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Opportunities for Support
Please contact Lane Alexander at (312) 542-2477 to discuss potential sponsorships.
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Tap Scholar Program
February-August
50-75 Attendees
Tap Scholars each receive a $1000 scholarship to Rhythm World, America's premiere festival of American tap and percussive dance, taking place July/August each year.
Founded in 1995 to honor the life of CHRP co-founder, Kelly Michaels, the Rhythm World Tap Scholar Award program has provided more than $225,000 in financial aid to over 200 talented, deserving young dancers from around Chicago, the United States and international exchange students.
The Tap Scholar Award program conducts an audition in Chicago every February as a part of the Winter Tap Jamboree where the majority of awards are made and holds auditions in Tokyo, Rio De Janeiro, Zurich, Toronto and various American cities. The Award decisions are based on a combination of criteria including skill, talent and financial need with the intention of creating a diverse mix of young dancers dedicated to furthering their tap and percussive dance education every summer at CHRP's Rhythm World.
Rhythm World is the oldest, largest and most comprehensive festival of American tap and contemporary percussive arts in the world, annually attracting hundreds of students from around the globe to study with an internationally acclaimed faculty of 25 - 30 master teachers and performers. Over the last 19 years, many Tap Scholar Award winners have gone on to successful careers in teaching, choreographing and performing including Jumaane Taylor, Ian Berg, Starinah Dixon, Nico Rubio, Sean Kaminski and Donetta Jackson, to name just a few.
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Title Sponsor: $15,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $5,000
Supporter: $2,500
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"We All Got Rhythm"
Year Round
K-12 Lecture Demonstration
30-50 schools
15,000-20,000 students per year
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Title Sponsor: $15,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $5000
Supporter: $2500 |
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After School Classes
September-May
6-15 Students per Class
Paul Revere Elementary School
St. Sabina Academy
St. Stanislaus Kostka
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Title Sponsor: $5,000
Sponsor: $2,500
Associate Sponsor: $1,500
Supporter: $1,000 |
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Community Classes for Adults
Year Round
75-100 students
American Rhythm Center
at the Fine Arts Building
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Title Sponsor: $1,500
Sponsor: $1,000
Associate Sponsor: $500
Supporter: $250 |
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Windy City Rhythms - Chicago Focus
May
750-900 attendees
National Tap Dance Day concerts
DuSable Museum of African-American History, Washington Park
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Title Sponsor: $7,500
Sponsor: $5,000
Associate Sponsor: $2,500
Supporter: $1,500 |
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Rhythm World - National Focus
July/August
10,000 - 12,000 attendees
Summer Festival of Tap, percussive arts
Classes at Chicago Fine Arts Building, Roosevelt University
Additional performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Jazz Showcase and the Harold Washington Library
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Title Sponsor: $15,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $7,500
Supporter: $5,000 |
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Jubalee - Gala Benefit
November
1,000-1,500 Attendees
Premier Fundraising Gala at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park Featuring the best of American tap and percussive dance |
Title Sponsor: $20,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $5,000
Supporter: $2,500 |
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Global Rhythms - International Focus
Thanksgiving Weekend
4,000 - 6,000 attendees
International percussive arts series
Harris Theater in Millennium Park
Featuring the return of Step Afrika!
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Title Sponsor: $35,000
Sponsor: $25,000
Associate: $15,000
Supporter: $7,500
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Winter Tap JAMboree - Youth Focus
February
400-600 attendees
Leo Harris Tap Scholarship audition, classes, concert
Fine Arts Building, downtown Chicago
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Title Sponsor: $5,000
Sponsor: $2,500
Associate Sponsor: $1,500
Supporter: $1,000 |
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Become a "Founder" and enable CHRP's growth and stability
For profit corporations, they call it "capital investment." Nonprofit corporations also need investments to grow whether by expanding staff, upgrading information systems and technology, expanding facilities or launching new programs.
Founder: $100,000
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