Starpath Gives Back with SHINE

As a local, family run business, we at Starpath understand the importance of community. Our job is to help our students explore the world of dance in a fun and engaging way, and we would not be able to do it without the support and involvement of our community. It is because of this incredible support that we chose to give back to the community we love so much. In addition to our annual holiday food and toy drives benefiting various local non-profit organizations, we introduced our SHINE program in 2018 to help our dance students get further involved with their local community.  Starpath Helping in Neighborhoods Everywhere (SHINE) is a program consisting of student leaders whose vision is to use their joy of dance to spread positivity in the community and raise funds for a dance scholarship for someone with financial need. 

Under the mentorship of Miss Lindsey, members of the SHINE program create, plan and host events, contests and more. In its inaugural year, SHINE raised more than $3k for UNC Children’s Hospital and donated 200 costumes to the Boys and Girls club of Durham. Since then, SHINE has hosted a number of new and fun ways to raise funds and give back, and we currently have two dancers scholarship from the SHINE program!

More About the Scholarship
The SHINE scholarship is tuition to Starpath Dance Academy that is awarded to a student in financial need once per year. The application period runs from April through mid-May and details can be found on this webpage during that time. The scholarship recipient is selected by the student leaders of the SHINE program and Starpath Dance Academy, based on financial need and other information given in the application. Anyone interested in applying can find the application on the web page or email [email protected] to be on our list to be informed of the scholarship.

Applications for the 2024-2025 season scholarship will come out in the spring.

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