Membership FAQs

Archiving and Preservation:

• Free Archiving and Preservation phone consultation
• Archiving and Preservation Affinity Group open to all members, regardless of member category

Leadership and Learning:

• Council and Affinity Groups
  • Member exclusive Google Groups for each of our Affinity Groups and Councils
  • Member Calls for each of our Affinity Groups and Councils
• Deaf and Disability Affinity Group open to all members, regardless of member category
• Member discount to Dance/USA’s bi-annual conference
• Member exclusive webinars and workshops
• The biweekly newsletter “TheSPIN”
• Post your jobs, auditions, internships, fellowships on Dance/USA’s website

Research:

• Access to 5-year financial trend analysis on non-profit dance organizations from 2017-2021
• Access to member survey data
• Assistance/resource support to find data needed for planning, grant-writing, etc.

Advocacy:

• Monthly Advocacy Office Hours, discuss specific federal, state, and local advocacy opportunities for members to lean in with their voices to address various issues of interest.
• Advocacy Google Group
• Talking points and assistance with scheduling visits to speak with federally elected officials
• Five peer consultation letters for Visa applications per year, additional letters $100 each

To find the most up-to-date dues please visit: Membership Benefits, Categories and Payment Plan.

To renew your membership or to update your address, add/remove staff members, or other changes you may want to make please visit: Renew, Create or Update Your Member Account.

Dance/USA memberships are open to all those in the dance ecosystem. Memberships are open to dance artists, companies, presenters, promoters, agents, managers, producers, educators, administrators, the list goes on! If you are interested in joining Dance/USA, click here to learn more about Membership options and to join!

Free, Field Wide Resources

• Funding Resources
• Archiving and Preservation Resources
  • Artist's Legacy Toolkit
  • Dance Archives Research Guide
  • Dance Heritage Coalition Resources and Programs
  • Archival Research Glossary
• Apply to Dance/USA Fellowships:
  • Archiving and Preservation Fellowships program as a host location or fellow
  • Dance/USA Fellowship to Artists (DFA)
  • BIPOC Female Choreographers in Ballet Initiative
  • Mentorship Program: Dance/USA Institute for Leadership Training (DILT)
• Bi-Annual Dance/USA Conference
• Attend the Dance Forum
• Webinars and workshops
• Dance/USA Awards (Honors, Ernie, Champion)
• Be represented in front of Congress, the White House, and other federal agencies
• Advocacy resource list
  • Advocacy and Gift Guide Toolkits
  • List of key dance and arts related policy issues
  • Advocacy updates and Action Alerts
  • List of Congressional Hearings and National Events of Interest
• Research/Data Resources
• Monthly Dance/USA Bulletin
• More Resources
  • Resources from the Task Force on Dancer Health
  • Building Audiences for the Arts Research and Resources
  • Resources on Harassment in the Workplace
  • Resources on Music and Choreography
  • Equitable Contracting Resources
  • Audience Engagement Resource

Fee based, Field Wide Resources

• Post your jobs, auditions, internships, fellowships on Dance/USA’s website, $30
• Peer consultation letter for visa applications, $150
• Archiving and Preservation phone consultation, $40
• Archiving Consultation and Services for Artists and Dance Companies, $500