$20 Million Donation to Dance at the Music Center

Both Rountree and Renae Williams, director of dance presentations at the Music Center, said that, although the donation should provide greater programming flexibility, the income it generated would not be sufficient to develop a resident dance company for the Music Center.

"Right now, we're happy presenting dance and bringing in great dance companies," Rountree said. He added that, although the Music Center might in the future be interested in forging a resident relationship with an existing Los Angeles dance company, the city does not yet "have a dance company that rises to the level of the quality that we want at the Music Center."