From start to finish, both onstage and off, funding a season involves many costs—donate today to make it possible.

ARENA DANCES is a non-profit organization with tax-exempt 501(c)3 status, and as such, all contributions are tax-deductible.

ARENA DANCES Community Giving Partners

Your financial support has contributed to all aspects of our work—from artists’ salaries for rehearsing, teaching, and performing to booking venues and commissioning creatives for music, costumes, and lighting design to further our choreographic explorations. We are grateful for your continued support and for being a vital part of the artistic force in the Twin Cities.

Updated April 2026

Commissioning Circle ($25K–$49,999)
Sher Demeter

Investors Circle ($15K–$24,999)
Milo Pinkerton and Virgil Taus

Producers Circle ($10K–$14,999)
John Sullivan
JoAnne Janczewski (Abbott Laboratories)

Directors Circle ($5K–$9,999)
David and Leni Moore Family Foundation

Choreographer’s Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Susan Leaf

ARENA Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Amy Von Walter
Alan and Linda Shapiro
Wendy Holmes
Leigh Dillard
Heather Pilakowski
Ron Lotz and Randy Hartten

Dancer’s Circle ($500–$999)
Barbara Nordstrom Loeb
Bill Cameron
Paul and Kathleen Campbell
Tyler and Amy Behm Thomson
Cory and Betsy Mills
Jay and Page Cowles
Steve and Jenni Norlin Weaver
Tom Stiles
NE Bank (Brandon Plombon)
Serendipitous Leverage Fund
Jeff Griffin
Terry Farley

Contemporary Circle ($250–$499)
Mark Davis
Melanie Palm
David Colby
Raymond Terril
Ken Rafowitz and Dan Porter
Mary Hansmeyer
Neal Cuthbert and Louise Robinson
Nina Ebbighausen and Kerry Keen

Friends of ARENA ($100–$249)
Debra Page
Pam and Fritz Lott
Lisa McLean
Frank Rhame and Beverly Christie
Betsy Maloney Leaf
Nina Ebbighausen
Amy Hero Jones
Betsy Husting
Betsy Maloney Leaf
Matthew and Brittany Keefe
Mark Oyaas
Leland and Beverly Gehrke
Rebecca Heist
Dennis Yelkin
Stephen Yogi Rueff
Roger and Claryce Haug
Laura King
Chris Andersen
Lisa Hannon
Daniel Phillip
John and Karen Gulliver
Tom Page
Bethany Whitehead
Launa and Gary Wert

Donor Gifts to $99
Tamara Nadel
Kelley Lindquist
Barbara Nordstrom Loeb
Thomas Scott
Blanca Agrait
Jan Gonder
Caroline Glawe
Elizabeth Engelman
Carol Salmon
Pam Gleason
Jane Powers
Joe Chvala
$25–$49 range:
Jinza Thayer
Erin Thompson
Gary Peterson + James Davies
Jessi Fett
Jim Lieberthal
Brittany N.
Rachel Lieberman
Kelli Miles
Ashwini Ramaswamy
Judith Howard
Roy Watier
Under $25:
Marilyn Habermas Scher
Rebecca Katz Harwood
Nancy Perlman
Megan Mayer
Berit Ahlgren
Ayumi Shafer
Sarah Brennecke