One-of-a-kind community partnership in Sarasota

All right, so what do rare glass recycled bike sculptures and modern dance all have in common? Well just wait, they're all part of a one-of-a-kind community partnership in Sarasota. We highlight their big weekend event and tonight's What's Right with Tampa Bay. 21 years Sarasota Contemporary Dance has kept its community moving. We are a professional dance company serving the community through collaboration education and performances. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Come towards me a little bit. Right now, the company is dialing in choreography for Murals in Motion, taking dance out of the studio and onto the streets. We're able to activate these spaces, and we have various company members that are choreographing and really doing this multi-generational, free, public event for our community. Let's go! Keeping a non-profit on its feet takes real money, though. This week, a boost is coming from an unexpected partner. This is a beautiful Chihuly-esque piece of art glass. I believe it was donated by someone named Mark. Sarasota Estate Auction is rolling out more than 2,000 items this weekend, including 50 special pieces. And it's very whimsy and fun and exciting. Every dollar raised from those 50 donated treasures goes straight to the dancers. Seeing what it will bring to the dancers. They really are so involved within the Sarasota community. They give back a great deal. So I think it's very important that we show them that we want to give back to them. Around and then there's like an actual step forward to kind of swivel. For Sarasota Contemporary Dance, the auction proceeds won't just cover production bills either. They ensure the stage stays open for everyone. The more that we get creative on how small businesses and non-profits or big businesses and corporate businesses with non-profits, finding ways to come together to support, create something new and to support each other, that's sustainability, right? Turning secondhand treasures into art, one bid and one step at a time. All right. That is pretty neat. Yeah. So it's this weekend. It is very cool.