Mareck Center for Dance

WE NEED YOUR HELP IF YOU WANT PROFESSIONAL DANCE IN COLUMBIA!

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Vision: Transforming Lives Through Dance 

Mission: Mareck Center for Dance is an organization that transforms our community through the joy of dance by providing exceptional performances, professional education, and unique outreach programs. 

Values: Developing bodies, building communities, crossing boundaries, nurturing collaboration, celebrating differences, embracing social justice, promoting health, creating beauty, provoking joy, and stimulating minds.

Mareck Center for Dance

Company | Outreach Programs | School

The arts are essential to the fabric of our community, offering a unique way to connect, inspire, and enrich lives. But today, Mareck Center for Dance (formerly Missouri Contemporary Ballet) is facing one of its toughest financial challenges in years. You’ve seen the struggles the performing arts are facing nationwide—local events are closing, and beloved institutions are being scaled back.

Our board is actively working to identify new sources of funding, but the road ahead is difficult. That’s why your support today is more crucial than ever. Our community takes immense pride in having a professional dance company, and it’s a privilege we cannot take for granted. It’s a point of pride that must be sustained through your generosity.

Mareck’s professional dancers are selected from hundreds of applicants, and they dedicate countless hours in the studio to bring their best to the stage. Many also work as instructors at our nonprofit dance school to help support their craft. To retain these highly trained, skilled artists and keep them performing at their best, we must provide competitive compensation and essential resources like pointe shoes.

By donating today, you help ensure that dance’s transformative power continues to thrive in our community. Your contribution directly supports the artists who inspire us and keeps professional dance alive in central Missouri. Please consider making a gift to Mareck Center for Dance today.

Thank you for supporting the arts.