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Dance/USA offers field-wide and member-only webinars, workshops and other virtual programming on timely and relevant topics. Registration is required for all events, regardless of membership. To learn about upcoming programs, subscribe to the Dance/USA Bulletin and follow Dance/USA on Instagram.
Centering the Artist: More Than a Checked Box: Unpacking Identity-Driven Funding and Presenting Methodologies, presented by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts. Join Dance/USA on Wednesday May 22 from 1:00pm ET – 2:30pm ET for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the pivotal topic of nurturing authentic connections between artists, presenters and funders. In More Than a Checked Box: Unpacking Identity-Driven Funding and Presenting Methodologies, we will explore unconscious biases that can lead to presenters’ and funders’ unintentional or subliminal perceptions of various demographics, that result in the exclusion of particular groups. Learn more and register by May 20!
Centering the Artist: How to Crowdfund Your Next Project, presented by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, April 30, 2024. Dance/USA and Jess Eva Allen of Jess E Allen Studio offered a webinar designed to demystify the world of crowdfunding. This webinar was tailored to equip attendees with the essential knowledge and strategies to effectively utilize crowdfunding platforms to fund your next dance related project. This webinar was not recorded for playback.
Discussing Dance Data: Impact of the Pandemic on the Financial Structures of Nonprofit Dance Organizations, March 6, 2024. Dance/USA Director of Research Sarah Morrison and SMU DataArts Director Zannie Voss share findings from two different datasets exploring the impact of the pandemic on non-profit dance organizations. They examine data from before, during, and after the pandemic. Discover how this data impacts, empowers, and influences your decision-making! Watch the recording.
Virtual Allyship Trainings, June 6-7, 2023. Facilitated by Service Never Sleeps, this two-day workshop was a unique opportunity to be in community with creative workers and dance professionals, lean into Dance/USA’s values of equity and inclusion, and deepen your anti-racist work.
The 118 Congress and the Dance Ecosystem, February 2, 2023. Attendees learned about who is on congressional committees of interest to the arts and cultural sector, the 2023 priorities for the 118th Congress, and what you can do to be an effective advocate for the dance ecosystem and overall arts and cultural sector
Virtual Race Equity Series: White Supremacy 101; Bias & Microaggressions, November 1-2, 2022. These trainings, facilitated by Service Never Sleeps, provided an understanding of Allyship principles and located anti-Blackness and white supremacy in both current and historical contexts.
Virtual Allyship Trainings, October 6-7, 2022. Using a racial justice lens, the trainings, facilitated by Service Never Sleeps, both taught foundational knowledge about white supremacy while also equipping individuals in real time for addressing discrimination and promoting social justice in everyday life.
Virtual Race Equity Series: White Supremacy 101; Bias & Microaggressions, January 25 and February 22, 2022. These trainings, facilitated by Service Never Sleeps, provided an understanding of Allyship principles and located anti-Blackness and white supremacy in both current and historical contexts.
In October 2021, Dance/USA presented Centering the Artist, a series of programming for and about independent artists, featuring the following three webinars:
Music and Dance – How to Find Your Creative Partner and Make New Collaborations Happen, October 28, 2021. New Music USA and Dance/USA teamed up to present an exciting roundtable discussion exploring the collaboration possibilities between music creators and choreographers. Presented in partnership with New Music USA. Speakers: Chari Glogovac-Smith, Morgxn Karr, Jeremy McQueen. Moderator: Alicia Graf Mack
Dancers Protecting Their Labor, October 20, 2021. Hosted by Dance/NYC, this dialogue unpacked the workforce experiences of dancers across genres and those who work to champion livelihoods in dance. Presented in partnership with Dance/NYC. Speakers: DHQ Brat, Joey Kipp, Amy A. Lehman, Kate Shindle, and Peter Trojic
Informational Session with Dance Artists’ National Collective, October 15, 2021. Dance/USA offered an informational session with Dance Artists’ National Collective (DANC) about important issues affecting dancemakers. Presented in partnership with Dance Artists’ National Collective. Speakers: April Biggs, Emily Hansel, Alex Rodabaugh, and Tony Wright.
U.S. Artist Visas and International Travel in the Age of COVID: Latest Update, September 9, 2021. Experts from Tamizdat and the hosts of ArtistsfromAbroad.org – the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and the League of American Orchestras – described what it takes to secure U.S. artist visas and navigate COVID-19 travel restrictions. Presented by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, League of American Orchestras, and Tamizdat. Co-hosted by A2IM – American Association of Independent Music, Chamber Music America, Dance/USA, Folk Alliance International, National Performance Network, North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents, OPERA America, and Theatre Communications Group
NEA American Rescue Plan Webinars, July 13 and July 27, 2021. Dance/USA and the International Association of Blacks in Dance hosted conversations with the NEA Dance Department on COVID-19 NEA relief support, ask questions, and connect with the federal agency’s dance team.
ASL interpretation and Closed Captioning will be provided for all events.
