Dance/USA's 2023 Impact Report

2023 Impact Report

Vision

Propelled by our belief that dance can inspire a more just and humane world, Dance/USA will amplify the power of dance to inform and inspire a nation where creativity and the field thrive.

Mission

Dance/USA champions an inclusive and equitable dance field by leading, convening, advocating, and supporting individuals and organizations. Dance/USA’s core programs are focused in the areas of engagement, advocacy, research, and preservation.

Core Values • Creativity • Connectivity • Equity • Integrity

INTRODUCTION

Core Services

Leadership & Learning

Dance/USA engages and activates its network through meaningful programs, convenings, and educational opportunities.

Research

Dance/USA provides rigorous, relevant, and accessible research on the dance field.

Advocacy

Dance/USA advocates for the increased visibility of, and engagement in, dance and for government policies that positively impact the dance field on a national, regional, and local level.

Archiving & Preservation

Dance/USA provides resources and programs to advance the archiving and preservation of America’s dance legacy.

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Table of Contents

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Letter from Executive Director

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Equity

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Dance/USA’s Profound Impact

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Integrity

10

Creativity

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5-Year Financial Trend Analysis

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Connectivity

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Donors, Trustees, and Team

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2023 Conference

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Membership

LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friend, I knew Dance/USA was at an inflection point as we entered 2023, teetering on the precipice of transformative change. And in the teetering, Dance/USA had to choose. Are we going to remain stuck where we are? Or, are we going to embrace the unknown by leaping off the precipice, trusting that we will make it to the other side?

2023 was the year Dance/USA took that leap. While we are certainly not on the other side of this moment of change, the past year has allowed us to cultivate deep relationships, pioneer innovative programming, and re-imagine how we manifest our core services.

As this pivotal year unfolded, it became clear that Dance/USA needed to celebrate the power of this community and document the transformational work that took place throughout 2023.

Therefore, it is my pleasure to share with you Dance/USA’s inaugural Impact Report. On the following pages you will explore the intricate ways in which Dance/USA served our member community and the greater dance ecosystem in alignment with our core values of Connectivity, Creativity, Equity, and Integrity.

You will read about the intensive 5-year financial trend analysis conducted by our Research Department, uncovering the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on dance companies. You will learn about some of the important conversations and valuable takeaways generated at the 2023 National Conference.

And, you will discover how the critical restructuring of our Bylaws was catalytic in rooting our operational practices in equity.

The impact we have is profound, and it goes without question that these transformative changes would not have been possible without the support of our member community and dance advocates like you. Thank you for taking this leap with us; for supporting the essential work that needed to be done internally and in service to the dance ecosystem; for believing in the value of Dance/USA and its role within the broader arts and culture sector; and for being part of this community, which continues to show up for each other in ways I never could have imagined.

With your renewed support and ongoing engagement, Dance/USA will continue to lead, convene, advocate, and support the ecosystem that we all love. Please consider joining us in whatever way is most meaningful to you. This could be joining as an individual member or renewing your organization’s membership. This could be providing a tax-deductible donation of any size. Or, this could be participating as a panelist, attending a workshop, or joining us at a convening.

I extend my sincere gratitude to YOU and the many dancers, administrators, advocates, and allies like you who were an essential part of our transformative change this past year. I hope that you will join Dance/USA in making an impact on the dance ecosystem in 2024.

In humble service,

Kellee Edusei / Executive Director, Dance/USA

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Dance/USA’s Profound Impact Dance/USA’s work with and for the dance ecosystem continues to have an enduring and profound impact on us all.

Throughout 2023, Dance/USA touched thousands of dance professionals and organizations, supporting our collective vision to build and sustain a thriving dance ecosystem.

We built upon existing programming, shared vital information, found creative ways to connect, and fiercely advocated for the needs of our field. The result — a year filled with incremental shifts and grand evolutions all in an effort to move us closer to our vision.

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DANCE/USA’S PROFOUND IMPACT

1,858

190

Members*

187

Organization members

Individual members

*All individuals at member organizations receive Dance/USA member status.

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Assisted with 13 dance research inquiries made by members

637

Hosted 24 webinars and online events

Engaged with 637 dance professionals through career development workshops and trainings

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Facilitated 40 fellowships to further the field

455

Published 455 Field Wide Resources, including Task Force on Dancer Health Informational Papers, funding resources, and job, audition, & internship opportunities

7,777

701

$363,500

Provided $363,500 in grant support to individual artists and dance companies across the nation

Convened 701 creative workers at in-person events

Had 7,777 views of The Bulletin, a dance ecosystem-wide resource newsletter

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Hosted 82 member calls

with

835

members participating

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Distributed 24 publications of The Spin, a members-only newsletter

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Dance/USA Membership has been vital to me because it is the primary conduit for me to connect with my national colleagues to exchange ideas and support each other via the affinity groups. Most importantly perhaps is Dance/USA’s recent efforts to move towards truly becoming a multicultural arts organization that champions equity and diversity in the field and across the organization.

Becoming a member of Dance/USA helps me as an artist feel more connected to the dance field and not just in my region or community.

— Karen L. Charles, Artistic and Executive Director Threads Dance Project, Minneapolis, MN

Map of Dance/USA’s Member Community No Members

Hawaii

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Few Members

Puerto Rico

+57

Many Members

International members

DANCE/USA’S PROFOUND IMPACT

3% 2% 8% 1%

6%

Membership

by Category

30%

Agent/Artist Representative (Booking Agencies) Business Affiliate Dance Companies Education Affiliate Individuals International Affiliates Service Organization

49%

Councils & Affinity Groups

2%

Presenter

Agents Managers, Producers & Promoters Council

CFO Affinity Group

Presenters Council

Community Engagement and Education Directors Affinity Group

Service Organizations Council

Company Managers Affinity Group

Artistic Directors Council

Deaf and Disability Affinity Group

Managers/Executives Council ($15 Million and Greater)

Development Directors Affinity Group

Managers/Executives Council ($3–14.9 Million)

Marketing Directors Affinity Group

Managers/Executives Council ($750,000–2.9 Million)

Production Directors Affinity Group

Managers/Executives Council ($749,000 and Less)

School Directors Affinity Group

Archiving and Preservation Affinity Group

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Creativity Creativity inspires change. Dance/USA values our nation’s creative capacity and artistry to imagine and build a world we have never encountered and deeply desire.

