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  • Home
  • About
    • Ellen Werksman
  • Dance Studio
    • Schedule & Registration
    • Tuition & Policies
  • Performance Ensembles
    • Midwest Dance Collective
    • The Entertainers
  • Summer Musical
  • National Werkshop
    • Grand Finale Competition
    • Two-Day Main Werkshop
    • Register for Werkshop
    • FAQs
  • Regional Werkshops
    • Host a Werkshop
    • Upcoming Werkshops
  • Scholarships
    • National Scholarship Recipient
    • Memorial Scholarship Competition
  • Contact Us

Memorial Scholarship Competition

The Dancewerks Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of:

  • Austen Sanov
  • Mark Strand
  • Leona Bataille
  • Maryann Weisbrod
  • Rosemary Doolas

The $2,500 Memorial Scholarship is awarded exclusively at the National Workshop.

Before you apply for the scholarship, please read the following information carefully.

  • All scholarship applicants must be enrolled in the Main Werkshop to participate.
  • Scholarship monies must be applied to a dance education facility (dance studio, college, or workshop) and will be paid directly to the studio or dance institution selected by the winner.
  • Applicants must be 10-19 years of age.
  • Only 30 applications are accepted.
  • Applications, application fee, essays, and photos will not be returned.
  • Applicants will receive an email confirmation if they have been accepted to participate.

What to prepare:

If you have been accepted, you will need to prepare the following:

  • An Interview with the judging panel
  • Master Class
  • A solo dance performance that best represents your love for the art of dance (2 minutes or less.)

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