Fall 2020 - Support Los Lupeños Academy

Los Lupeños Academy is our nonprofit's public dance education program.   Classes converted to 100% online in September,  2020.  Because distance-dancing is just as or possibly more challenging than distance-learning, our instructors both prerecord & post their dance lessons or broadcast live, depending on the age of the student. When new classes are released the instructors will simultaneously provide additional instruction and insight via chat or video on the digital platform to make sure our students remain engaged. In spite of the additional costs associated with going virtual, we've lowered our tuition to range from $50 to $75 for a 10-week session of dance classes, price depending on class length.

Our community is important to us.  The local community served by Los Lupeños Academy is primarily made up of families with ancestral or cultural ties to México. Many more fall into lower income brackets than before as COVID-related unemployment is a new factor since the quarantine began. In order to facilitate participation for the greatest number of families, Los Lupeños Academy offers tuition assistance. In typical times, financial aid requests ranged from 30%-75% but in these precarious times we have requests of up to 100% from households barely getting by on unemployment or assistance funds.

We're asking you to help by sponsoring a student! Your targeted contribution will make a huge difference for families that see the importance of adding performing arts to their children's extra-curricular activities but who are struggling to include additional expenses in already tight budgets.  Over 20% of our students receive financial aid and we expect that to grow, so your help is essential for the continued success of our program.

Supporting the arts is so very important in these unusual times. In particular, supporting dance education not only builds skills but it bolsters both mental and physical health. It will keep our students and families engaged online until we're able to safely get back to the dance studio (and to the excitement of dance recitals).  Remember, 100% of your donation will sponsor dancer tuition.  Thank you in advance for your generosity!