Our mission is to heal and empower members of marginalized communities and bridge gaps through access to arts, educational opportunities, and the support of safe and brave spaces. We advance children’s chances for success by using the arts as a vehicle to instill confidence, and teach leadership, resilience, life skills, and philanthropy.

Move With Purpose is under the proud fiscal sponsorship of the Santa Barbara Foundation

Dance is our PURPOSE

The key to a long and fulfilling life has been scientifically proven to include MOVEment and PURPOSE.

The National Endowment for the Arts states that students who regularly participate in DANCE:

  • Earn higher GPAs

  • Perform better in science, math, and writing.

  • Earn higher scores on standardized tests

  • Enroll in 4 year colleges

  • Earn mostly A’s

EQUITY STATEMENT

Move With Puprose is devoted to the promotion and development of access to dance education, working with like-minded organizations and individuals to promote equity in the arts, and operate with a spirit of inclusion.  We believe dance should be accessible and universally welcoming to all, regardless of race, religion, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, and physical or mental ability. We partner with facilities that ADA friendly and we are committed to promote change, starting with our culture, environment, policies and our programs.  We call on our staff, students, families, community partners, and fellow industry leaders to take this pledge work to identify blind spots in our industry and make a safe and welcoming space for all who visit. We invite you to join us in this journey by following the @movewithpurposesb and @inclusioncoalitoin on instagram.

 "Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance,"

- Verna Myers tells Cleveland Bar