Over the past three years, Dance/USA has invested deeply in centering the artistic voices of dancers and choreographers who have been marginalized and systemically excluded in our community through our Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Female Choreographers in Ballet Initiative.

These two regranting programs celebrate the diverse viewpoints of artists from across the nation, embrace the transformative power of movement-based practices, and amplify the meaningful work of these creatives.

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CREATIVITY

Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists

Round Two Dance/USA Artist Fellows

2023 marked the conclusion of the second round of the Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists program. Funded by the Doris Duke Foundation, this national dance fellowship program provided unrestricted support to 30 individual dance and movement based artists with sustained practices in art for social change. These include community-building and culture-bearing practices, healing and storytelling practices, activism and representational justice practices, and more.

MK Abadoo Columbia, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia Mesma Belsaré West New York, New Jersey

Kesha McKey New Orleans, Louisiana Prathiba Natesan Batley Louisville, Kentucky

Natalie Benally Albuquerque, New Mexico

Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez Brooklyn, New York

Phil Chan Brooklyn, New York

Luis Ordaz Gutiérrez Austin, Texas

During the Fellowship period, Dance/USA supported the creation of Fellow-led initiatives in a manner that was emergent and collaborative. Fellows designed dream spaces and spaces of healing and rest. They planned moments of connection and discussion. They offered each other mini-residencies, created collaborative projects, received professional consultations, and more. While Fellows were not required to participate in this programming, Dance/USA compensated them for time spent on these activities and covered programming costs.

Jemal “P-Top” Delacruz Chicago, Illinois

Nkeiruka Oruche Oakland, California

Tyde-Courtney Edwards Baltimore, Maryland

iele paloumpis Brooklyn, New York

Peter Rockford Espiritu Honolulu, Hawai’i

Bhumi B Patel Oakland, California

Jenn Freeman | Po’Chop Chicago, Illinois

Potri Ranka Manis New York, New York

Dance/USA Artist Fellow Demographics

Gabriel “MoFundamentals” Gutiérrez Los Angeles, California

Angelina Ramirez Tucson, Arizona

Harrison Guy Houston, Texas

90%+

20%

Dr. Julie B. Johnson Decatur, Georgia

BIPOC artists

Petra Kuppers Ypsilanti, Michigan

Consider themselves Disabled artists

ShanDien Sonwai LaRance Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico cat mahari Chicago, Illinois

13%

Identify as transgender/ gender non-conforming/ non-binary artists

Muisi-kongo Malonga East Palo Alto, California

Vershawn Sanders-Ward Chicago, Illinois Gema Sandoval Los Angeles, California Dr. Iquail Shaheed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shakiri Sacramento, California Olivier Tarpaga Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Anna Martine Whitehead Chicago, Illinois

$1M+

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BIPOC Female Choreographers in Ballet Initiative

Dance/USA celebrated the conclusion of the BIPOC Female Choreographers Initiative with the premieres of six new works by five choreographers throughout the first half of the year.

This important initiative, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, aims to address inequities in ballet and amplify the BIPOC female choreographer’s voice.

Dance/USA disbursed re-granted funds to five ballet companies from across the country to commission work by BIPOC female choreographers. Nearly 6,450 people attended the 18 performances presented throughout the nation.

Sidra Bell Nashville Ballet Lucinda Bedford & Whispers February 10–12, 2023

Natrea Blake Orlando Ballet Breakthrough March 23–26, 2023

Stephanie Martinez Sacramento Ballet All the Bright Places May 19–21, 2023

Sidra Bell Nevada Ballet Theatre Intimacy with Strangers February 18–19, 2023

Caili Quan Sacramento Ballet Love me anyway May 19–21, 2023

Rena Butler Oklahoma City Ballet …It Pours June 23–25, 2023

±6,450

People attended the performances

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Performances It's important as we take on this work that we consider the multitude of voices we could highlight.

The more opportunities we have to lift up these voices, the better programs like this will be in the long-term... for dance/ballet as a whole. This is especially true for voices that perhaps are not as well-known — voices that are different from what others in dance are doing.

— Paul Vasterling, Artistic Director Emeritus Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN

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Ballet companies

CREATIVITY

CORE SERVICE SPOTLIGHT:

Archiving & Preservation Dance/USA supports the field with resources, expertise, and programs to preserve and make accessible the records of dance artists and communities. In 2023, the Archiving & Preservation Department continued its mission to advance the ability of diverse dance communities to safeguard and share their legacies, as well as to promote education and awareness of dance archiving practices, dance history, and scholarship through:

10 One-on-One Phone Consultations**

A one-hour session to answer questions and advise on how to get started with archiving.

3,431 Views of the Artist’s Legacy Toolkit

A free online suite of guidelines, tools and templates to help independent artists and dance companies organize, preserve, and plan for the legacy of their records.

Hosting an Archiving Workshop

In partnership with BAX and EmergeNYC, 92 participants learned practical tips, guidelines, and skills to organize and securely store digital assets.

Complimentary with active membership status

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Connectivity Dance/USA strives to be a catalytic network enlivened by connection, community, and collaboration. We value calling people in as a practice of leading, listening, learning, and deepening our impact.

At its core, Dance/USA is a network building hub, leaning on the expertise, experiences, and wisdom of all the creative workers that call the dance ecosystem their home.

2023 embraced the collective knowledge of Dance/USA members and the greater field by facilitating deep and meaningful discussions among peers and with elected officials.

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CONNECTIVITY

Dance Community Roundtable

On January 13, Dance/USA hosted the Dance Community Roundtable before the start of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) 2023 Conference.

