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Mrs. Pipes from La Mesa, CA is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Master Dance Class with Nickerson-Rossi Dance

My students need a Master Class Workshop from Nickerson-Rossi Dance.

  • $513 goal

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Mrs. Pipes has another project! Donate to Dancers Need Mini Freezer, Shoe Rack & Gym Equipment Storage to help her classroom.

$289 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive. --Merce Cunningham

Dance is a unique art form because the performance happens but it does not reflect all of the hours of class, technique, and rehearsal time.

In fact, most of the time, the dancers are expected to perform in a way that portrays little-to-no effort! This is so the opposite of what they actually do in the choreography process! My students are eager learners who are diverse both culturally and socioeconomically. Our school is a college preparatory charter high school in Southern California with a rigorous curriculum that is high-demanding. Students are expected to rise to the occasion academically despite social and financial obstacles that they may face. Our school is designated low socioeconomic status and we are deemed a Title 1 school.

My Project

My students will truly soak up the experience of having a professional dancer come in and work with them. My students thrive on real-world experiences and this is an opportunity to bring someone working as a professional dancer in the real world in to my classroom. Not only will Michael's incredible technique and choreography connect with my students, but the conversations about dance and the "teachable moments" that will occur throughout the workshop will be invaluable.

Michael is someone who has worked in a variety of different educational settings and he most definitely will inspire my students to set new goals and reach new heights in the dancing paths.

Please help me encourage and facilitate the gift of dance in my students' classroom experiences.

Mrs. Pipes Helix Charter High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

100 students impacted 1donor

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Visitor Total
Michael Nickerson-Rossi ("An athletic release technique fostered by gravity allowing the dancer to experience various levels of space and momentum. We, as a class, will be challenged by expansion of movement that incorporates precision, fluidity and form, subtlety and bigness, that engages the dancers spacial intention." ) $400.00

Visitor cost

$400.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$436.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.94

Total project goal

$512.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.94

1 Donor

-$512.94

Donations toward project cost

-$436.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.94

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 $0.00

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