The Benefit Dance Recital is an annual spring event held at Lyndon Institute.  All proceeds are given to organizations around the NEK that offer activities involving physical exercise or movement, are striving to help people in our community attain a healthy lifestyle, or are working to provide more opportunities for kids/teens to experience the arts or support for lifelong wellness.  

This year’s recital proceeds will be given to NEK Prosper!.  

NEK Prosper! is a local network of community members, organizations, and institutions who learn together, align, and integrate our actions to achieve positive change.  We work toward a shared vision that everyone living in Caledonia and Southern Essex Counties is financially secure, mentally and physically healthy, well-housed and well-nourished.  We aspire to build our collective and community capacity to dismantle systemic inequality and marginalization, foster community leadership and community-driven solutions and ensure fair and just opportunity to health and prosperity.  NEK Prosper! welcomes all voices to join, inform and shape our work.  Please visit https://nekprosper.org or contact Kari White at [email protected] to find out more.

The Benefit Recital is organized by LI Dance Teacher and founder/coordinator of the annual VT State Dance Festival, Rebecca McGregor.  The dancers performing in the Benefit Show this spring are enrolled in dance programs at Lyndon Institute, Lamoille Union High School, Dance Express, St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury Ballet Studio, NVU Lyndon, Vermont Tiny Toes Ballet, and North Country Union High School.

This year’s Benefit Recital will be held at the LI Alumni Auditorium on Friday, April 14th, at 7pm.  Admission is by donation and all proceeds will go to NEK Prospers!.  

For more information about the Benefit Recital, call Rebecca McGregor at 802-535-3774 or email [email protected].