In the 21st century, SSB will maintain its position as one of America's Premiere African Dance troupes. We intend to increase the authenticity of our performances through incorporation of additional research and interpretation of our subject matter, and through visual presentation (including but not limited to stage construction and props, wardrobe, music and choreography).

In the area of educational programming, we intend to offer more educational programs, increase the tactile quality of these programs, and to teach increasing numbers of youth South African Dance. We will continue to use our study guide, and will expand them in curriculum appropriate ways. These study guides will be more widely disseminated through our Website, which we intend to become a significant educational arm of our programs.

The goals of the Soweto Street Beat Dance Theater, Inc. are as follows:

• To fulfill our mission statement by preserving and promoting the unique and exciting cultural expressions of South Africa, thereby exposing this culture to diverse audiences;

• To educate children and adults about South Africa's rich culture and history through dance and music presented to schools and community organizations;
• To provide residencies at colleges, universities and educational centers;
• To strengthen the cultural arts in neighborhoods through collaborative efforts with community groups, local arts organizations and other artists;
• To build well-informed, committed arts audiences by integrating stage presentations with cultural activities and community programs;
• To create a forum for discussion and dialogue between different cultural communities through performance arts;
• To provide performance arts training through scholarship programs for disadvantaged, metropolitan Atlanta youths, and other youth across the nation.

Soweto Street Beat seeks to meet the following objectives with its artistic and educational programming:

• To encourage students to appreciate other cultures and develops an interest in performance art;
• To give students and audiences tangible methods for overcoming the obstacles of crime, poverty, and other social ills by utilizing performance art;
• To consistently evaluate ourselves in order to make innovative improvements in our program offerings;
• To expose our target audience to wider variety of African performance artists;
• To develop more collaborative efforts between the Dance Theater, community, educational and cultural organizations;
• To increase our school program offerings
• To establish, and in some cases broaden, our professional relationships with area, state, and national dance companies;