The convening was curated using Open Space Technology, a methodology of running large group meetings or events around a central topic where participants create the agenda themselves. Speakers Shoni Currier, Bates Dance Festival; Anne Huang, World Arts West; Tariq O’Meally, formerly of Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center; and Francine Sheffield, Rhizome Arts Consulting; helped to lead and moderate the discussion with the 155 attendees about the state of grieving, healing, and reimagining within the dance ecosystem. This event was free and facilitated connections with creative workers across the entire dance community.

Virtual Conference: Extend

Dance/USA continued the conversations that began at the 2023 National Conference in Atlanta into the virtual space with the launch of Virtual Conference: Extend on October 18.

The on-demand programming featured timely sessions with leaders from across the dance ecosystem as well as the memorable and inspiring Grounding Keynotes from Christal Brown, Ayanna Hudson, and Amber Cabral with Kellee Edusei, as well as the Opening Remarks at the Welcome Soiree from Edusei. Virtual Conference: Extend attendees from across the country continued to build their networks and invest in their professional development in this digital learning space.

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People attended the free Dance Community Roundtable on January 13, 2023

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Capitol Hill Initiative

In April, Dance/USA launched its inaugural Capitol Hill Initiative providing a cohesive opportunity for members of the dance community to address the immediate action on federal issues impacting the dance ecosystem. Twenty-one (21) Dance/USA Trustees and team members visited Capitol Hill to meet with offices of 19 U.S. Representatives and Senators sharing real life experiences, stories, and research that highlighted the urgency and immediacy to:

Increase FY2024 Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Re-establish and increase federal incentives for charitable giving

Since Dance/USA’s visit to Capitol Hill, Congress continues to consider FY2024 appropriations for the federal government. Dance/USA continues its relentless bipartisan advocacy in collaboration with other national arts-related partners for increased funding to all federal arts and cultural-related agencies. As a result of the Capitol Hill Initiative, Dance/USA helped increase interest from U.S. Representatives and Senators to co-sponsor bi-partisan legislation to reestablish and increase federal incentives for charitable giving.

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Improve the visa petition process and oppose the proposed filing fee increases

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Dance/USA Trustees and team members visited Capitol Hill

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U.S. Representatives and Senators met with Dance/USA Trustees and team members

CONNECTIVITY

CORE SERVICE SPOTLIGHT:

Leadership & Learning Dance/USA engages and activates its network through meaningful programs, convenings, and educational opportunities. In 2023, Dance/USA provided a range of invaluable personal growth and professional development opportunities, including:

82 Member Calls for Councils and Affinity Groups*

These regularly scheduled moments of connection provide vital networking, discussion, and problem solving for peer groups such as presenters, artistic directors, fundraisers, school directors, and more.

Allyship Training

In partnership with Service Never Sleeps, 23 participants attended an intensive, fast-paced, two-day webinar series designed to explore how to use individual and collective areas of privilege to advance racial justice from an intersectional context.

Dance/USA’s Institute for Leadership Training

Dance/USA has supported over 100 early-career dance leaders in this mentee-drive national dance mentorship and leadership program.

*Member-exclusive benefit

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424

Breakout sessions

Dance professionals attended the in-person conference

74

Breakout session speakers

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Emerge / Become / Move

Dance/USA made a joyful return to a fully in-person Conference in Atlanta from June 13–16. For four days, 424 creative workers spent time networking, participating in career development sessions, and experiencing performances that celebrated the breadth and depth of the local dance ecosystem.

The convening kicked off with the Welcoming Soiree and Honors Awards where attendees celebrated the lives and legacies of five visionary dance leaders who have had a lasting impact on the national dance ecosystem: Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem; Judy Tyrus, CEO of ChromaDiverse; Nena Gilreath and Waverly T. Lucas, II, Co-Founding Directors of Ballethnic Dance Company; and Douglas Scott, Artistic/Executive Director of Full Radius Dance.

The next two days consisted of 25 breakout sessions during which participants engaged in illuminating workshops, contributed to challenging conversations, addressed shared problems, and ultimately left with practical skills and innovative ideas to help advance their work. Popular sessions included Beyond Categories; Resisting Tokenism and Holding Complexity and Tactical Guide to Achieve Engagement with Diverse Audiences.

We had the pleasure of opening each day with Grounding Keynote presentations from inspirational women. On Wednesday morning, Chief Visioning Officer of Steps and Stages Coaching and Founding Artist/Executive Director of INSPIRIT Christal Brown spoke about what it means to

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catalyze imagination into reality. On Thursday morning, Ayanna Hudson, Chief Strategy, Programs, and Engagement Officer at the National Endowment for the Arts, took the stage to discuss the future of NEA funding initiatives.

Inclusion and Diversity Consultant Amber Cabral sat down with Dance/USA Executive Director Kellee Edusei for a Fireside Chat centered around embodying inclusive practices in our personal and professional lives.

On Thursday evening, Conference attendees immersed themselves in Atlanta’s diverse dance scene with a visit to Emory University’s campus for the 2023 Modern Atlanta Dance Festival. The sold-out performance hosted by Full Radius Dance featured 32 dancers in seven works ranging from a modern take on traditional Chinese dance to physically integrated artistry.

On the final day of the Conference, Dance/USA members were invited to participate in The Exchange: A Conversation for Learning and Sharing where they learned about Dance/USA membership services and were given a space to dream about new ways in which the organization can best serve its member community. Then, seven member Council and Affinity Groups met in-person to discuss timely issues in their respective fields.

89

Atlanta-based performers

30

Scholarships awarded

Thank you to all of the sponsors, speakers, performers, and attendees who helped make the 2023 National Conference a triumphant success!

After 2023, Dance/USA will shift to a biennial Conference cycle, with the next Dance/USA National Conference taking place June 17–20, 2025, in Chicago.

This intentional shift will give Dance/USA a greater opportunity to redesign our Conference environment to ensure attendees experience the Conference through a human-centered lens, strengthen our local and national partnerships, and deepen our connection with the host city.

