Our 2017-2018 season marks 33 years of the Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre. In that time, we’ve developed a number of community programs, including the long-running Davis Dance Project that brings together the dance and arts communities as well as health and community programs like Dance for Parkinson’s, Second Wind, and Dance in Public Places. These programs are only possible because of the financial support of our community. There are lots of reasons to give to PTDT on the Big Day of Giving – May 3rd, 2018 – but here are 33… one for each season!
We asked our dancers, why is PTDT important to you?
1. It’s a blessing to Dance – Allegra
2. For personal expression – Asher
3. Because of the friendships I’ve developed – Leela
4. PTDT connects me with the broader community – Michele
5. Dancing provides me with an opportunity for emotional catharsis – Nicole
We asked our Board of Directors why is PTDT beneficial to the community:
6. Everybody dances
7. Dancing Changes Everything…Body, Brian, and Being
8. Brings dance out of the theater and into the community
9. Dance for nontraditional dancers
10. Intergenerational dancing
11. Free dance classes for individuals with Parkinson’s and their caregivers
12. The KORE Program: Summer programs for elementary school children for academic enrichment through movement
13. Apprentice Company: pre-professional experience for younger, serious dancers
14. Third Stage: Multigenerational company with dancers (over the years) ranging in age from 8 to 87+
15. Builds artistic literacy in the art form through lecture demonstrations
16. Audience connects with stories shared by dancers both verbally and nonverbally
17. Contemporary relevant thoughts interpreted through dance
18. Davis Dance Project – Opportunity for collaboration for multiple arts of multiple media within the community
19. Over three decades of full seasons
20. Intimate space for contemporary dance in the community
21. Dancers who come from the Davis community
22. Unique relationship between audience and performers
23. Interacts with other community groups (such as International House, Rotary, Healthy Aging, Sacramento State, etc.)
24. Dancers have taken their experiences within the company out into the community to share
And finally, how our programs affect you:
25. Dance for Parkinson’s provides relief from some of the symptoms associated with the disease
26. Second Wind builds strength and promotes balance
27. Our programs provide a meeting place and a sense of community to participants
28. Dance in public places is an activity that parents can participate in with their children
29. KORE summer programs give kids a new way to think about reading and writing through dance and keeps their minds working over the summer break
30. Audience members often report that they make a personal connection with the dancers’ stories told during Dance in Concert pieces
31. When you join in any of our programs, you feel connected to others
32. The opportunity to participate in dance as a non-traditional dancer is powerful – you don’t have to start young or have a certain body type to use movement to better your life
33. PTDT makes dance available to everyone
Do you have other reasons to donate? Please share them with us in the comments! And don’t forget to donate on May 3rd for the Big Day of Giving!
