Southern California Ballet Announces Two New Scholarship Programs for 2020 Summer Intensive Programs
We are excited to announce that, thanks to support from a generous donor and proceeds from last year's Gala Wine Pull, Southern California Ballet is inaugurating a scholarship to help students with the financial burden of attending its summer intensive programs.
We are so excited about creating this scholarship, and hope that it will extend the accessibility of our fantastic summer intensives to those who might otherwise have been unable to attend due to financial constraints, and push students to gain a deeper understanding of their dance training through the essay scholarship, which is open to all.
Free dance program created for those with disabilities
“Having grown up with one of my closest friends (Claire Feth) being part of the community of individuals with disabilities, this is an extremely important program that is very close to my heart,” said Martha Leebolt, SCB artistic director. “Growing up with her was a formative part of my life, and seeing her transition into adulthood helped me understand the difficulties of this stage of both her and many others’ lives.
“This led us to create this program, which I hope will flourish to become something that can enrich everyone’s lives who want to be involved,” Leebolt said.
For adults with disabilities, another form of creative expression — through dance
Martha Leebolt is the co-artistic director of Southern California Ballet, which was awarded a grant to start an adaptive dance program for adults with disabilities, beginning Oct. 9
It was around this time last year when Southern California Ballet was awarded a grant to start a six-week adaptive dance program for adults with disabilities, spearheaded by the dance company’s co-artistic director, Martha Leebolt.
SCB Receives $8,000 Grant to Initiate Adaptive Dance Program for Adults with Disabilities
This year, Southern California Ballet applied for a grant from the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation for seed money to initiate the creation of an inclusive, 6-week adaptive dance education program for adults with disabilities in Rancho Bernardo. We are very excited to announce that, at the Foundation’s Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Friday, November 16, we were granted $8,000 to initiate the program.
Announcing Artist Residency Program
Today, Southern California Ballet is thrilled to welcome its first artists-in-residence, Marlie Couto and Courtney Mazeika! Through its new artists-in-residence program, SCB provides support and studio space for Marlie & Courtney to develop new work. Their residency lasts from November 8–20, 2018.
New Adult Dance Classes: Bollywood & Flamenco
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added a new adult class to our programming!
The adult Bollywood/Flamenco class has been running for one month, and a few from our community have enjoyed the benefits of these amazing dance forms.