Friends of Dance

Friends of Dance is a non-profit community support organization that began in 1992 to benefit students in the Dance Program at MiraCosta College. The foundation was established to provide our dance students with scholarships for coursework, participation in festivals, merit awards that cover meal costs at the American College Dance Association, and a variety of enrichment opportunities in the dance arena.

Each year dance scholarships are awarded to MiraCosta Dance Major students in recognition of their commitment, dedication, positive attitude, teamwork, and active participation in the Dance Program. Students must complete an application and write a personal essay to compete for the prestigious Friends of Dance Scholarship. Other awards bestowed by the Friends of Dance foundation include the Legacy Scholarship, Visionary Scholarship as well as the vied-for Outstanding Choreographer and Leadership awards.

Over the past two years alone, Friends of Dance has presented over $5,000 in scholarships and Merit Awards to exemplary students in the MCC Dance Program. These scholarships would not be possible without the help of donors like you, who have given so generously to help our students pursue their goals.

Friends of Dance Scholarship Recipients

1998: Cara Gollhofer, Beth Megill, Kathleen Perhach, Jordan Szabad
1999: Lindsay Peck, Joaquin Gamboa, Jamie Lynn Slivka
2000: Teresa Perry, Jamie Lynn Slivka
2001: Clarice Conrad, Kimberly Latham
2002: Kimberly Latham
2003: Rachel Marie Settle, Rachel Staley
2004: Analilya Calzada
2005: Jezel Caraballa, Tawni Mares
2006: Darin Arntson
2007: Marcus Holt
2008: Anna Bezrukov
2009: Kritzia Lara, Jaqueline Lenhard
2010: Jaqueline Lenhard
2011: Diane Bultemeier, Kritzia Lara
2012: Caitlin Davis, Martha Neal, Korey Van Hoy, Robyn Bouett
2013: Brooklyn Anderson, Ashley Akhavan, Tera Burke
2014: Dreama Johnston, Jedidiah Taylor (Spring/Fall), Camille Arnold
2015: Traci McKnight, Emily Pepper (Spring/Fall)
2016: Emily Pepper, Taylor Lane Daymude, Carlos Dominguez
2017: Carlos Dominguez, Issa R. Hourani (Spring/Fall), Michaela Soriano
2018: Treva Stotts
2019: Treva Stotts, Taylor-Anne Trokie, Issa Hourani

Legacy Award (A.A. in Dance Recipients)

2000: Jamie Schifflet
2001: Clarice Conrad, Ra’Elle Dorfan, Yasuko Fosket, Nobutaka Mochimaru, Teresa Perry
2002: Deanna Foral, Rosemary Gutierrez, Stacy Jenkins
2003: Kristi Toguchi, Melissa Weisman
2004: Analilya Calzada, Kimberly Latham, Melissa Schaaf
2005: Tawni Mares, Veronica Peterson
2006: Darin Arntson, Maria Loukinykh, Jezel Caraballo
2007: Marcus Holt, Melanie Seibert Hayne
2008: Irene Mercedo
2009: Jaqueline Lenhard
2010: Anna Bezrukov
2011: Amanda Lamson
2012: Robyn Bouett, Casey Flores
2013: Jazmyn Phillips
2014: Dreama Johnston, Kirsti Telleson
2017: Ami Tsutani, Emily Pepper
2019: Brandi Childress, Anamarilla Padilla, Treva Stotts, Taylor-Anne Trokie, Hannah Webb