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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 9 MIN

SF Dancers left to find their footing through funding cuts

from Crosscurrents · host KALW

Funding dance programs has never been easy. And back in May the National Endowment for the Arts canceled at least $1 million in grants to San Francisco nonprofits alone. Leaders in the Bay Area dance community found themselves say they’re now more strained than ever. Last summer, Renée Bartlett-Webber went to find out how Dance programs have had to pivot. 

Funding dance programs has never been easy. And back in May the National Endowment for the Arts canceled at least $1 million in grants to San Francisco nonprofits alone.  Leaders in the Bay Area dance community found themselves say they’re now more strained than ever. Last summer, Renée Bartlett-Webber went to find out how Dance programs have had to pivot.

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