Nickerson-Rossi Dance Theater Build-Out

Nickerson-Rossi Dance has successfully raised $50,000 to continue building the only full-fledged, state-of-the-art dance theater in the Coachella Valley! YES!

We would like to give a very special thank you to the following inaugural donors.

John Bianchin
of Valley View Dental

 
Laurie Bianchin


The David Lee Foundation


Geoffrey Moore
Your Palm Springs Realtor

 
Robert Ollis & Richard Gibbons


Jim Moje & Maurice Minno
of the Hacienda at Warm Sands


Terri Ketover

 

Plus!

Avner Lapovsky 

Jamie Nichols

Paul Kaminski

Rubine Red Gallery

Howard Sayette

Kevin Nourse

Cheri Leja

Daniel Bunker

Wonnie Short

Allison Schulnik

Jeffrey Adair

Kimberlee Whiddon

Robin Somes

Jeffrey Norman

Jennifer Schmitt

Mary Douglas

Eric Ireland

Tate Varela

Alex Gildzen

Sheri Giller

Christine Soto

Kari Penny

Barbara Morgan

Danae Sheehan


Nickerson-Rossi Dance is a registered non-profit 501(c)3 and all donations are tax-exempt to the extent of the law.

 

With the world shutting its doors during the pandemic, a big question floated over the arts community, “how will dance survive?” In response to this question, Nickerson-Rossi Dance made the decision to move to Palm Springs, California to become full-time community members and build a brand new dance facility. What started as a humble 2,000 sq ft building, the Palm Springs Dance Academy was born in 2020. Rapidly gaining momentum, Nickerson-Rossi Dance decided to take another leap of faith when the building next door became available - expanding the facility to 6,000 sq ft.

 

Nickerson-Rossi Dance produces the annual Palm Springs International Dance Festival and opened their theater doors to the community for their 2021 fall series festival, holding their first production in their new space - now being coined as the “Nickerson-Rossi Dance Theater.”

 

 

With limited resources, a small budget, a lingering pandemic, and blood, sweat, and (many) tears, Nickerson-Rossi Dance made what felt impossible - a reality. 

 

We are now reaching out to the Coachella Valley Community Members to continue taking us to the next level by raising $50,000 for the Nickerson-Rossi Dance Theater Build-Out.

 

These funds will directly support the following

 

The Main Stage 

$30,000

 

 

 

Backstage 

$15,000

 

 

 

Building Signage

$5,000

 

 

This will provide so much more than just a venue for dance productions. It’s a home.

 

It is home for the students of the Palm Springs Dance Academy, many that are provided a scholarship through the Anderson Children’s Foundation.

 

 

 

 

It's a home for Adult Classes, Workshops, Performance Groups, and Local Educators that consists of the mature community members of the Coachella Valley who wish to enrich their lives through dance.







It’s a home for the Palm Springs International Dance Festival that provides free education programs to students of the Palm Springs, Desert Sands, and Coachella Valley Unified School Districts and beyond through the support of fellow Arts Partners!

 

 

 

It’s a home for the professional dance company Nickerson-Rossi Dance.  With this space, they can provide the public access to professional dance programming at any time. 

 

 

 

It’s home to continue the mission of the non-profit. Nickerson-Rossi Dance continues providing therapeutic dance programs to support and impact youth and community members of the Coachella Valley.

 

 

 

 

We've made Palm Springs a destination for dance - and we want you to be a part of our mission. Let’s build together!

 

 

 

 

Michael Nickerson-Rossi,

Founder/ Artistic Director of Nickerson-Rossi Dance