Music & Motion Dance Receives Grant from Target®

PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 18, 2008 – Music & Motion Dance today announced a partnership with Target® in recognition of its efforts in the development of youth in the performing arts programs, while increasing cultural literacy in the community served.

“Music & Motion Dance has held a deep commitment to the performing arts as a means of reaching out to youth and the community. Through music, movement and dance, we can all share and exchange in a universal language of humanity and expression that bridges all other barriers.” according to Steven Weisz, Artistic Director for Music & Motion.

This grant is part of ongoing efforts by Target to strengthen families and communities throughout the country. Since opening its doors, Target has given 5 percent of its income to organizations that support education, the arts, social services and volunteerism. Today that translates to more than $3 million every week.

“At Target, our local grants are making a difference in the communities we serve,” said Laysha Ward, vice president, community relations, Target. “We’re proud to partner with Music & Motion Dance as part of our ongoing commitment to give back to the communities where our guests and team members live and work.”

Additionally, Target® gives through signature programs that are designed to inspire learning in children and families. Programs include:

•    Take Charge of Education®, a school fund raising program;
•    Target Field Trip Grants, a program that helps educators bring learning to life for students through the distribution of grants;
•    Ready.Sit.Read!, a program dedicated to fostering a lifelong love of reading in children at an early age;
•    Target House®, which serves as a home away from home for families of children receiving life-saving treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® in Memphis;
•    Target Volunteers, a program where Target team members and retirees annually
donate more than 350,000 hours of time to more than 7,500 community-based projects

About Music & Motion Dance

Music & Motion's mission is to empower youth through dance, movement and the performing arts, ultimately building self-esteem and inspiring creative self-expression and community action and interaction.

As a company, we seek to bring dancer and audience closer together by performing in both traditional and non-traditional venues, having meaningful dialogues and discourse about our dance works, offering free or subsidized programs to venues and generally making dance more accessible to the public.

Music & Motion Dance fulfills the need of providing young dancers with performing experience in a nurturing environment with professional guidance, while continually exciting audiences wherever they perform.

On the web at http://www.music-and-motion.com

About Target
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at more than 1,600 stores in 47 states nationwide by delivering today’s best retail trends at affordable prices. Target is committed to providing guests with great design through innovative products, in-store experiences and community partnerships. Whether visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of unique and highly differentiated items. Target (NYSE:TGT) gives more than $3 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs.