• See You at the Conference Next Week
• Join Dance/USA in a Field-wide Study of Dance Audiences
• Watch For Your Email Invitation to the EDA Learning Community
• Advocacy Update

See You at the Conference Next Week
A week from today we'll be kicking off our 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, DC with a fabulous Opening Night Reception at the House of Sweden. We hope to see you there! If you haven't yet secured your place, register today!

We are thrilled to announce that George Stevens, Jr., co-chairman of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities and award-winning writer, director, producer, playwright and author, will join us for a plenary session moderated by Bob Lynch, President & CEO of Americans for the Arts. They promise to deliver a serious dose of creativity and inspiration!

And don't miss your chance to pick the brains of industry experts at the SmART Bar. Take a look at our line-up of SmART Bar-tenders and decide who you want to meet for a one-on-one 20 minute session. After you check in at the Conference registration table, be sure to reserve your time slot!

COMING SOON: DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS
If you've registered for the Conference, an email will be arriving soon with all the key details and logistics you need to know. Stay tuned!

REGISTER NOW!
If you haven't registered for the Conference yet, reserve your place today!

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Join Dance/USA in a Field-wide Study of Dance Audiences
Wondering how dance audiences want to engage? So does Dance/USA.

That’s why we are working with WolfBrown on a field-wide study of dance audiences—the first, large-scale study of its kind. Any Dance/USA member who presents or produces dance and has an email list of at least 500 recent ticket buyers is eligible to join the study as a partner at no cost.

Register for the study now!

Each study partner will assist with the research by sending three email messages to recent ticket buyers. In exchange, partners will receive a confidential, topline report (i.e. counts and percentages for each question) on their own data, as well as an advance copy of the research report based on aggregated results. For more detailed information, please read the FAQ, available online.

This field research study is part of the Engaging Dance Audiences (EDA) pilot initiative underwritten by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation. Please submit any questions to Victoria Smith (research@danceusa.org or 202.833.1717).

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Watch For Your Email Invitation to the EDA Learning Community
You're invited! Check your inbox soon for your invitation to join us on the Engaging Dance Audiences (EDA) online learning community!

It's a place for conversations, collaborations, connections, tools, ideas, and questions -- all related to the ever-important issue of engaging dance audiences. With discussions from the EDA grantees and colleagues from the field nationwide, the learning community is your resource for understanding and building audiences for dance.

Log on and join the conversation!

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Advocacy Update
Dance Advocacy on the Hill, June 17, Washington DC
As part of the Dance/USA Annual Conference in Washington DC, attendees can choose to participate in Dance Advocacy on the Hill. The session will bring dance advocates to Capitol Hill to discuss public policies that support dance in America. The deadline to register for this session was April 15. If you are still interested in conducting legislative visits, contact the Government Affairs Department at advocacy@danceusa.org. Though we may not be able to confirm meetings with legislators for those of you that register late, we welcome you to join others on their meetings and to speak in support of the arts.

Dance/USA’s Advocacy website is continually updated with legislative news and resources. Visit our site often to learn about federal advocacy news affecting dance organizations in America. https://www.danceusa.org/newsactionalerts

Questions about the Advocacy Update? Email Dance/USA Government Affairs Director, Amy Fitterer, at afitterer@danceusa.org.