Grow with Young Dance
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Young Dance$4,080
raised by 42 people
$10,000 goal
Grow with Young Dance: Angelique Lele
We're kicking off our Spring Friendraising Campaign sharing the story of Angelique Lele! Angie is a former teacher and forever friend of Young Dance. We're so grateful to have Angie in our community, her open and generous spirit is missed, as she's currently living in Florida!
Angelique Lele
“I had been an aerialist in my time before my accident, so that was how I identified, and I didn't really think I was going to be able to do anything after my accident. But suddenly, I was dancing and, before I knew it, I had been wrangled into a performance… I was new to being in a wheelchair, I was still very new to the feeling of being a disabled person in a world that is really created for able bodied people, and now I found myself in a situation where I didn't really feel disabled.
“I never once felt like anything I did was wrong. [Gretchen] always made me feel like I was perfect. I always felt accepted.”
Join us on Friday, April 2 at 4pm as Angie leads us through an All Abilities Yoga practice via Facebook Live. Find more info here: Grow with Young Dance!
Spring is in the air and we’ve got growth in mind!
At this time of year, we’re used to gathering as a community to celebrate Young Dance at our annual gala, but that’s just not yet an option (soon!). Instead, we’re taking the time to reflect and connect, sharing the stories of dancers, alumni, parents, and teachers, hearing about the ways we have grown through our experiences at Young Dance.
For the next month, we’ll be sharing stories via email and on social media every week, culminating in different events each Friday on Facebook Live.
At Young Dance, every voice, every person, and every story matters. To make these stories of growth and transformation possible, we rely on financial support from our community.
Our goal is for 175 people to donate in any amount and we need your help to get there!
We invite you to grow with us and help us grow! Sprinkle our stories far and wide, bring friends to our Facebook Live events, cultivate the Young Dance terrain to continue to transform lives through movement.
We’re so grateful to the individuals sharing their transformative stories that illuminate the creativity, confidence, self-expression, collaboration, and sense of belonging inherent at Young Dance.
Every household that contributes will receive a packet of seeds to sow, the shoots and blooms of which will symbolize your participation as a valued friend of the Young Dance community.