our MISSION, GOALS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
mission
DANB aspires to enrich humanity by sustaining a professional ballet company of the highest caliber which strives for excellence in the fields of artistic creativity, performance, education and community leadership.
Vision Statement
Elevate your being through the art of dance.
COMMITMENT Statement
Dance Alive National Ballet (DANB) is committed and engaged in cultivating and sustaining an organization that embraces multi-cultural diversity wholeheartedly.
goals
Maintain a resident professional ballet company that provides a superior performance experience to residents, students and visitors to North Central Florida.
- Support the implementation of Florida’s Division of Cultural Affairs strategic plan, Culture Builds Florida’s Future, and Alachua County Visitor and Convention Bureau objectives.
- Educate, inform and entertain children through productive and long-term partnerships with educational institutions.
- Develop and implement programs that serve disadvantaged youth, the elderly, handicapped and other at-risk persons.
- Expand the company base of operation to include partnerships throughout Florida.
- Commit to an extended national and international tour schedule.
- Bring increased visibility to the world of dance.
- Create a fertile artistic environment where artists from all genres can grow and prosper.
- Ever enrich the creative spirit of the dance artist.
Board of Trustees
Lorie Gleim
President
Tim Cannon
Vice President
Weaver Gaines
Treasurer
Stephanie Johnson
Secretary
Kim Tuttle
Artistic Director
Gary Ascani
Past President
Star Bradbury
Trustee
Erin Buss
Trustee
Jody Davis
Trustee
Donna DeConna
Trustee
Melanie Leonard
Trustee
Susannah Peddie
Trustee
Colleen Rand
Historian
Tim Roark
Trustee
James Roberts
Capital Campaign Chair
Ashley Walsh
Trustee