The 13th Annual Giving Gala
Presented By KJ Dance
About this event
The Annual Giving Gala is an event to showcase the talented PULSE Dance Company, EDGE Dancers and our Junior DCC program. Proceeds from this event will benefit our graduating seniors.
The purpose of this show is to celebrate the hard work and beautiful accomplishments of the competitive program dancers from KJ as well as our Junior DCC program. For more than 13 years, the KJ Giving Gala has provided more than $80,000 in cash scholarships for our graduating seniors. Their scholarships were used at the following universities: Arizona, Auburn, Baylor, Boston Conservatory, Chapman, Colorado, CU Bolder, George Mason, Juilliard, Louisiana State, NYU, Northeastern, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Penn State, Philadelphia School of the Arts, Princeton, Sam Houston State, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech, University of Southern California, University of South Carolina, Virginia. This year all proceeds will go towards our graduating seniors.
In some years, money was also given towards a benevolent need or worthy cause. $65,000 was collectively given across the following specific opportunities: Sofia Blankenbuehler (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), The Gabriel Geffer Memorial Scholarship of Excellence, The Debbie Guthrie Memorial Performing Arts Scholarship, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the NYCDA Foundation.