Dance/USA 2023 Conference Sponsors Arts Consulting Group Arts Insurance Program City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Claremont Graduate University Fulton County Arts Council Georgia Council for the Arts Harkness Center for Dance Injuries Harlequin Floors The National Endowment for the Arts South Arts Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Walder Charitable Fund Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College

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Equity Through the lens of equity, Dance/USA strives to remove the boundaries erected by a legacy of racism, classism, ableism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, gender bias, and xenophobia, and we work to dismantle institutional and systemic oppression that attack the dance field’s progress, impede the creation of work, and negatively impact dance audiences and communities.

Dance/USA has been on an intentional equity journey for over a decade beginning with a pivotal moment at the 2012 National Conference in San Francisco, California. In 2013, Dance/USA adopted an organizational statement and public commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and Dance/USA’s 2018 Strategic Plan further articulated and affirmed equity as a core value. Today, equity is a foundational element thoughtfully incorporated into the content and execution of all our core services and special initiatives.

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EQUITY

We are so supremely grateful for this opportunity. It’s one thing to live the 30-year history of an organization — you are just in it, doing your thing day by day, year after year. But to stop and examine and contemplate the documentation of those 30 years: newspaper and magazine articles, reviews, flyers, program books, brochures, posters, set designs, photographs, videos, etc. is humbling and uplighting at the same time. To discover that there is a story there, and that this story is worth preserving and sharing, and that others see value in it is such a beautiful gift. Thank You! — Pat Taylor, Founding Artistic Director, JazzAntiqua, 2023 Fellowship Host Organization

Archiving & Preservation Fellowship Program

Supported by the Mellon Foundation, Dance/USA’s Archiving & Preservation Fellowship Program addresses the urgent need for hands-on archiving assistance to smaller dance companies and independent artists and works to develop the next generation of dance archivists. This year, four Fellows were paired with professional mentors and assigned to projects centered around the theme of Archives as Stories; Stories as Resources.

Recent UCLA PhD graduate Blair Black worked to support increased access to L.A.’s dance and music ensemble JazzAntiqua, developing a foundation of systems and procedures that will allow this Black-led West Coast creative hub to continue processing and sharing their archival materials for years to come.

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Fellows were paired with professional mentors

Bethany Greenho, freshly graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of MarylandCollege Park, partnered with Denver-based Cleo Parker Robinson Dance to celebrate the 53-year-old company’s legacy and importance to the history of Black arts in America.

Hustle dance champion, educator, and community organizer Abdiel Jacobsen immersed themself in the 30-year history of Puerto Rican cultural hub Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center and their dance and percussion ensemble, 2Q, collecting and cataloging crowdsourced archival materials to help support SQFC’s long-term goal to be a resource for the study of authentic Bomba and Plena traditions.

Dance maker, performer, teacher, administrator, and writer Laila J. Franklin honored the interdisciplinary approach of Detroitbased choreographer, performance artist, and educator Jennifer Harge to develop an archival method to preserve and catalog Harge’s handwritten choreographic notes and citations and ultimately support Harge’s long-term goals to share her creative process and design blueprints or strategies that can be used by other queer, Black, multidisciplinary artists.

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The Equity Project

Together with Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) and the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), Dance/USA launched the 2023 cohort of The Equity Project: Increasing the Presence of Blacks in Ballet to support the advancement of racial equity in professional ballet companies. Working with Every Level Leadership to design a scalable model that could be replicated for future cohorts, the five ballet companies selected were invited to participate with full consideration given to their geographic location and regionality, leadership changes within the ecosystem, and a demonstrated commitment to racial equity: Ballethnic Atlanta, GA

Kansas City Ballet Kansas City, MO

Charlotte Ballet Charlotte, NC

New York City Ballet New York, NY

Dance Theatre of Harlem Harlem, NY

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EQUITY

CORE SERVICE SPOTLIGHT:

Advocacy

Dance/USA represents the dance ecosystem before Congress, federal agencies, and the White House on a variety of issues. This year, topics included support for the National Endowment for the Arts, tax policy for nonprofits, international cultural exchange, and more. To do this work, Dance/USA is an active participant in multiple coalitions including the Performing Arts Alliance, a federal advocacy organization representing 33,0000+ performing arts organizations. Dance/USA’s 2023 advocacy services extended to:

8 Advocacy Office Hours*

Regularly scheduled virtual events where members learn about specific federal, state, and local advocacy opportunities, ask questions about various issues of interest, and receive advocacy technical assistance.

Launching the Capitol Hill Initiative

An opportunity for members of the dance community to flood Capitol Hill and meet with offices of U.S. Representatives and Senators to urge immediate action on issues impacting the dance ecosystem.

98 Peer Consultation Letters**

A supporting letter that U.S.-based agents and organizations can use to more successfully petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for O and P visa status on behalf of a foreign artist.

*Member-exclusive benefit **Complimentary with active membership status

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Integrity Integrity is critical to our organizational culture and the way we lead, serve, and collaborate with the dance field. We seek to provide transparency about our internal processes, professional resources, and information about the field.

Since its inception Dance/USA has been an industry leader in the collection of information and dissemination of resources and upholds its commitment to integrity within the dance ecosystem. 2023 was no different. Dance/USA continued to lean into its value of integrity in partnership with its Task Force on Dancer Health, disseminating a wealth of knowledge to the sector. Alongside our Board of Trustees, we also completed the first phase of Dance/USA’s Strategic Reframing Process.

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INTEGRITY

Strategic Reframing and Rearticulation of Dance/USA’s member community:

Now is the time for Dance/USA to fully embrace this transformative moment and continue its evolution into an organization (comprised of the Dance/USA team, Board, member community, and dance ecosystem) that embodies equity, centers inclusive practices, and cultivates a profound sense of belonging within the dance ecosystem.

Dance/USA took a major step toward realizing this vision by adopting revised Bylaws in June 2023, as follows: We shifted the Dance/USA Board Year from July–June to January–December to align with our fiscal and membership years.

We clarified that ex-officio means a “voting member” of the Board as it specifically relates to the role of the Executive Director.

We reduced the number of named Board Committees within the Bylaws.

