Help us continue bring quality dance programming to Northwest Indiana.

Make a secure, online contribution to the South Shore Dance Alliance via PayPal by clicking the DONATE button below.

To donate by mail, make check payable to South Shore Dance Alliance and mail to: South Shore Dance Alliance, 665 South Lake Street, Gary, IN 46403.


South Shore Dance Alliance is designated as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

SSDA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of many organizations and individuals, the John S. and James L. Knight Donor Advised Fund administered by the Legacy Foundation; South Shore Arts with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts; Lindsey’s Love Charitable Foundation; Kappa, Kappa, Kappa; Miller Community Fund; Gary Art Works; Accucraft Imaging; Doug and Joyce Young; Office of Community and School Partnerships Indiana University Bloomington; The Dean and Barbara White Foundation; Bauer Latoza Studios; and Lee Construction, Inc.



Fund an SSDA Dance Scholarship   

A critical element to the success of the South Shore Dance Alliance mission is the availability of dance scholarships for those students who exemplify the tenets of our dance program philosophy and who may not have the financial resources to afford our dance training.

Over the past six years, we have provided scholarship assistance to more than 90 young dancers, and we have facilitated auditions and scholarships for numerous students into other prestigious dance programs around the country.

SSDA looks for the following traits in selecting scholarship recipients:
• Dance aptitude and ability
• A demonstrated work ethic and determination to succeed
• Strong academics, understanding of the importance of academic success in relation to success as a dancer, and a willingness to work for improvement in any core academic areas which are lacking
• Financial need 

Help a deserving young dancer by funding an SSDA scholarship. Donate online (see above), via a donation form, or contact us directly at 219-427-0188 or via email.

SSDA Scholarship Funding Opportunities:

Young Dancer Scholarship
This scholarship funds our newest dancers who demonstrate significant potential and aptitude for dance, strong work ethic, and solid academics. This funds two, one-hour beginner classes per week.

Full Year Scholarship: $900 ($75/month)

Dancer-in-Training Scholarship
This scholarship funds our dancers at intermediate levels who show significant potential and aptitude for dance, strong work ethic, solid academics, and are ready to begin pre-professional training. This funds two, 1.5 hour intermediate/advanced classes per week.
Full Year Scholarship: $1380 ($115/month)

Company Member Scholarship
This scholarship funds our advanced-level dancers who perform with our pre-professional company, demonstrate potential and desire to move to the next level in their dance training, have strong work ethic, solid academics, and are preparing for professional dance careers. This funds three, 1.5 hour advanced/company classes per week and also includes 3, 1.5 hour company rehearsals per week.
Full Year Scholarship: $2040 ($170/month)

SSDA Summer Intensive Scholarship
This special scholarship funds dancers who demonstrate significant potential and aptitude for dance, strong work ethic, and solid academics. Covers tuition cost for our 6 hr. per day, M-F, Summer Intensive Workshop, July 6 - August 7, 2009.   
2009 Summer Intensive Scholarship: $1000 ($1,200 after June 1)

Great news for SSD!

Spring, 2009: South Shore Dance Alliance receives grant funding from Legacy Foundation and Miller Community Fund

The South Shore Dance Alliance has been awarded a $10,000 project grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Donor Advised Fund administered by the Legacy Foundation and a $1,500 project grant from the Miller Community Fund. These grant funds were used to renovate  the third and largest of three dance studio spaces (see photo below) in the new South Shore Centre for the Arts facility located at the former Miller School building at 665 N. Lake Street in Gary’s Miller community.

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“These grants help us take a big step forward in the development of our dance studio and performance program,” stated South Shore Dance Alliance artistic director Larry Brewer. “We’ve always been about providing deserving young dancers in the NW Indiana region the opportunity to push their skills and careers to the next level as our success stories can document. Developing this final studio and performance space here in the South Shore Centre for the Arts building will open our programming and performance to the community in a whole new way.”

The studio and building has already hosted numerous company rehearsals, larger capacity dance classes, in-studio performances, dance and arts workshop events, and other community arts-related functions.

Our sincere thanks to these wonderful organizations for their generous support!