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RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF ART AND EXPRESSION

Membership with the Denver Ballet Guild helps to create wonderful opportunities within the Denver community.

Showcase of Dance and In-School Programs reach more than 7,500 children, exposing many to the joy of a live dance performance for the first time in their lives.

Community Enrichment funds the creative efforts of eight Colorado dance companies with generous grants totaling $85,000.

Young Dancers Competition awards between $21,500-$27,500 to ballet students from across the state to further their dance education.

The Denver Ballet Guild is a 100% volunteer-driven organization with more than 500 members working actively in the community to promote the dance arts through fundraisers and member programs.

Be part of an organization that recognizes the importance of art and creative expression in our lives and the lives of Colorado children.

BOARD MEMBERS

2023-2024 Elected Officers & Executive Board

President: Allison Dodge
President Elect: Caroline Rodawig
Past President: Kelli Fisher
Recording Secretary: Alyson Graves
Treasurer: Katy Brown
Treasurer Elect: Brynn Chase
VP, Community Enrichment: Janet Hayes/Maura Johnson
VP, Young Dancers Competition: Karen Crossman and Caroline Rodawig
VP, Fundraising: Becca Damiano, Kate Wallace
VP, Marketing: Katie Grassby
VP, Membership: Merry Logan
VP, Showcase of Dance: Lisa Olson and Cate Ness
VP, Social Activities: Julia Porterfield
Corresponding Secretary: Louise Atkinson
Endowment Secretary: Louise Atkinson
Database Chair: OPEN
Website Director: Katie Grassby
Grant Writer: OPEN
Historian: Joann Cole
Newsletter Chair: Lauren Eigner
Parliamentarian: Sara Neylon
Publicity/PR Chair: Kelley Digby
New Member Liaison: OPEN
Bylaws Chair: Jean Armstrong and Pam Piro
Communications Chair: OPEN
Young Professionals Chair: Elizabeth Armstrong and Matt Stratton
Le Bal de Ballet Chair: Katy Truitt
Le Bal de Ballet Chair Elect: Dawn Wolf
Les Demoiselles/Les Messieurs Chair: Cory Dunnick
Les Cygnettes/Les Messieurs Chair: Ghislaine Bruner
Art In Motion Chair: Allison Dodge, Karen Crossman, Caroline Rodawig
Volunteer Recognition Chair: Caroline Rodawig
Dance Dates Chair: Jane Netzorg, Kris Kerr, Alyson Graves, Gigi Ryner
Photography Chair: Kathy Wells
Colorado Gives Coordinator: Kim Manning
Legal Advisors: Sarah Kellner, Teresa Burke
Nominating Chair: Kelli Fisher
Nominating Committee: Allison Dodge, Merry Logan, Katy Brown, Sarah Neylon, Alson Graves, and Maura Johnson
Community Enrichment Committee: Janet Hayes, Maura Johnson, Merry Logan, Jane Netzorg, Louise Atkinson, Anne Slucky
Advisors: Kim Manning, Karen Crossman, Jean Armstrong, Kelli Fisher, Pam Piro
Endowment Board: Kim Raemdonck (Chair), Hugh Armstrong (Treasurer), Molly Callendar Hobbs (Secretary), Melissa Baldwin (Trustee), Betsey Bengston (Trustee), Sarah Keepers (Trustee), Allison Dodge (DBG President), Caroline Rodawig (DBG President Elect), Katy Brown (DBG Treasurer), Brynn Chase (DBG Asst. Treasurer), Louise Atkinson (Endowment Secretary)

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Newsletters

2019 Summer Newsletter

2019 Spring Newsletter

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Denver Ballet Guild shall be to stimulate interest in ballet and other forms of dance; to promote dance at all levels; to conduct dance education; to develop audiences; to conduct fundraising activities to support and promote dance and to disburse funds for such purposes.

DENVER BALLET GUILD BY THE NUMBERS

The Denver Ballet Guild is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization that has supported, promoted, and celebrated dance arts in Colorado since 1979. Through outreach, education, and fundraising, our 1200+ members:

Award $85K annually in grants to Metro Denver dance companies through our Community Enrichment Program. Past recipients have included: 3rd Law Dance, Ballet Ariel, Boulder Ballet, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Colorado Ballet, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, Kim Robards Dance, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Wonderbound, and Zikr Dance Ensemble. These grants promote a diverse arts community in Denver supporting innovation and dance development.
Sponsor Showcase of Dance and In-School Programs annually for more than 20 years, bringing elementary school children (largely from underserved schools in metro Denver) to live professional dance performances. The Denver Ballet Guild covers all costs, including bus transportation to the schools and educational materials for the children. These two programs cost $44K to produce, and reach more than 7500 children.
Host and sponsor the Young Dancers Competition, a highly-regarded and rigorous competition for young dancers age 10-18. The program provides the opportunity for more than 250 competitors from across Colorado to train with a nationally-known master teacher and compete for financial awards to support their dance education. The program costs $45K to produce, of which $28K is awarded to a group of these promising young dancers.
Host and sponsor youth dance arts appreciation programs (Les Cygnettes, Les Demoiselles, and Les Messieurs), bringing middle and high school students from Metro Denver schools to various dance performance and professional theater events.
Host and sponsor the Guild's signature fundraising event and a long-standing Denver tradition, Le Bal de Ballet. This program honors accomplished local area high school seniors and raises between $130K & $150K annually for the Guild.

P.O. Box 2656 Littleton, CO 80161