The Board Committees that remain codified in the Bylaws are Executive, Governance, Finance, and Audit. Other Committees, formally in the Bylaws, may become Impact Groups, which consist of Trustees and non-Trustees working together on a specific project or task on behalf of Dance/USA.

We shifted to a singular, equitable pathway to elect Board members.

This process ensures all Trustees are nominated, vetted, elected, and on-boarded through a singular process that is rooted in equity and inclusion. Council Chairs are no longer automatically appointed to Dance/USA’s Board of Trustees.

With these changes to our Bylaws, we are prioritizing inclusive practices in our governance structure, which will move us closer to actualizing our values, living them more authentically, and putting our vision and mission into daily practice.

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Approved changes to the Bylaws

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The Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health

The Task Force on Dancer Health is composed of 40 medical professionals who work directly with dance companies and dancers across the U.S. and Canada to serve as a resource regarding issues of dancer health and wellness. The mission of the Task Force is to maintain the health, safety, and wellbeing of professional dancers.

This year, the Task Force: • Held a Dancer Day of Health in partnership with Atlanta Dance Medicine, DanceATL, and Team Rehab, providing health screenings to 30 Atlanta-based professional dancers as an extension of the 2023 National Conference.

Officers and Committees

Executive Committee Co-chair: Selina Shah, MD Co-chair: Catherine Hagan Vargo, PT, DPT Secretary: Melody Hrubes, MD Screening Chair: Sheyi Ojofeitimi, PT, DPT Dance/USA Board Liaison: Nancy Kadel, MD Pick-up Companies/ Freelance Dancers Committee Chair: Lauren Elson, MD Informational Papers Committee Chair: Elizabeth Hutter, Psy. D.

• Shared six informational papers on topics including dance injury, body image and self-esteem, the dancer’s relationship with food, dancer preparedness, and crosstraining practices.

• Developed a cross-training guide based on their presentation at the 2023 National Conference to distribute to dance companies across the nation.

• Served as ongoing resources for dancers, companies, and the ecosystem on health-related aspects that center the health, wellness, and wellbeing of the dancer.

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40

Medical professionals serve on the task force

Health screenings provided to Atlanta-based professional dancers

INTEGRITY

CORE SERVICE SPOTLIGHT:

Research

Dance/USA’s Research Department conducts research that is national in scope and provides invaluable data to its members, the press, and the public. Key research activities completed in 2023 included:

Disseminating Dance/USA’s Annual Dance Company Member Surveys* These surveys are the longest-running surveys at Dance/USA, allowing participants to conduct side-by-side comparison of operational and financial activity of each member’s most recently completed fiscal year.

Conducting the Field-Wide Five-Year Financial Trend Analysis

Through five years of 990 data from registered 501(c)(3) dance organizations, Dance/USA will be using this data set to investigate and analyze trends in the non-profit dance sector. (See pages 28–33 for the results of the survey).

Assisting with 13 Customized Data Requests and Consultations* *Member-exclusive benefit

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5-Year Financial Trend Analysis 708

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Years of data were examined (2018–2022)

Registered 501(c)(3) dance organizations used for analysis

The financial landscape of the dance ecosystem has shifted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Government aid, audience behavior, inflation, and philanthropic trends have presented new opportunities and challenges for the sector.

As we collectively discover a new landscape for dance to survive and thrive within, we must also understand the financial consequences that the pandemic has had on dance companies. By looking with intention at our recent financial history, we can better plan and prepare for our future.

To understand the financial impact of the pandemic, Dance/USA examined five years of public data from 990 forms submitted by dance organizations from 2018–2022.1 From this information a sample of 7082 registered 501(c)(3) dance organizations were used for analysis, investigating revenue, expense, and employment trends over a 5-year period from 2018–2022.3

A note on segmentation: Larger budget dance organizations referenced in this report are those who filed full 990 forms over five consecutive years, recording revenue over $200K annually or having assets over $500K (N=331).

Companies that filed a form 990 EZ over 5 consecutive years have a total revenue between $50K–$200K and with assets of less than $500K (N=300).4 In this report, these filers are referred to as smaller budget dance organizations.

Those organizations filing a 990-N were not included in any of the following analyses, since there is no detailed data available.5

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5-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND ANALYSIS

Key takeaways from this analysis include:

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Overall, the 708 non-profit dance companies sampled showed a decline in both revenue and expenses from 2019–2021, with a much steeper drop in expenditures.

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• 2022 earned revenue only reached 69% of pre-pandemic numbers.

• For the larger dance organizations, contributed revenue saw an increase of 26% in 2022 as compared with 2018.

• When analyzing smaller organizations, the gain in contributed revenue was only 6%.

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Large dance companies6 received a large infusion of government support in response to the pandemic.

• Government support could only be analyzed for organizations filing a full 990.

• Government support accounted for only 5% of total revenue in 2018.

Total revenue is returning to pre-pandemic numbers.

However, the distribution of contributed and earned revenue is disproportionate to 2018 numbers.

• The total revenue reported in 2022 returned to 95% of the 2018 values.

While 2022 contributed revenue was up compared to 2018 numbers, the percentage increase differs for companies based on budget size.

• Government support accounted for 26% of total revenue in 2022.

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• 2022 contributed revenue was up 27% compared to 2018.

Large dance companies are still spending less than in 2018.

• Detailed expenditures could only be analyzed for organizations filing a full 990.

• In 2022, expenditures on program services was down by 12% compared to 2018 numbers.

• Organizations spent 7% less on fundraising compared to 2018.

• Administrative costs surpass those of 2018 by 5%.

Data was obtained through Candid’s Guidestar Pro Plus system.

For sampling methodology or questions about this analysis, please contact Director of Research Sarah Morrison at research@danceusa.org.

3 All reported amounts have been adjusted for inflation unless otherwise noted.

4 There were 87 organizations who alternated filing a 990 or a 990EZ, and these were not included in the segmented comparisons.

