EL OLAM CARES 501C3
By supporting and contributing to our cause, you play a crucial role in helping us achieve our objectives and extend scholarships to young individuals for our 2-Day Dance, Mime, and Music Intensive program.
El Olam Cares – Mission Statement
To provide financially challenged individuals of all ages, including those who suffer from disabilities, with the resources needed to learn the art of dance and acquire education in the health benefits (mind, body, and spirit) found therein.
El Olam Cares Purpose
El Olam Cares’ purpose is to uplift the Detroit community by finding resources that make Dance, Music, and Arts programs accessible to anyone regardless of their financial situation. We believe that the arts are a way to save and change young lives for the better. The arts give them an outlet to release tension and stress while at the same time teaching character, discipline, teamwork, confidence and self-respect. The arts can also aid in learning to live a healthy life both mentally and physically.
El Olam Cares - Goals
El Olam Cares will provide resources, annually, that will enable people to attend dance classes, workshops, and conferences at no cost or at a reduced rate. Likewise, El Olam Cares will provide a healthy and safe environment for disadvantaged people, including those who suffer from disabilities, to participate in activities that involve dance and/or exercise. These individuals will also learn about how structured dance training promotes healthy living (Mind Body and Spirit). El Olam Cares’ main objective is to provide scholarships to a minimum of 100 people per year to attend events, take classes, and train with nationally renowned dance instructors and health providers.
El Olam Cares’ Dance & Music Intensive – Program
The El Olam Dance Intensive Project is the capstone for El Olam Cares. The project involves participants of all ethnicities and backgrounds working with professional singers and dancers to learn fundamentals, choreography, and music. Students work together to create choreographed dances and songs of encouragement. People from different geographical areas come together each evening to witness what the participants have learned. Dance instructors include Eyesha Marable (NJPAC), Freddie Moore (Alvin Ailey American Dance), Layesha Walton (Anointed 2 Dance), and Mas Que Vencedores (MQV-Men Dance). The singing instructor is Phil Tarver, a national recording artist.
