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Response 1: <br />ProjecVEvent <br />Description * <br />The Ellensburg Dance Ensemble (EDE), in collaboration with Cenkal Washington <br />University (CWU) Theater Arts, Music, and Orchesis Dance Company, will present a <br />spring dance production (to be determined) and The Nutcracker ballet in falllwinier <br />2022. These productions will feature local dancers ranging in age from 6 to adult. <br />EDE will also hire two professional ballet dancers from a regional ballet company to <br />play the lead roles to attract a wider audience to our performances. <br />EDE is a not-for-profit pre-professional dance company that has been a part of the <br />Ellensburg community for the past 15 years and sirives to bring the art of dance to <br />Ellensburg and the surrounding areas by performing at community events, providing <br />high-quality dance productions, and offering dancers exceptional dance education <br />oppofiunities- ln the past, EDE's dance productions have included The Nutcracker <br />Cinderella. The Wizard of Oz. The Little Mermaid, Altce in Wonderland, and more. <br />EDE's dance company is led by artistic dlreetors who have many years of dance and <br />choreography experience from all over the United States. The talents of our leaders <br />create beautiful dance productions that are a joy for the audience members to watch <br />and for the dancers to perform. <br />Collaborating with CWU TheaterArts, Music, and Orchesis Dance Company on <br />productions is a partnership we are going to continue to build upon. To increase the <br />caliber and professionalism of productions, EDE brings professional dancers to play <br />the more challenging roles in some of its productions and will continue to do so. <br />Theses professionai dancers not only provide inspiration and serue as role models <br />for the local dance talent, they also bring in more audience members and appeal to <br />a wider range of theater goers. <br />The target audiences for EDE productions are families with children. as well as <br />dance and arts enthusiasts, from all over central and eastern Washington. <br />EDE is the only dance company in central Washington putting on performances at a <br />high-caliber level, and we believe we have an opporiunity to grow our <br />professionalism and attract audiences from across the Pacific Northwest region. <br />2500 characler linrit <br />Video Link Plea$e provide us lirtk lo .r tlr'ef video sunrmary ol you crganizalion's eyonlrproject. Ycu iIUST bll preseill at the <br />Q&A meelitrg jr Novernb--r io quali{y ior lunding. <br />https://drive. google.com/tileld/1 5c67NOr8kS5 <br />nlOel SEMkkKm5ZWUgA_8Q/view? <br />usp=sharing <br />List of lntended Use of Funds* <br />Marketing <br />Advertising <br />Talent Fees <br />Facility Rental <br />Volunteer Training <br />Printing <br />2l Supporting Kittitas County as a tourism destination <br />1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations, <br />2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />3. orfromanothercountryorstateoutsideof theirplaceof residenceorbusiness. <br />You must provide the evidencd utilized in determining your projections.