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Friends of LDC Donation Program
SPREAD THE JOY OF DANCE
All donations are greatly appreciated!
Cash or Check Donation made out to La Crosse Dance Centre is also accepted in person at LDC or mailed to:
La Crosse Dance Centre
2716 Commerce Street
La Crosse, WI 54603
THANK YOU!
Friends of LDC is a donation program that helps provide accessibility to arts education in La Crosse and our surrounding cities. La Crosse Dance Centre is committed to providing quality arts education while strengthening our local and global communities. LDC promotes equity, diversity, and dismantling systems of oppression through the programs, classes and performance opportunities we provide for young aspiring artists. Funds donated to Friends of LDC allow us to maintain affordable ticket and tuition prices as well as provide scholarships for low-income families.
LDC believes dance can help every individual connect with their body, promoting a greater connection with others. We invest in our students, inspiring empathy, collaboration and respect. Throughout each class, our skilled instructors cultivate safe spaces for each dance artist’s social, physical, and emotional well- being.
Your donations go beyond simply producing performances that bring families and communities together. The funds you provide also help us offset expenses so we can make the arts and dance education accessible and affordable to anyone. We appreciate your support as we work together to provide opportunities for young artists and build up today’s youth.
You make it possible.
Jen TeBeest-Severson has served as a dance educator in the La Crosse and Winona area for over 20 years. Jen grew up dancing at La Crosse Dance Centre and has taught at LDC since 2002. Jen has previously worked with Viterbo University , Winona State University, St. Mary’s University and Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts. Jen has taught jazz, tap, musical theater, funk, and currently teaches in the styles of modern, dance composition and ballet at LDC. Jen has continued to choreograph for area high school students in musical theater and has choreographed over 30 musical productions.
Megan danced as a student at LDC for 8 years, took a few years off, and has now been teaching at LDC for 8 years. She is also a nurse and mom of three! Megan teaches at LDC because she enjoys creating and connecting with the dancers and sharing her love of dance with others, including her own children. She is continuously surprised by the creativity, talent, and kindness of the LDC dancers, and she feels very fortunate to work with such wonderful staff members, dancers, and families.
Tammy Schmidt has been a professional dance artist and educator for more than 25 years, serving as the Director of Dance and Summer Dance Intensive Coordinator at the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts since 1999. She holds a B.F.A. in Ballet from Texas Christian University and an M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Oklahoma with emphases in Ballet and General/Crisis Intervention Counseling. Schmidt has re-staged and choreographed more than fifty classical, contemporary, and full-length ballets for MCA’s Dance Repertory Company, including: Bronislava Nijinska’s Le Train Bleu, The Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet, The Dying Swan, Le Corsaire, Cinderella, Paquita, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, the Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère, A Tender Age, Hotdish and Memories, An Evening with Benny Goodman, The Southern Ties that Bind, and Midwinter. 
Natalie Stehly is a dancer, maker, and educator. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earning her BFA in Dance. During her time in Urbana, she had the pleasure of performing in works by Kendra Portier, Mauriah Kraker, Leah Wilks, Charli Brissey, Renée Wadleigh, Nico Brown, Linda Lehovec, Paige Cunningham-Caldarella and Rachel Rizzuto, and additionally working with faculty members Jennifer Monson, Abby Zbikowski, Kirstie Simons, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Sara Hook, Cynthia Oliver, Jan Erkert, Tere O’Connor among others.