BESFI is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of New York with the primary purpose of promoting ballet education in Suffolk County. By providing grants and scholarships and offering workshops to local dancers, BESFI enables young artists to participate in ballet programs that are not readily available to them or which are beyond their financial resources. In providing professionally staged dance performances, BESFI is able to promote the arts by catering to the need for young artists to perform and the community's desire for quality entertainment. To everyone's benefit, BESFI has had unparalleled success in bringing noted guest artists and teachers to Long Island.

BESFI SCHOLARSHIPS

BESFI awarded a record $8,000 in summer program scholarships for 2008 thus pushing total cumulative scholarships and stipends to a value in excess of $200,000. As in previous years, a jury of prominent ballet professionals determined the winners of the annual scholarship competition.

The 2009 BESFI Scholarship Competition will be held on May 31, 2009. Detailed results will be available in BESFI News. The 2009 Summer Program Brochure is posted on this site. Information is also available by writing: BESFI SCHS, P.O. Box 2146, St. James, NY 11780, calling (631) 584-0192 or emailing us at info@besfi.com