Discover a Dancer

About the Program

Since 1997, the Discover a Dancer program has been providing dance training, dance attire and education of ballet as an art form for disadvantaged children and at-risk youth.  This program offers a creative alternative to violence, gang association, substances abuse and leaving school for children whose family environment would probably never offer exposure to ballet.  Ballet class is a great equalizer for children, no matter what their social-economic background.

Children from Title I schools attend weekly ballet class.  The children are provided dancewear and provided free tickets to City Ballet performances at the Spreckels Theatre.