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Orange County Arts Commission Powered by Submittable <br />Title Footnotes Tap Ensembl e <br />by Crystal Murcia in 2023-24 Grassroots Arts <br />Program Grant Application <br />1603 E Franklin St <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br />27514 <br />United States <br />crystal_murcia@hotmail.com <br />06/15/2023 <br />id. 40765802 <br />Original Submission 06/15/2023 <br />APPLICANT <br />INFORMATION <br />Please tell us about your organization. <br />Organization Name Footnotes Tap Ensemble <br />Mailing Address of <br />Organization <br />1603 E Franklin St <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />How did you hear <br />about our grant <br />program? <br />Other <br />Did you or a <br />representative of <br />your orgnanization <br />attend one of our <br />grants training <br />sessions? <br />Yes <br />Nature of <br />Organization <br />Arts Organization <br />Organization <br />Description <br />Founded in 2002, Footnotes Tap Ensemble is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit <br />organization whose activities are guided by the mission to promote, <br />preserve, and perform the American art form of tap dance through <br />ensemble concerts, community performances, and tap workshops. <br />The Footnotes mission is given life by our 6-person board and the 14- <br />member company who bring to the stage a breadth of dance experiences, <br />backgrounds, and styles, from Broadway and classical influences to rhythm <br />tap and improvisation. Lead by Artistic Director Blair Bresson, Footnotes <br />embraces the diversity within the company to perform and teach a varied <br />repertoire ranging from classic, historical choreography created by well- <br />known hoofers such as Cholly Atkins, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Eddie <br />Brown, Honi Coles, and Buster Brown to works commissioned by <br />Footnotes from contemporary tappers, including Lane Alexander, Elizabeth <br />Burke, Michelle Dorrance, Acia Gray, Josh Hilberman, Gene Medler, <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: EF1143BC-A16C-4CBC-9A67-8394E5952E55