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Mark DeGarmo & Dancers/Dynamic Forms Inc. (MDDF) is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization committed to enlivening bodies, shifting perspectives & changing lives. MDDF works in yearlong, multiyear partnership programs with NYC schools, including public school students & communities under-served in the arts, dance & aesthetic education.
QUICK FACTS
- In 2011-12, we taught 1,385 students
- In the last 4 years, MDDF taught 2,571 workshops in 204 classrooms
- 11-year relationship with partnership schools
- 300 cumulative years of faculty experience in the arts
- 120 hours of adult learning opportunities
- Consultant to the NYC Department of Education to develop the Arts Blueprint, serving 1.1 million students in 1,500 schools
- For every $1.00 contributed to MDDF there is $2.11 benefit to society (Columbia Business School, 2010)
MISSION & PURPOSE
- EDUCATE youth and communities
- CREATE and perform artistic work
- ACHIEVE global understanding through the arts and dance
MDDF'S PROGRAMS & SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED IN PART BY
Public Funds
- National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
- New York City Council Member, 1st District Manhattan, Margaret Chin
- New York City Council Member, 2nd District Manhattan, Rosie Mendez
- New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
- The Bay and Paul Foundations
- Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
- Dizzy Feet Foundation
- The MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program which is funded by MetLife Foundation and administered by the National Guild for Community Arts Education
- Youth, INC
- Friends of MDDF
Website last updated on 4 May 2013.
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