Ballet Program For At-Risk Students Expands Space, Offering
Dance—The Next Generation will now be able to offer its free program for at-risk students through their high school graduation.
A free Sarasota Ballet program for low income students is now in a larger space that is allowing it to expand its offeirngs. The program, Dance—The Next Generation, takes selected students from Sarasota County Title I Schools, which typically have a large population in poverty, and offers them free dance programs. The DNG program was formally located in the Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts, but moved into a 6,000-square-foot building at 500 Tallevast Road. The Sarasota Ballet remains at the FSU Center. “This program helps students realize their full potential both in the world of dance and in education. Having the additional room will allow us to support the kids in the program more effectively,” said Lisa Townsend, …
