Donated by the 2024 DA Seniors & 2023 Alumni - What a beautiful idea and tribute in such a terrific young mans name. The 2024 DA Seniors put $1700 towards this scholarship plus some 2023 Alumni added $250, then Dance Attitudes has matched it bringing it to $3900 towards your 2024-25 Dance Tuition!

This beautiful scholarship will be given to a National Honor Society for Dance Arts recipient (more info to follow on this) who embodies some of the wonderful qualities that Matthew exuded. Being kind, a good friend, a hard worker, a volunteer, being academically successful in school and a great dancer (since he was a student at DA) are among some of the things we are looking for in a recipient.

Dancers who are currently Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors in High School are eligible to submit applications. You must also be a part of the National Honors Society for Dance Arts! (More info to follow on this )

If you feel as if you are not a good candidate for this year, then you need to spend the year trying to be more like Matthew, embrace all of the beautiful things he stood for and work towards National Honors Society for Dance Arts! If you are in middle school, now is a good time to start trying to achieve these goals.

Once all of the Submissions are in and a decision has been made as to the recipient, we will blast Matthews name all over social media, put it on our website and hang a picture in our Dance Attitudes hallways with the good news so that Matthew’s name is never forgotten.

We know this all started, last year, with a gift from the 2023 DA Seniors and it was their idea but Dance Attitudes is committing to making this an every year scholarship for $1600 to ensure that Matthew Friedman is "Unforgettable" at Dance Attitudes.

 
We are blessed that the 2024 DA Seniors joined this year and we were able to match it! What an honor! Thank you to the 2024 Seniors! :)