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As of 2023, there were a total of 4,762 registered non-profit dance organizations in the United States. Of these, 50% made less than $50,000 annually, and are only required to file a 990 N (with no financial details). Twenty-nine percent filed a 990 EZ (required for those whose revenue is between $50K–$200K and with assets of < $500K), while 24% made over $200K annually or have assets over $500K, filing a full 990 with additional information.

6 Since the 990 EZ does not include detailed contributed revenue, we do not have data from organizations under $200,000. These specific analyses may not be representative of the smaller organizations who make up the bulk of the dance ecosystem.

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Revenue, Expenses, and Net Assets

Overall, the 708 companies sampled showed a decline in both revenue and expenses from 2018–2021, with a much larger decrease in expenses. Both revenue and expenses show an upward turn in 2022 but have not yet reached 2018 numbers. The gap between revenue and expenses remained high in 2022, contributing to an increase in net assets (+9% from 2018).

Expenses Revenue Net Assets

Change in Expenses and Revenue (N=708) $1.6 Billion $1.4 Billion $1.2 Billion $1 Billion $800 Million $600 Million $400 Million $200 Million $0 2018

2019

2020

2021

Types of Revenue

In the following breakout, there is a major loss in earned revenue (63% in 2021) that is offset by an increase in contributed revenue. Compared with 2018, contributed revenue is 19% higher in 2021, and 27% higher in 2022 than in 2018. While expenses are only 10% lower than in 2018, earned revenue is 31% lower than pre-pandemic years.

2022

Expenses Contributed Revenue Earned Revenue

% Change from 2018 (N=708) 40% 20% 0% -20%

27%

19% 3%

2% -8%

2% -9%

-10% -24%

-40%

-31%

-39%

-60%

-63%

-80% 2019

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2020

2021

2022

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Types of Revenue by Organizational Size

Expenses

This increase in contributions appears to be driven by the larger budget organizations.

The following is a breakout that groups 990 EZ filers (required of organizations between $50K–$200K), and Full 990 filers (required by those earning > $200K or a total of assets > $500K). The following charts do not include the 87 organizations who changed filing status during any of the years included.

Contributed Revenue Earned Revenue

990 EZ Change in Expenses, Contributed Revenue, and Earned Revenue (N=300) $30 Million $25 Million $20 Million $15 Million $10 Million $5 Million $0 2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Full 990 Filers: Change in Expenses, Contributed Revenue, and Earned Revenue (N=321) $1 Billion $900 Million $800 Million $700 Million $600 Million $500 Million $400 Million $300 Million $200 Million $100 Million $0 2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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Government Contributions and Pandemic Relief

Total Contributions

For the full 990 filers, Dance/USA was able to isolate the impact of government contributions, which can be seen in the following graph.

Government Support Non-Government Contributions

% Change in Contributed Revenue Types Compared to 2018 (N=321) 450%

400% 383%

350%

300%

250%

200% 173% 150%

100%

50%

36%

28%

0% -7%

-13%

-7%

11%

6%

5% -2%

-6%

-50% 2019

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2020

2021

2022

5-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND ANALYSIS

Expenditures

Program Expenditures

Detailed expenditures could only be analyzed from those filing a full 990.

While administrative expenditures appear to stabilize in 2022, program service and fundraising expenditures were still down 12% and 7% respectively.

Administrative Expenditures Fundraising Expenditures

% Change in Expenditures Compared with 2018 (N=321) 20%

10%

0%

8% 5%

3%

1% -1%

-4% -7%

-10% -11%

-12%

-13%

-20% -25% -30%

-40% -45% -50% 2019

2020

2021

2022

Conclusion

The 2018–2022 financial trend analysis reveals the tumultuous effects the pandemic had on dance companies’ financial stability. While 2022 numbers are showing an upturn in revenue and expenses, we have yet to return to 2018 operating numbers. It is clear, the future of our sector requires us all to invest deeply and vehemently advocate for adequate resources as we weather the uncertainty and lack of predictability that has emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dance/USA is committed to this work and will continue to track these numbers, alerting the sector to new operational practices and budgetary considerations as they are uncovered.

For sampling methodology or questions about this analysis, please contact Director of Research Sarah Morrison at research@danceusa.org.

A comprehensive report as it relates to the 5-Year Financial Trend Analysis will be released later in 2024

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Dance/USA Donors Dance/USA extends its gratitude to all of the sponsors and supporters who made contributions from January 1, 2023– December 31, 2023. Their generosity champions an inclusive and equitable dance field.

Individual Donors Kathleya Afanador Margarita Arzanian Holly Bass Debbie Blunden-Diggs Lucy Bowen-McCauley* Katherine Brown Catherine L. Caldwell Juan Castano Geoff Chang Karen L. Charles Marie Chong Andrea Clark Andrea Clark-Smith C.C. Conner* Maureen T. Connors Debra L. Diggs Leigh Dillard Robert Dorf* Marlana Doyle Jessica Dupont Kellee Edusei Erica Lynette Edwards Cathleen Eilers Nikki Estes Patti Eylar* Shane Fernando

