Update from Creative Dance Center, Closed through April 24th

To Our Creative Dance Center Community,

We want you to know everyone at the Creative Dance Center is holding you and your loved ones in our thoughts as we make adjustments in our lives, working together to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. In our wildest dreams we could never have imagined writing those words! It is astounding how this disease has impacted every aspect of our lives. Each day brings new information and we appreciate your patience as the Creative Dance Center adapts and responds to this crisis.

With the latest recommendations from the Governor and King County Public Health, the Creative Dance Center will remain closed at minimum through April 24. We are compelled to do our part in reducing further transmission of this disease. Our focus is on the health of you, your family, our employees, and the greater community at this critical time. We care about you and will continue to proceed with the greatest caution and concern for the health of our community.

These are uncertain times as we feel the delicate balance of our economy go off kilter. We care deeply about our teachers and employees who are so vital to our organization. CDC has made the firm decision to financially support our teachers, accompanists, and our staff in this crisis. However, our ability to support our employees and keep our organization fiscally solvent is impacted tremendously by this pandemic. As with most non-profits, our operating costs are barely covered by our programming fees and fundraising efforts. We anticipate great losses with the cancellation of events, performances, workshops, and classes. We are committed to doing all we can to ensure CDC will recover and come out stronger on the other side of this pandemic. Additional support from our community will be necessary to ensure the future of CDC.

The Creative Dance Center has been a vital member of the non-profit dance world for 39 years because of our caring and wonderful community. During this time of crisis please consider supporting CDC any way you are able. Make a donation in honor of your teacher or because you know how critical it is for CDC to continue the life-changing work we do! Another easy way to support CDC is through the Amazon Smile program. When you shop at smile.amazon.com Amazon donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Just choose the Creative Dance Center as your charitable organization.

Please check our homepage for updates as we move forward through these uncharted times. Do check out our Creative Dance Center/Kaleidoscope Dance Company Facebook page for resources and content including fun ways for all ages to keep moving and creating. Know that we value you with all our hearts and we are so happy to have you in our community.

From all of us at the Creative Dance Center,

Terry Goetz, Bronwen Houck, Anna Mansbridge, Anne Green Gilbert, Sarah Alaways, Gail Heilbron, Kechelle Jackson, Hayley Shannon, Elizabeth Sugawara, Tom Bergersen, Andrew Rishikof, and the CDC Board of Directors

P.S. Please enjoy the attached gift from CDC Founder Anne Green Gilbert; a follow along BrainDance for people of all ages to find moments of calm, grounding, and balance in the midst of this chaos. BrainDance for Home If you are a currently enrolled student, we have emailed you updates related to your current class. Check your spam folders and please add terry@creativedance.org and bronwen@creativedance.org to your safe list to ensure you are receiving the most updated information.