www.northbeachdigital.com - Adult Beginner Ballet Doc

SHORT DOCUMENTARY

‘Adult Beginner Ballet’ is a short documentary about adults of various ages, shapes and sizes who take a beginning ballet class at the renowned Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco. The film features Kathy Mata, a 60 year-old dedicated instructor, who is determined to teach her students (ranging in ages from 16-80) the beautiful and technically challenging art of ballet.

To purchase a $10 DVD, click the button below
(Even if you don't have a PayPal account, you can use your credit card)

This month, 'Adult Beginner Ballet' is available for viewing as part of
KQED's Truly CA Shorts web-only series.
To watch the program in its entirety, click here.

DONATE TO 'ADULT BEGINNER BALLET' AND HELP US
TO DISTRIBUTE THE FILM NATIONWIDE ON PBS

GOAL $15,000 RAISED SO FAR $2,890

'Adult Beginner Ballet' is now a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of 'Adult Beginner Ballet' may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Please click button below to DONATE now on-line

Special thanks to sponsors:

PRINCIPAL DANCER
Lamura Latae
Bill and Debbie McReynolds

SOLOIST
Mayumi Blair
Brigitte and John McReynolds
David and Petrita Lipkin
Christine and Jimmy Zhen
Ellen Takayama
Corliss Fong
The Macy's Foundation
Betty June Glass

CORPS DE BALLET
Vin Eiamvuthikorn
Elan Drucker
Allison Gelles

SPONSOR BENEFITS:
$25 or more= CORPS DE BALLET
Includes a copy of the DVD of "Adult Beginner Ballet" and special thanks on the website

$100 or more= SOLOIST
CORPS DE BALLET benefits and invitation to the "Adult Beginner Ballet" Sponsor Party

$500 or more= PRINCIPAL DANCER
SOLOIST benefits, plus special thanks in the credits of the film

$1000 or more= BALLERINA/BALLERINO
PRINCIPAL DANCER benefits, plus recognition in press releases and marketing materials

$5000 or more= PRIMA BALLERINA ASSOLUTA
BALLERINA/BALLERINO benefits, plus your name or business logo and contact info to air before and after the “Adult Beginner Ballet” short documentary on PBS stations nationwide.

The National Educational Telecommunications Association, a non-profit organization, has agreed to distribute 'Adult Beginner Ballet'
nationwide to PBS stations. However, there are costs involved in making this a reality. We are seeking funds to help pay for:

-Errors & Omission insurance
-Satellite Uplink Fees
-A Station Representative to promote the film to the Program Managers of the stations
-Closed Captioning services
-A master HD layoff of the program
-DVD duplication/shipping costs