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Supporting Tanner Dance

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The University of Utah Tanner Dance Program invites you to make a gift in support of its various companies and outreach education programs. Contributions of any amount support our participants, teachers, and performances and are greatly appreciated.

Make a difference in the life of a dancer today and empower their creativity! 

Tanner Dance is a 501 (c)(3) organization that allows United States taxpayers to receive tax deductions for contributions to the extent allowed by the IRS.

For more information about customizing your gift, please contact:

Natalie Jones

Development and Grants Officer
 801-906-1852
 Natalie.jones@utah.edu

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Give to a Program You Love

Each program offers something unique for its participants. From high quality productions to individualized attention in class, gifts support all aspects of programming and ensure the financial infrastructure to continue creating magic today and into the future.

Scholarship Fund
By donating to the Scholarship Fund, you are ensuring that every child has the opportunity to enjoy the gift of dance!
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Adults with Disabilities
Gifts support LEADD, Elevate Theater Company, and summer camps for adults with disabilities, enhancing personal development for every participant through the arts in a supportive and engaging environment.
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Arts in Education
Outreach programs for elementary school children infuse movement and the arts into academic curriculum. Your gift supports our Side‐By‐Side Artist Residency Program, lecture demonstrations, free school matinee performances, and professional development for school teachers.
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Children's Dance Theatre
CDT is the major performing arm of Tanner Dance, producing and touring high-caliber annual concerts at professional venues. Contributions support weekly classes and preparation for performances, including free school matinees.
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Virginia Tanner Dance Studio
The Studio Program offers many genres of dance including creative dance, ballet, hip hop, and adaptive needs dance classes for children. Located on the University of Utah campus and 6 satellite locations, donations enable all students to have access to dance.
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Contemporary Dance Companies
In Motion, Momentum, and Tipping Point companies provide an accelerated, in-depth dance training program for JH/HS students. Gifts provide funding for additional opportunities for students to expand their dance training.
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Fine Arts Preschool
Support children ages 3½ to 6, with rich opportunities to experience dance, music, drama, creative writing, literature, and the visual arts. Help children grow through experience and find joyful ways to express themselves.
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French Immersion Program
Donations support a French immersion program for preschool and kindergarten children, taught by native-speaking teachers. Curriculum emphasizes fun, respect, good manners, arts, music, and physical exercise.
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Area of Greatest Need
By donating to the Area of Greatest Need you are ensuring we can continue daily operations, classes, programs, and performances regardless of external funding forces that may affect our ability to operate in the future.
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Ways to Give

Charitable contributions help us maintain the level of excellence fostered in our classes, programs, and performances. Customize your giving to make the greatest impact in our Tanner Dance community. Click on each category below to find out the different ways you can give the gift of dance and inspire others to do the same.


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- Honoring the Past, Ensuring Our Future -

Description

Since its inception in 1949, Tanner Dance has brought the joy and positive influence of the arts into the lives of more than one million young people. Today, we remain committed to ensuring the integrity of our programming and maintaining the excellence of our leadership and our artistic faculty for future generations of young artists. The Tanner Dance Program serves more than 40,000 students annually at the University of Utah and in our community.

Donations will support investments in:

  • Legacy - Remaining committed to Virginia Tanner's original mission for year to come - a unique vision of giving students the opportunity to share their own voices through the arts.
  • Community - Creating an environment of belonging for children and adults of all ages to benefit from our outstanding programs.
  • Leadership - Retaining our position as an internationally-recognized innovator in arts education.

Why are donations necessary?

Like any small arts organization, Tanner Dance is often at the behest of external forces that may affect our ability to operate in the future. The Legacy Campaign is dedicated to creating a robust operating endowment to ensure the long life and vibrant future of this unique organization and its programs. This means Tanner Dance will be able to retain outstanding faculty and musicians, produce high-caliber performances, and maintain excellent programming for years to come. You can join us in this effort today. A gift of any amount will make a difference in furthering this important work.

Now is the time to build a resilient future.

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