{"id":5068,"date":"2023-09-12T06:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/?p=5068"},"modified":"2023-09-12T18:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:54:32","slug":"dancechance-expanding-access-to-ballet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/dancechance-expanding-access-to-ballet\/","title":{"rendered":"DanceChance: Expanding Access to Ballet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5069\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Macrina_Dance_Chance_2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"587\" \/><\/h3>\n<h2>Macrina is a Proud Supporter of DanceChance.<\/h2>\n<p>In 1994, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.pnb.org\/\">Pacific Northwest Ballet<\/a> (PNB) launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnb.org\/pnb-school\/classes\/dancechance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.pnb.org\/pnb-school\/classes\/dancechance\/\">DanceChance<\/a>, a program aimed at discovering ballet talent in Seattle&#8217;s public schools. Nearly three decades later, the initiative has impacted over 1,400 students across 20+ schools. Each fall, PNB educators visit third-grade classrooms, offering interactive dance sessions that serve as many students&#8217; first exposure to ballet.<\/p>\n<p>Selected students, showing promise in attributes like flexibility and focus, are invited to train at PNB School for free, including transportation and attire. The program not only democratizes access to ballet but also instills valuable life skills such as teamwork and perseverance.<\/p>\n<p>DanceChance has produced professional dancers, including current PNB members Kuu Sakuragi and Joh Morrill. Others have joined renowned dance companies worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>At Macrina Bakery, we&#8217;re proud to support DanceChance, a program that brings joy and opportunities to deserving young talents.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5070\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DanceChance-2018_LT_009-e1661275211579.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macrina is a Proud Supporter of DanceChance. In 1994, Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) launched DanceChance, a program aimed at discovering ballet talent in Seattle&#8217;s public schools. Nearly three decades later, the initiative has impacted over 1,400 students across 20+ schools. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/dancechance-expanding-access-to-ballet\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DanceChance: Expanding Access to Ballet - Macrina Bakery Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/dancechance-expanding-access-to-ballet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DanceChance: Expanding Access to Ballet - Macrina Bakery Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Macrina is a Proud Supporter of DanceChance. 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