SARASOTA DANCE FESTIVAL INC
EIN 27-2860227 · Fairs, County and Other
What they do
LECTURES and WORKSHOPS WERE PRESENTED BY ROBERT DE WARREN, and SPAN 300-YEARS of CLASSICAL BALLET and THE ORIGINS of MODERN and CONTEMPORARY DANCE. THE LECTURE SERIES ALSO INCLUDED WORKSHOPS BASED ON THE LIFE and CAREER of RUDOLF NUREYEV, and IRANIAN DANCE and CULTURE. PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE IN SARASOTA AT THE RINGLING LIFELONG LEARNING ACADEMY, THE LONGBOAT KEY EDUCATION CENTER, and NORTHPORT HIGH SCHOOL; and OUTSIDE of SARASOTA AT THE MANATEE SCHOOL for THE ARTS IN PALMETTO, FLORIDA, THE HARRISON SCHOOL of THE ARTS IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE IN GAINESVILLE; and THE 2ND IRANIAN INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL IN BOSTON. A NEW WELNESS DANCE RELATED PROGRAM for SENIOR "COME DANCE WITH ME" HAS BEEN INSTITUTED.
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Board and leadership roster (5)
DR SCOTT B ELSBREETRUSTEE
CAROLL MICHELSCHAIR
DR SHERRY LAWRENCETRUSTEE
GEORGETTE DAMELIOSECRETARY
ROBERT DE WARRENPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- PO BOX 3862, SARASOTA, FL 34230
- County
- Sarasota
- In care of
- ROBERT DE WARREN
- Primary officer
- ROBERT DE WARREN, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2017
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2017
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- WESTAX INC
- IRS tax category
- Fairs, County and Other