho Randy Bryant and Cecelia Gore John Wartman Sandra Priebe Dan Kyle and Suzana Gossett Adriana Watkins Laura Quezada Lindsey and Bill Grady Katie Weeks Laura Reichert Wendy Greenfield Ben and Brittany Wesson Nancy Reiland Joyce and Jon Gudeman Paul Noack and Penny Williams Natalia Rentera Tom Hanley Jay and Madonna Williams Inger Riley June Kriviskey and Christine Harris Katrina Williams Becky Rintelmann Lisa and Mick Hatch C. Michael Wright Mary Rose Shawn and Megan Heinen Benji Timm and Corey Zetts Drs. Jennifer and Alfonse Runquist Doris and Ed Heiser Ed and Diane Zore Valerie and Giana Sabatino Willie and Janel Hines Mary-Jo Zore Basil and Marianne Salaymeh Peter and Sue Hitler Mark Sanders Eileen and Tracy Hoffman Jen Sawyer Nina Holmquist

13 DANCEWORKS, INC. 2010-2011 Choreographer: $1,000+ DONOR ROLL CALL Janet Lew Carr and Family* Amy and Dennis Connolly* We gratefully acknowledge our Justin and Roxana Cook donors and funders from September 1, 2010 – August 31, 2011. Sue and Curt Culver Maxsan—Max and Sandra Dermond Angel: $25,000+ Einhorn Family Foundation— Helen Bader Foundation Stephen and Nancy Einhorn The Faye McBeath Foundation Bill Friebus and donors Richard and Ethel Gina Madrigrano Friebus* Herzfeld Foundation Patricia Frost* MPS Partnership for the Arts Deborah and Joe Gonzalez* Northwestern Mutual Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Potawatomi Bingo Miracle on Canal Street Edward P. and United Performing Arts Fund Mary K. Bullock Family Fund VELA Fund Muse: $10,000+ Glen and Claire Hackmann Anonymous Gift Pam Kriger* Bayshore Community Foundation Mark and Goldi Miller* The Bradley Center** Jody and Kambiz Pahlavan Don and Sallie Davis Fund* The Perkins Charitable Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation: PPC Foundation Anonymous Fund Rotary Club of Milwaukee* Enroth Family Fund Drs. Jennifer and Alfonse Runquist* Mary Nohl Fund Mike and Barb Schulte Mary Newton and Dr. James Sanger Target Wisconsin Arts Board Yunker Industries, Inc.** Arthur Zintek Producer: $5,000+ Cathy and Mario Costantini David Donoian, A & D Realty** Guest Artist: $500+ Tim and Sue Frautschi* Anonymous Gift John and Nancy Larson* Bob and Connie Brinkman Milwaukee Arts Board Daniel and Betsy Corry Milwaukee County CAMPAC Greater Milwaukee Association of Skip and Ildy Poliner* Realtors Youth Foundation Stephens Family Foundation Max and Mary Ann Grefig Wenzler Architects** Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Wisconsin Energy Foundation* Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Ed and Diane Zore* Bernard J. and Marie E. Weiss Fund Artistic Director: $2,500+ Margarete and David Harvey Anne Booth and Charlie Trainer* Kathryn Herson and Peggy Morsch Brewers Community Foundation Peter and Sue Hitler Tina Chang Frank and Marina Krejci Friebert, Finerty & St. John** Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Rose Mary and Dean Muller Terry A. Hueneke Fund Joshua Smith Ted and Mary Kellner Daryl and Michaela Stuermer Jerry Rubin** Elaine C. Sweet Runzheimer Foundation* Patricia Vogelsang** Shully’s Cuisine and Events** Kilby and Amy Williamson “when you are supporting one of danceworks’ facets, it feels good knowing you are indirectly supporting the other arms of danceworks. like a physical body – all the parts need to work together for the whole to function properly.”

14 Soloist: $250+ Elyse and BJ Cohn Sally Blommer Lynn and Jim Connolly Ramel and Danielle Bly Steve Costello and Lori Woodruff Cathy Burgoyne Pat and Phil Crump Darlene Caplan and Jerry Sanders Francisco Cubillos and Sarah Howden Karen Costomiris Joan Dudzik Dorothy Dean Nina Edelman Harry and Barbara Drake Thomas and Susan Ela Todd and Deborah Farris Charles and Susan Engberg Olivia Marshall Hare Nancy Erlinger Richard Krueger Russel Evans Nancy and Arthur Laskin Shira Fagan and Aaron Stockham Allan and Shari Luck David Flores Polly Morris Pam Garvey Chris and Anne Noyes Samuel K. Hamilton Maureen Steinhafel Kathryn Behling and William and Dee Wenzler Christopher Hansen Thomas Hawley Cast: $150+ Tom and Louise Hildebrandt

