STATEN ISLAND BALLET THEATER INC

The organization also delivered portable barres to families in economic distress so they could participate in remote learning in compromised spaces. Students also shared a total of 40,200 in scholarship aid in the form of waived tuition. The organization also provided a total of 59,252 in tuition credits for future use. In other programming, three full length, YouTube Channel videos went into production, with unique storylines and archived video about ballet in the outermost borough, which is an island in the middle New York Harbor, connected to the rest of the city only by a vast bridge and ferry. Students successfully audition regularly for advanced dance programs of professional schools and major dance companies, as well as college scholarships, including two Hispanic immigrant children who earned college scholarships of 60,000 and 48,000, respectively. Several Staten Island Ballet students have earned recurring roles in recent Broadway shows, including Mrs. Doubtfire, which was delayed by Covid, and in the new Spielberg film of West Side Story. Graduates also are members of several national ballet companies, including San Diego Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Ballet Austin.

Health and wellness accomplishments were an important component of the organization's public services. Organization conduced seminars and podcasts on dancer wellness, providing Covid protections and ways to maintain healthy bodies, and limit injuries due to careless or incorrect training techniques and practices. Question and answer sessions with the artistic director and faculty was based on the latest research from the acclaimed Harkness Center for Dance at NYU Langone Health Center. The organization's strict protocols required an all-vaccinated environment for all guests, participants, and employees entering studios, with proof of vaccination, masks and social distancing required. As a result, many individuals who initially refused vaccines changed their minds and become vaccinated to anticipate in the programming. Their compliance with vaccinations and ultimate boosters further helped lower the Covid infection rate in the community, likely saving lives.