What does my gift do?
Your gift will:
· Provide a safe space for kids, teens and adults to discover aerial.
· Empower youth and adult students to develop both physical and inner strength
· Build our community and enable us to share the love of dance and art with others.
· Make performances such as our Annual Gala and Art in the Dark possible.
· Infuse Portland with fun and creativity.
· Help us do what we love so that we can share it with you!
“A former dancer of A-WOL Dance Collective’s youth company the Aeros. “It brings me so much joy to talk about the time I spent there. The Aeros came into my life at a turning point. I was a freshman at an arts magnet high school focusing on dance studies and recently ended my gymnastics career. While looking for a place to put both my strength from gymnastics and my love of the artistry of dance, I heard A-WOL began a program for youth that provided professional level training and performance opportunities. I fell in love with aerial dance instantly but more importantly I fell in love with A-WOL. As a young woman it was inspiring to see a female run dance company full of strong empowered women. The Aeros inspired me to push my creativity and personal strength by maintaining a professional program that required maturity and developed my self-discipline at a young age. With the role models that surrounded me I learned how to be a strong collaborator, teacher, and dancer. I was given a taste of what working for a professional dance company was all about and that solidified my decision to continue my dance education at a university. After receiving my BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from California Institute of the Arts, I have danced and taught for dance companies such as DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion, a highly athletic and acrobatic company based in Los Angeles, and for the Gabriella Foundation who provides dance education to underserved communities. Joining the Aeros continues to shape the choices I make to reach my career and life goals. “
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Donate
If you love dance and think it’s important to share with the community, please consider donating. Donors make our performances, Pro-Training hub and workshops possible. Simply put, ticket sales do not fully cover the cost of productions nor do tuition dollars fully fund our classes. We are committed to keeping admission to our performances affordable for children, families, and others who appreciate modern dance and high-flying trapeze and fabric choreography and with your help we can do that. We are nothing without our community, without our dancers, and without people like you. Thank you for your support.
Volunteer
If you’d like to contribute your talent, time, or energy to sharing A-WOL’s art with the community, we welcome you to become a volunteer. Our success is due largely to the generous volunteers who assist behind the scenes (and in the wings) to ensure successful productions. From hanging posters to ticket-taking, sweeping the floors to seating guests, there are many ways for you to get involved.
Sponsorship
Looking for corporate sponsorship? Or an ad placed in our programs? More information can be found at the link below, or email bethany@awoldance.org to find out how you can get involved.
“We are supporters of A-WOL for multiple reasons– our favorite is that it allows a local organization to continue to perform something you don’t see every day– aerial dance.
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Our Supporters
Regional Arts & Culture Council
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Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts
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City of West Linn
Our sponsors and support
A-WOL receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts
Sponsorship for Aeros provided by:
2023 Art in the dark sponsors
Our Chair Sponsors:
The Vanderzandens
Michael Guida
Rebecca Taylor
Gabriel Taylor
Bethany Foran
Join our Chair Sponsors by donating HERE
A special thank you from the A-WOL directors. And Thank you for everyone who has helped this company succeed.
In Production
Rodney Krause
Jason Hildner
Jonas Nash
Adonya Ourshalimian
Susan Bragdon
Veronica Swehla
Damion Carre
Dave Froode
Chris and Garren Stanley
Nick Dawes
Mari Nakama
Stacey Silva
Doug Agar
Melissa Hescock
Gretchen Schumacher
Cody Livengood
McCoy Doerrie
Richard and Anne DeWolf
Don Adler
George Thorn
Mary Kay West
Jessica Burchett
Karen O'Connor
Stoel Rives LLP
Our amazing and supportive fans
All of our artistic collaborators in the community
dancers– past, present and in between
All family members and friends of past and present dancers for all of your volunteer time.