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Ailina Fisk

Autumn J. Mitchell

Brittany White

Amy Fitterer

Sarah Morrison

Renae Williams Niles

Marcel Foster

Sophie Myrtil-McCourty

Winifred Haun & Dancers

Gina Gibney*

Stephen Offutt

Linda Yudin

Nena Y. Gilreath

F. Norton Owen

Jawole W. Zollar

Suzanne Gordon

Whitney Parnell

Judith A. Green

Denise Pate

Elizabeth Halajian

Kimberly Pereira

Winifred Haun

Gillian Renault

Jerron Herman

Mark Travis Rivera

The Harkness Foundation for Dance

Nanette Hernandez

Denise Roberts Hurlin

Hellman Family Foundation

Frank and Jean Hofsteadter

Katherine Robinson

Anne Huang

Laird Rodet

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

Antoine Hunter

Marcelo Roman

Mellon Foundation

Rosemary Johnson

Felicia Rosenfeld

Madison R. Jones

Vershawn Sanders-Ward

National Endowment for the Arts

Nancy J. Kadel*

Gema Sandoval

Austin and Bridget Kinard

Abdo Sayegh-Rodríguez

Caity Kirchberg

Bernard Schmidt

Marc Kirschner

Douglas Scott

Roger Kluge

Iquail Shaheed

Rachel A Koep

Francine Sheffield

Corporate Sponsors

Kim Konikow

Linda Shelton

Arts Consulting Group

Heidi Latsky

Rosy Simas

Arts Insurance Program

Bruce E. Layman

Traci Slater-Rigaud

Bruce and Raechel Layman

Lisa E. Smalls

Deborah Layman

Garrett Stanley

Claremont Graduate University Center for Business & Management of the Arts

Jim Leija

Bernadette Torres

Sharon Luckman

Victor Manuel Torres

Aubrey Lynch

Nancy Umanoff

Kristopher W. McDowell

John H. Vaughn

Casey J. McEnelly

Ellen Kennedy Walker

Adam L. McKnight

Emily T. Wanserski

Meghan McNamara

Tamica Washington-Miller

*National Leadership Council for Dance, a group of influential dance champions, advocates, and leaders committed to working collectively to strengthen Dance/USA and advance the field at the national level.

Institutional Funders Doris Duke Foundation First Republic Foundation

Shubert Foundation South Arts Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Walder Charitable Fund The Wallace Foundation

The Harkness Center for Dance Injuries Harlequin Floors Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College

DONORS, TRUSTEES, AND TEAM

2023 Dance/USA Board of Trustees Officers

Trustees

Jim Leija

Anne Huang Board Chair

Holly Bass

Sophie Myrtil-McCourty

Kathy Brown*

Vershawn Sanders-Ward

Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez Chair Elect

Geoff Chang

Iquail Shaheed*

Debbie Blunden-Diggs Vice Chair

Nikki Estes

Rosy Simas

Shane Fernando*

Traci Slater-Rigaud

Denise Pate Treasurer

Gina Gibney

Victor Torres

Jerron Herman

Tamica Washington-Miller

Ellen Walker Secretary

Antoine Hunter*

Kellee Edusei Executive Director

Dr. Nancy Kadel

*Member of the Executive Committee

Roger Kluge

Dance/USA Team Kellee Edusei Executive Director

Johanna Tschebull Communications Specialist

Krystal Collins Leadership and Learning Specialist

Raechel Hofsteadter Director of Advancement

Haowen Wang Director of Regranting

Kourtney Ginn Grants Manager

Sarah Morrison Director of Research

Sarah Wood Torrey Institutional Giving Consultant

Tony Shivers Director of Government Affairs

Casey McEnelly Director of Finance and Operations

Hallie Chametzky Archiving Specialist Listing as of December 31, 2023

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Dance/USA’s 2023 Member List Organizations

Boston Ballet

Dance Exchange

Grand Rapids Ballet

’62 Center for Theatre and Dance — Williams College

Boston Dance Alliance

Dance New Jersey

Harge Dance Stories

Bruce Wood Dance

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Dance Notation Bureau

Heidi Latsky Dance

Buglisi Dance Theatre

Alabama Dance Council

Dance Source Houston

Houston Ballet

CABD, Inc. (Camille A. Brown & Dancers)

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Houston Contemporary Dance Company

Cadence Arts Network, Inc.

American Ballet Theatre (Ballet Theatre Foundation)

Dance/NYC

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

DANCECleveland

American Dance Festival American Repertory Ballet

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery

Caroline Calouche & Co.

Anaheim Ballet

Carolyn Dorfman Dance

Ananya Dance Theatre

Cathy Pruzan Artist Representative

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation

ARC Dance Productions Ashe Cultural Arts Center Atlanta Ballet Australian Ballet AXIS Dance Company Ballet Arizona

Charlotte Ballet Chicago Dancemakers Forum

Dancers’ Group Dancers Responding to AIDS DanceWorks Chicago Dancing Classrooms Inc. Danspace Project Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Deborah Slater Dance Theater Dorrance Dance Elsie Management

Ballet Austin

Chicago Human Rhythm Project

Ballet Co.Laboratory

Chitresh Das Institute

Ballet Des Moines

ChromaDiverse, Inc.

Entertainment Community Fund

Ballet Memphis

Cincinnati Ballet

Ballet RI

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Ballet Sun Valley, Inc. Ballet Tucson Ballet Vero Beach BalletMet Barnard College Dept. of Dance BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange Belsher Arts Management Bernard Schmidt Productions Blue13 Dance Company

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Chamber Dance Project, dancers & musicians

Dance Wire

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Cleveland Ballet Colorado Ballet CONTRA-TIEMPO Creative Evolutions

EnPointe Management

Evolutionary Arts FARconnector Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Florida State University School of Dance Forklift Danceworks Full Radius Dance Garth Fagan Dance

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

George Balanchine Trust, The

Dance and Movement Studies Program, Emory University

Gina Gibney Dance, Inc.

George Mason University Goucher College Dance

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Invertigo Dance Theatre Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival James Sewell Ballet Jazzantiqua Dance & Music Ensemble Junebug Productions Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre Inc. Kansas City Ballet Keshet Dance Company Koresh Dance Company Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D) Leela Dance Collective Loghaven Artist Residency Los Angeles Ballet Los Angeles Dance Foundation Louisville Ballet Mark Morris Dance Group MashUp Contemporary Dance Company Mellowed Out Entertainment Miami City Ballet Miami Dance Hub, Inc. Michele Brangwen Dance & Music Ensemble

MEMBERSHIP

Milwaukee Ballet

Pentacle

The Joyce Theater

Natalie Benally

Montgomery County Community College

Performing Arts Houston

Haley Bhardwaj

Philadelphia Ballet

The National Ballet of Canada

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

The Royal Ballet

April Biggs

RAWdance

The Washington Ballet

Blair Black

Regina Klenjoski Dance Company

The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College

Amanda Blackmon

Rena Shagan Associates, Inc.

