Financial Officer: Kerry Lee (kerrylee@stanford.edu)
Amount Approved: $13,860
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?

Cardinal Ballet is an enthusiastic group of classically trained
dancers who love to perform. CBC is committed to enhancing the
Stanford community by encouraging students to become involved in
dancing or in attending dance performances.  CBC sponsors
Stanford's largest dance show, featuring non-Special Fees groups
as well as Cardinal Ballet, in order to provide the student body
with as broad of a spectrum of dance as possible.

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

Putting on shows like Urban Nights Dance Fusion and the Fall
Works in Progress Show requires significant funding.  Most of the
money goes to renting Dinkelspiel Auditorium and the necessary
lighting and sound equipment.  Though Urban Nights Dance Fusion
is entirely sponsored by Cardinal Ballet, we feature non-Special
Fees groups to allow as many people to dance and the student body
to see a very diverse show.  Also, we perform dance pieces that
are copyrighted and require licensing fees.

What are the three largest line item requests in your budget and why?

1) Facilities Rental.

Dinkelspiel Auditorium is a costly space to rent, but it is the
most ideal stage on campus for a dance show of this magnitude. 
Also, since there is limited rehearsal space on campus, we often
have to rent space off campus to rehearse.

2) Equipment Rental

Lighting and sound equipment are crucial for a live dance
performance.


3) Honoraria

Some of the dance pieces we perform are copyrighted and require
licensing fees.  Also, there are restrictions as to how they can
be staged, which often requires us to hire professionals.  To
present unique and interesting dances, we hire local
choreographers to commission works for Cardinal Ballet.

If you applied for Special Fees last year, is there an increase in the
amount you're seeking this year?  If so, why?

No, we are requesting slightly less for Facilities Rental, as we
are hoping that the changes in Roble Gym will allow us not to
rehearse off campus as much.