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Jay and Alicia Urban Judy and Arnie Gertsma Anne Landre Teresa Valent Steve Holt Barbara Lasky In Memory of Sharon Lynch Darryl Huennekens Natalie Lloyd-Jones Courtney Wagner Sarah and Milton Hwang Lynn Lucius and Richard Taylor Mary and Fran Wasielewski Ralph and Carol Kuepper Kate Lundeen Kristen and Steven Weisman Jane Matenaer Diane Martin and Geoff Cartier Mary Winter Scott and Marjorie Moon Jan and Vince Martin Kathryn Mooney Tom and Sharon McGivern * - sponsor ** - in-kind contributor Joel Nettesheim Martine D. Meyer Revs. Thomas and Deborah Payden Barry L. Mullen M.D. Our apologies to any individual or Nancy Pinter and Max Samson Kathy Nusslock organization that was inadvertently Kathleen Sullo Korey Olivier omitted or incorrectly listed. Please call Liz Benji Timm and Corey Zetts Marcia Parsons and David Tojek Zastrow at 414-277-8480, ext. 6015 with Georgine Wenzler Louise Petering any corrections. Patricia and Dennis Pociask Friend: Up to $149 Helen and Wayne Pokora Anonymous Gifts (4) Jill Ponasik, William Bradley Mark Anderson and Isabelle Kralj Brian and Amy Randall Nancy Aten John Ridley Kathy Banzhaf Judy Saichek Rebecca Bardwell and Gene Braaksma Jennifer Schilling William and Mary Berger Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwab John Chisholm Denise and Jerry Sedmak Nancy Cody Doris Small 15 DANCEWORKS BOARD Kim Johnson-Rockafellow DPC2 Natasha Posey OF DIRECTORS Associate Artistic Director, DPC Andrea Hill Johnson Janice Sindic Artistic Director Cynthia Sinotte Executive Committee Molly Krewal Brittney Skrabanek Tim Frautschi Registrar Ciara Burgi Rebecca Skurulsky President Laura Kolar Natalie Stephens Jacqui Lefebvre Lizzy Lustig* Liz Tesch* Betsy Corry MHBT Lead Ballroom Teacher Karl von Rabenau Vice President Leah Mittelstadt* Hannah Marquardt Katie Ryhme Christal Wagner* Rick Krueger, CPA Community Programs Brittney Skrabanek Sarah Wallisch Treasurer Coordinator Sara Truex Michelle Warren Sarah Wallisch Paul Webb Dr. Jennifer A. Runquist Alexandra Mirecki Karen Zakrzewski Susan Wiedmeyer Secretary Administrative Assistant Samantha Wood *apprentice Directors Faith Mitchell *Members of Danceworks Danielle Bly MHBT School Coordinator Performance Company Darlene Caplan DANCEWORKS ON TAP Mario Costantini Kari Olsaver Amy Brinkman-Sustache DANCEWORKS Deborah Gonzalez Community Programs Artistic Director Katie Harding Manager—MHBT Phase II OUTREACH FACULTY Betsy Hoylman Nicole Crew Kelly Anderson (from Jan. 2011) Rachel Payden Kelly Drake Amy Brinkman-Sustache* Frank Krejci Community Programs Annette Grefig Neil Hollingworth* Olivia Marshall Hare Manager—Satellites Faith Mitchell Jacqui Lefebvre* Gary A. “Skip” Poliner Rachel Payden Katie Aune (through Dec. 2010) Brittney Skrabanek Gabrielle Sustache Ciara Burgi Elaine Sweet Marketing and Tina Wozniak Nicole Crew Kilby Williamson Development Assistant Maggie Davis Ana DeLorme DANCEWORKS STAFF Natalie Sorrentino DANCEWORKS Kelly Drake Deborah Farris IMAP Coordinator STUDIO FACULTY Tzeitel Dutmer Executive Director Melissa Anderson* Liz Tesch Kelly Anderson* Simon Eichinger Ashley Eresh Dani Kuepper DanceLAB Director Gretta Assaly Betsy Guerrero Artistic Director, DPC Paula Biasi Sarah Hernandez Sarah Wallisch Amy Brinkman-Sustache Amy Brinkman-Sustache Box Office Manager Adam Hess Dru Cagnoni Director of Education; Bob Hirschi Nicole Crew Artistic Director, DOT Susan Wiedmeyer Madeline Huston Roy Czarnecki Community Programs Hannah Marquardt Madeline Huston Thom Dancy Manager—Assessment Mari Mathers IMAP, Visual Arts Director Megan DeGuire Molly Mingey Joelle Worm Kelly Drake Faith Mitchell Matt Bruno Community Programs Deborah Farris Ashley Moore Financial Assistant Manager—Residencies Fiona Fuerstner Susan Nolan Chris Gilbert Elyse Cohn Kari Olsaver DANCEWORKS Annette Grefig Director of Development PERFORMANCE COMPANY Rachel Payden Adam Hess and Marketing Dani Kuepper Natalie Perry Andrea Hill Johnson Artistic Director Julia Richter Madeline Huston Melissa Dineen Bill Rolon Tod Hirschfeld Director of Business Kim Johnson-Rockafellow Natalie Sorrentino Kim Johnson-Rockafellow* and Finance Associate Artistic Director Vinthany Souvounrath Dani Kuepper* Liz Tesch Kelly Drake Kelly Anderson Diana LeMense Heather Vitale MHBT Program Manager Melissa Anderson Hannah Marquardt Christal Wagner Karly Biertzer Jennifer Miller Neil Hollingworth Sarah Wallisch Simon Eichinger Faith Mitchell MHBT Ballroom Curriculum/MC Holly Keskey Ryan Wehr Lisa Moberly Brent Radeke Joelle Worm Patrice Nassalang Andrea Hill Johnson (through Oct. 2010) Emily Zager Artistic Director, DPC2; Liz Tesch Rachel Payden ISS Director Christal Wagner Emily Plotkin *lead instructor

“What do you think we are trying to accomplish? What benefits do we offer to Milwaukee and surrounding communities? Of these, which is the most important?” These questions were posed during a recent focus group, and we decided to ask ourselves the same things. Responses from the Danceworks staff are quoted throughout this piece.