L.E.A.F. nfp
LIMELIGHT EDUCATIONAL ARTS FOUNDATION
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is a volunteer membership branch of the school and company comprised of parents, students, friends, supporters alike , dedicated to supporting the benefit of studying and participating in the arts be it via classes, on stage performance or show production crews. Learning and sharing the arts is vital to the development, well-being, self-expression and community enrichment for both the participant artist or performer and recipient audience. LEAF is dedicated to raising financial assistance for the expenses of on-going learning and execution of performance art, for children and adults alike, whom all can benefit from the artistic expression, educational and personal growth, mental and emotional confidence, and team spirit that the cultural and performance arts provide. Encouraging peer to peer learning and performance experience is at the core by supporting performance opportunities that can also offer inclusion and integration of the special needs community. Fundraising efforts, Donations, Membership Fees , Sponsorship and the like, are collected for the sole purpose to off-set expenses incurred around these performing arts educational classes, shows and experiences, (e.g. auditorium rental, rights, scripts/music, scenery/props, costumes & other admin expenses like advertizing) in addition to specific consideration of scholarships for budding performers with proven hardship.
The Mission
The purpose of the performing arts, and LEAF's mission is to offer a source of cultural arts participation and entertainment for the dancer/performer and community at large; to further enhance the student dancers' performing arts learning and experience; to improve technique; to develop and demonstrate their effort, dedication and skill as dancers/performers; to hone their performance professionalism, personal expression and character and to practice responsibility, positivity, respect, communication, discipline, friendship, trust, humility and inclusion while synchronizing the educational, healthful and emotional benefits that music, dance, performance and team spirit intrinsically provide to self, one another and all the circles in which we move. DancEncounter as a school provides the tuition and study and LEAF ( Limelight Educational Arts Foundation) supports the added expenses of mounting shows and extra- curricular, performance company endeavors.