Arts, Music, Dance and Fitness
Partnerships
Building Bridges partners with the following organizations to support arts, music, dance and fitness in our communities.
- Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
- http://www.ashkenaz.com
- Bay Area Dance Week
- http://www.bayareandw.org
- Golden Rain Foundation of Walnut Creek
- http://rossmoor.com
- Lafayette Senior Services
- http://www.cityoflafayette.com/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=66
- Lake Merritt Dance Center
- http://lakemerrittdancecenter.org
- Mobile Arts Platform
- http://mobileartsplatform.wordpress.com/
- National Dance Week
- ttp://mobileartsplatform.wordpress.com/
- Tassaforonga Recreation Center After-School Program
- http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/facilities/rc_tassafaronga.asp
Kendall Ross Bean Children's Concerts
Kendall Ross Bean is a major contributor to the Building Bridges' outreach to the schools and community. He remains active today performing in schools, on television and in live performances. See Building Bridges Concerts for Kids and What Music Looks Like for more information about past and present projects.
Building Bridges At Tassafaronga
Building Bridges partners with the City of Oakland's Tassafaronga Recreation Center. This program is building partnerships between After School At Tassa and local artists, dance instructors and non-profit organizations interested in contributing to the community of East Oakland. The children, parents and staff at Tassafaronga take and active role in assessing the needs of the program and requesting what resources are brought to the center and who they want to partner with. Building Bridges brings the resources to After School @ Tassa by creating partnerships and working directly with the children, staff and partners on Mondays between 3:30pm and 4:45pm each week.
See Building Bridges After School at Tassa
Dancing to Health
Building Bridges provides employees of large corporations with discounts from local dance and fitness businesses to promote health and activity.
Sailing to Health
Building Bridges supports Marinas and non-profit organizations that are connected with boating and waterways through their Sailing to Health Program.
Share the Love Project
Building Bridges supports local artists by encouraging individuals to have original art, music and dance works created for their special events