BecauseGreat ArtistsNeedGreat Patrons
A dancer’s training is a phrase being written. Sponsorship is what lets it continue.
Dancers publish their training, their goals, and what support would make possible. You choose one dancer and support them directly — monthly, or once.
Mara Ilyina
Chicago · Northline Ballet Academy
Third year, working toward a company contract.
Juno Vásquez
Seattle · Harbor Conservatory of Dance
Training six days a week while working evenings.
Théo Marchand
Montréal · Fifth Position Atelier
Preparing for a first international audition.
The rest of the stave is unwritten. No dancers have joined yet — these three are illustrations, not people.
Patronage, not charity
The dancer writes the phrase
A dancer publishes their training, their school, their goals, and what support would make possible. Every profile is reviewed before it appears.
You choose the dancer
Not a fund, not a pool. You support one named artist, monthly or once, and your support is attributed to them alone.
It reaches them directly
Sponsorship goes straight to the dancer through Stripe. This platform never holds it, pools it, or distributes it on their behalf.
If you are the one dancing
A profile costs $1 a month. Not to make money from you — to keep the stave honest, and to keep the roster real. You keep your profile, your photographs, and everything a patron sends you.
Every ballet dancer belongs here — women, men, and nonbinary artists alike. The name is a nod to the art form, not a limit on who can stand on the stave.