Pennington Dance Group

“Expenses website 828 event / programming 215 telephone 1,610 paypal fees 170 video 240 associated with sublease 5,191 bank fees 37 taxes & licenses 141 total 8,432”

“Credit cards payable 771 350”

“The pennington dance group (referred to as pdg) fosters the love of dance through educational outreach activities, performances, and free dance related events offered to the community.”

“1) pdg was one of four dance companies presented at the los angeles dance festival in luckman auditorium cal-state la. The prestigious festival highlighted choreographers who have contributed to the los angeles dance community for more than 20 years. Pdg presented two works. 2) pdg presented the second concert in an annual series titled "foothills dance makers". Pdg and three other non-profit dance companies joined together to craft concerts displaying the talent of local dancers and choreographers in the los angeles region. Pdg premiered a new reconstruction and performed others from repertory. 3) pdg shared two weekends of concerts with nancy evans dance theater titled "roots and branches". Pdg presented repertory that linked los angeles dance history to current work being made by artistic director john pennington. 4) pdg is a partner with the city of pasadena as a presenter of artnight. Pdg performed and presented other dance artists in the free public event in october 2022 that was attended by over 700 people. 5) pdg artistic director was the guest artist to introduce american choreographer twyla tharp at pomona college for a humanities lecture. 6) pdg offers weekly classes in modern dance technique. Classes are open to the public and are given at a substantially below market rate of 10 for a two-hour class. Pdg also offers short term blocks of classes and workshops given by visiting artists at below market rate. 7) pdg makes its home studio / theater space available for rental to local dance and performing groups at reduced rates. Pdg encourages and promotes the growth and visibility of other non-profit and emerging dance groups in its community. 8) in addition, through pdg's various social media platforms and e-mail blasts, we've estimated that over 500 people a month have clicked through to see performances and read about our history and current events. For items 1-7, over 2,500 people attended or participated in pdg events.”

“Explanation for not reporting business income: amounts reported on line 2 relate to receipts for dance classes, workshops, performance fees, and tickets to performances related to organization's mission of fostering a love for dance through educational activities, performances, and other events all of which are below market value.”