Citydance Ensemble Inc.

“The return is reviewed by the board of directors and management before it is filed.”

“The president and ceos compensation review is done by the board of directors.”

“The president/ceo approves reviews and approves the salaries of key employees and other staff.”

“Governing documents are available for review upon request. The form 990 is also available for review on guidestar.org.”

“Page 10, part ix, statement of functional expenses, line 11g - other fees for services:program - architect: 16,008program - contract instructors and support: 581,020management/general - other professional fees and contractual support: 33,356fundraising - other professional fees and contractual support: 81,182”

“Part 1, line 1, organizations mission (continued):uses dance to prepare youth for academic, professional, and personal success. Citydance fulfills this mission through the following: citydance presents brings acclaimed companies to the regions most prestigious performance venues and through its ignite program supports rising choreographic stars to create, produce, and perform their own work. The citydance school & conservatory, with a goal to prepare youth for professional dance careers, provides superlative dance training in ballet, contemporary and world dance forms taught by world-renowned faculty; personalized coaching; guest artist residencies; master classes; summer intensives in partnership with professional companies and artists; and professional performance opportunities for its highest-level students. Graduates have gained acceptance at some of the countrys most prestigious dance colleges, summer programs and professional companies and garnered awards and recognition at ballet competitions around the world. The school & conservatory serves over 700 students annually at its two locations in north bethesda and rockville md. Citydance pop! Dance & fitness studio in tenleytown, d.c. Provides dance classes in a relaxed and fast-paced fun environment for ages 18 months to adult, ranging from pre-ballet to zumba. Citydance dream is our award-winning program that seeks to level the playing field for students living in high-poverty d.c. Neighborhoods by providing access to the highest-quality dance training; supports and services to ensure achievement in school; and the resources needed for successful transitions to adulthood. These goals are achieved through the dream center for dance, located in the heart of dcs u street neighborhood, providing a comprehensive tuition-free dance program integrated with wrap-around academic, college readiness, and family services for grades 3-12; and dream connections, providing free after-school dance classes and in-school performances at eleven d.c. Public and charter schools for grades 3-5. Dream is the recipient of the 2015 presidents committee on the arts and the humanities national arts and humanities youth program award and the 2010 d.c. Mayors arts awards for outstanding contribution to arts education. Form 990, part iii, line 4a, first accomplishment (continued): bruno palheta: second place classical and contemporaryin april 2017, conservatory dancers competed in the yagp finals in new york city where they competed against dancers from around the globe. Conservatory student alexa tores won top 12 classical and contemporary, while the work fuego was selected as a top 12 ensemble piece. During the competition, one citydance student was offered a job with a professional company and another was invited to participate in the prestigious prix de lausanne in switzerland in january 2018. At the world ballet art competition grand prix in new york in october 2017, conservatory dancer isabelle zombron won first prize in both classical and contemporary divisions, and citydance ballet master stanislav issaev won the best teacher award.in 2017, the school & conservatory added a pre-conservatory program for talented children ages 10-13 who are on a conservatory track to provide them with extra training and performance opportunities. Form 990, part iii, line 4b, second accomplishment (continued):at former dc public school garnet-patterson. Fortuitously, this site is located across the street from our original site and already equipped with three professional dance studios, offices and an academic center. Securing this space, provided dream with a formal home one-year earlier than originally planned and greatly accelerated our ability to formally launch the implementation of our partner, the wooden floor, curriculum for integrating high-quality dance instruction with wrap-around academic, college prep and family services. On september 30, 2017, dream held its first citywide audition for third- throu”