Dancing Spirit Inc

DURING THE YEAR OF 2021, AND THE CONTINUED CHALLENGES WITH COVID AND ITS EFFECTS ON OUR COMMUNITY, DANCING SPIRIT COMMUNITY ART CENTER WAS SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO OFFERING LIMITED ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR IN-PERSON CLASSES AS WELL AS OFFER AT HOME ART KITS FOR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT RETURN TO IN PERSON CLASSES.WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT AND ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS RANGING FROM AGES 3 TO ADULT (INCLUDING OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AND ELDERS) A TOTAL OF 1745 TIMES AND OFFERED A COMBINATION OF IN PERSON AND AT HOME ART KITS TOTALING 118 CLASSES AND 295 HOURS OF CLASS/INSTRUCTION TIME. THE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS IN OUR AREA ALLOWED US TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY AS WE ALL ADJUSTED TO THE CONTINUING CHANGES THAT COVID BROUGHT.WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE 30 VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT ASSISTED US ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS INCLUDING FULFILLING COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, PAST AND CURRENT ARTISTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. OUR VOLUNTEERS RANGE IN AGE FROM 8 YEARS OLD TO ADULT (ONLY ADULTS ARE COUNTED IN NUMBERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PRIVACY OF OUR YOUTH). VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE CREATING ART, ASSEMBLING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES, ASSISTING WITH OUTREACH AND BEAUTIFYING OUR LOCATION THROUGH CLEANING UP TRASH, CREATING UNIQUE ART AND ARTISTIC SPACES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THEY ARISE.