Threads Dance Project

Mosaic Dance Theater Company MOVEIUS Contemporary Ballet Mutual Dance Theatre Nashville Ballet

Paramita Bhattacharyya

Christy Bolingbroke Osei Bonsu

National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron (NCCAkron)

Richmond Ballet

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Rosy Simas Danse

TU Dance

Sacramento Ballet

Tulsa Ballet

Natyarpana Dance Academy

San Diego Civic Youth Ballet

University at Buffalo

Suzanne Callahan

San Francisco Ballet

Julie Van Camp

Nevada Ballet Theatre

Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Inc.

University Musical Society, University of Michigan

A’Keitha Carey

University of Alabama

Philip Chan

University of California Santa Barbara — UCSB Arts and Lectures

Stephen Clapp

New Arts Foundation / Nancy Karp + Dancers

See Chicago Dance

New England Foundation for the Arts

Segunda Quimbamba Folklore Center

New York City Ballet New York City Center

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New York State DanceForce

Smuin Contemporary Ballet

Newberry Library

Syracuse City Ballet

Newport Contemporary Ballet

Target Resource Group

Ngoma Center for Dance/ Dissonance Dance Theatre

Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre Texas Ballet Theater

University of Minnesota Northrop Dance Series Urban Bush Women, Inc. Usiloquy Dance Designs Vail Valley Foundation, Vail Dance Festival

Rachel Cohen C.C. Conner Shana Corrada Nena Couch Carla Curet Jenai Cutcher Roxane D’ Orléans Juste

Viver Brasil Dance Company

Jemal “P-Top” Delacruz

Winifred Haun & Dancers

Marielle Dickens

World Arts West

Leigh Dillard

ODC Theater

The Charleston Ballet

OhioDance

The Cowles Center

Oklahoma Arts Institute

Individuals

Oklahoma City Ballet

The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago

MK Abadoo

Oregon Ballet Theatre

The Dance COLEctive

Orlando Ballet, Inc.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance

Tara Aesquivel

Penn State University, Center for the Performing Arts

Marcia Brunson

Kathleen Davenport

The Big Muddy Dance Company

Parsons Dance Company

Kevin Brown

Verb Ballets

NU-World Contemporary Danse Theatre

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Margaret Bridger

Jessica Adamczyk Lina Aguirre Marcello Angelini

The Joffrey Ballet

Margarita Arzanian

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Prathiba Natesan Batley Mesma Belsaré

Alicia E. Díaz de León

Tyde-Courtney Edwards Ambre Emory-Maier Peter Rockford Espiritu Lakey Evans-Peña Rebecca Ferrell Amy Fitterer Rebecca Fitton Marisa Flores Elizabeth Fox

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Individuals (continued)

Julie B. Johnson

Nkeiruka Oruche

Josie Smith

Laila Franklin

Laura Johnson

Taryn Ouellette

Lynne Stevens

Ron Fredman

Virginia Johnson

F. Norton Owen

DeMarcus Akeem Suggs

Jenn Freeman | Po’Chop

catherine johnson

Hedra Packman

Maria Sulc

Joanna Furnans

Ellen Kamoe

Alek Palinski

Cate Sweeney

Alyssa Gayneaux

Harsimran Kaur

iele paloumpis

Rowena Geisler

Clare Kiley

Sandra Parks

Olivier Pawangnimdi Frank Tarpaga

Patricia Gelinas

Assane Konte

Denise Pate

Amy Taylor

Susan Gingrasso

Assane Kouyaté

Bhumi Patel

Jelani Taylor

Angela Schöpke Gonzalez

John Kraus

Nidia Patricia Rivera Yepes

David Taylor

Naja Gordon

Laura Kraus

Dan Perry

Stephanie Thibeault

Bethany Greenho

Charles Kronschnable

Cynthia Perry

Anita Thomas

Matthew Grierson

Petra Kuppers

Renana Popovich

MOS TKHAGAPSO

Karlee Griffin

Kristopher W. l

Jacquelyn Pritz

Bernadette Torres

Genie Guerard

Robin Lakes

Laura Prochet

Adam Twiss

Gabriel “MoFundamentals” Gutiérrez

OLEKSANDRA LANOVA

Cathy Pruzan

Judy Tyrus

ShanDien LaRance

Laurie Uprichard

Luis Ordaz Gutirrez

Wen Qin

Sadie Lehmker

Catherine Hagan Vargo

Harrison Guy

shady radical

Jim Leija

Eric Waldman

Levke Haas

Angelina Ramirez

David Leventhal

Tokie Wang

Kayla Hamilton

Mark Travis Rivera

Ayako Hasebe Lloyd

Lingyu Wang

Heather Hartley

Laird Rodet

Claude-Andree Louissaint

Emily Wanserski

Kathy Hassinger

Diane Rosenblatt

Amanda Lower

Vershawn Ward

Rieko Hatato

Felicia Rosenfeld

Waverly Lucas

Philip West

Jerron Herman

Todd Rosenlieb

Kelly Mabry

Jessi White

David Herrera

Melissa Rosko

cat mahari

Anna Martine Whitehead

Susan Marie Hill

Ben Sachs-Hamilton

David Mallette

Lynn Wichern

Bonnie Oda Homsey

Gema Sandoval

Muisi-kongo Malonga

Valerie Wilder

Melody Hrubes

Jennifer Schantz

Victoria Marks

Clayton Willis

Glenda Hudson

Eve Schulte

Sumi Matsumoto

Niko Wirachman

Elizabeth Hutter

Marie Scioscia

Tom Mattingly

Lorin Wolfe

Tamara Irving

Jennifer Seigle

Treva McFadden

Andi (Andrea) Yannone

Lindsay McNeal Ison

Pavel Selchuk

Kesha McKey

Emilee Yawn

Abdiel Jacobsen

Selina Shah

Celeste Miller

Yuting Zhao

Susan Jaffe

Lauren Sheely

Taylor Mravec

Amanda Jaquez

Francine Sheffield

Katherine Nauman

Iquail S. Johnson

Kenesha Sheridan

Christopher Nunez

Rosy Simas

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