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"I am focusing and prioritizing on dance, which is the most neglected art form whose benefits to mankind
goes far beyond entertainment" Glorya Kaufman
The Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation is a private foundation that provides funding and support to non-profit organizations in the United States. Philanthropist Glorya Kaufman has funded a broad spectrum of projects ranging from pediatric mobile eye care to the Glorya Kaufman Hall at UCLA: the core of her giving being programs and facilities that directly affect at risk children.
In 2008 the Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation was established, deeply seated in Ms. Kaufman’s love for dance and her belief that dance is a tool that is restorative to the mind, body and spirit of people. The Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation is participating in many community projects, among them:
- Providing dance teachers for perpetuity to an art school in South Central called
"Inner City Arts"
- Creating a dance facility at the Mar-Vista Hispanic Family Center
- Exposing 28,000 students and 230 schools to live dance performances at the
Los Angeles Music Center
- Giving rise to a dancing studio at the New York Julliard School
- Bringing the best dancing performers in the world to the "GK presents" at the
Los Angeles Music Center.
- In 2012, founding the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the
University of Southern California
Ms. Kaufman’s generosity will ensure that future generations will be able to experience the joy of dancing and also seeks to extend a dancer’s career by focusing on wellness. Dance is being recognized as a tool to support health programs for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and many forms of psychological and emotional ailments. The Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation is supporting that effort with programs such as Creating Health through Movement at City of Hope.
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