Stitching Together Action | June Advocacy Update
I’ve been thinking a lot about quilting this month—what it means to stitch together different ideas, identities, histories, and cultures.
What the Research Says: 3 Marketing Moves for Dance Organizations in an Impossible Moment
Grounded Growth Marketing shares research-backed marketing strategies for dance organizations navigating funding cuts and audience trust gaps.
What World Do You Want to Live In? | May Advocacy Update
Across the country, policy decisions are shaping the conditions in which artists, cultural workers, and communities live, work, gather, vote, learn, and create. Federal arts and humanities funding, food assistance, voting rights, immigration enforcement, education policy, and nonprofit infrastructure may seem like separate issues, but they are connected by a larger question.
From The Wallace Foundation: Building Trust, Sustaining Art Report
New report on navigating trust for arts organizations rooted in communities of color.
From The Wallace Foundation: Studies of Arts Organizations Rooted in Communities of Color
New reports have been documenting the histories and practices of arts organizations rooted in communities of color.
2026 Dance Conference Guide for Leaders & Artists
Grounded Growth Marketing shares how marketing and relationship building are two ways to help sustain a dance sector in financial crisis.
Reflecting on Dance Forum 2026
New report identifies long-term benefits of youth participation in community arts programs, from well-being to future trajectories
From The Wallace Foundation: A Guide to Understanding Youth Outcomes in Community Arts Programs
New report identifies long-term benefits of youth participation in community arts programs, from well-being to future trajectories
For Dance: Revenue is Falling But Attendance Is Up (What Does This Mean, and What Do We Do About It?)
Grounded Growth Marketing shares how marketing and relationship building are two ways to help sustain a dance sector in financial crisis.
Expanding Our Advocacy Initiatives
At Dance/USA, we are dedicated to ensuring that dance is a powerful, thriving, and essential part of our nation’s cultural landscape. Our advocacy initiatives are central to this mission.