Dance/NYC

It’s HERE! 🥳 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Dance Workforce Directory, an exciting new resource on the DWR Hub created by Dance/NYC to amplify, connect, and help NYC’s dance community thrive! This free and accessible online platform is here to support dance workers, organizations, and businesses across all parts of the sector. Join the Directory and create your profile today at Hub.Dance.NYC/Directory Video Description: Pink to orange gradient background. White animated text reads ‘Amplify your work. Connect with community. Thrive.’ Then, a next slide flips up with text that reads ‘Introducing the Dance Workforce Directory’ and a graphic of an open laptop with the screen on the homepage of the Dance Workforce Directory.

The Dance/NYC staff wants to thank each and every one of you for a fulfilling year. 2024 has not been without its challenges, but we are grateful to you for your resiliency in advocating for a bright, equitable, thriving future for Our New York City Dance. Friendly reminder: Dance/NYC will be closed from December 24–December 31, 2025 to allow our team to rest and recharge. We look forward to joining you in the new year. More at https://lnkd.in/gqN4UBrx Image: The Dance/NYC staff poses, smiling, for a photo in front of a Dance/NYC step and repeat

Thank you for being New Yorkers for Dance. We at Dance/NYC couldn’t do it without all of you! Photo by Rachel Monteleone / MontePhoteaux Image: Dance/NYC’s Co-Executive Directors, Candace Thompson-Zachery, Sara Roer, and Vicki Capote, pose in front of the Dance/NYC step and repeat. They are dressed up and are sporting fun poses. They all hold a sign that says “new yorkers for dance”.

Thank you for being New Yorkers for Dance. Each and every dance worker, organization, and business feels the impact of what happens when we come together to advocate for a just and equitable future for our field. Photo by Rachel Monteleone / MontePhoteaux Image: Choreographer Shamel Pitts and dancer Ny Opong smile for the camera at the New Yorkers for Dance event. They are dressed up, and behind them is a projected graphic that reads “new yorkers for dance”.

Thank you for being New Yorkers for Dance. Helping to make dance happen in New York City is no small feat. We appreciate each and every one of you. Photo by Rachel Monteleone / MontePhoteaux Image: A large group of people dressed up for an event gather to pose for a fun photo in front of the Dance/NYC step and repeat. They hold signs that say ‘i am a new yorker for dance”.

The Dance Workforce Directory is live, and we want you to be a part of it! 💫 This free and accessible online platform is designed to amplify, connect, and help NYC’s dance community thrive. Create your profile to showcase your work, discover new collaborators, and access opportunities across the dance sector. Whether you’re an individual artist, an organization, or a business, the Directory is your tool to grow your presence and strengthen connections. Join today at Hub.Dance.NYC/Directory. 📲 #WeAreNYCDance Image: Pink to orange gradient. White text reads: Dance Workforce Directory. Amplify. Connect. Thrive. Join Now. On the right side of the image, a graphic of a laptop on the homepage of the Directory.

Thank you for gathering with us this year. We are proud to celebrate and uplift all of the communities of our vibrant dance ecosystem. Photo by Rachel Monteleone / MontePhoteaux Image: Cliff Matias of Redhawk Native American Arts Council guiding an event space in a Land Acknowledgment. He wears a traditional indigenous headdress.

Thank you for gathering with us this year. Now more than ever, we believe it’s imperative to provide our community with spaces for collaboration and celebration. Photo by Rachel Monteleone / MontePhoteaux Image: Photo of event attendees at the New Yorkers for Dance event clapping in celebration of a dance performance

Thank you for gathering with us this year. It’s an absolute pleasure to commune with you over our shared passion for dance and its many workers in this city we call home. Photo by Rachel Monteleone / MontePhoteaux Image: Photo of two dancers, Abdiel and Ephrat Asherie, one dipping the other as they embrace

Working on grant applications? Need advice on how you can submit your best possible app? Want something to refer to as you work on applications in the future? Check out our application assistance webinars! 👩🏻💻 Dance/NYC recognizes that the grant application process can be complex and sometimes confusing. Made for a previous Dance/NYC grant program, we recently partnered with Niya Nicholson and Laurel Lawson to record a series of professional development webinars intended to aid grant applicants in developing their materials. Topics include: ✅ Creating Accessible Work Samples & Artist Content ✅ How to Devise A Fundraising Strategy ✅ Financial Planning & Budgeting Insights ✅ Basics of Building and Running A Dance Entity In accordance with Dance/NYC's commitment to accessibility and equity, all webinars include closed captioning and ASL interpretation. Visit https://ow.ly/9JQK50UoIO2 to view the webinars on Dance/NYC’s YouTube channel. 📹 #ApplicationAssistance #DanceGrants #ProfessionalDevelopment Image: A fuchsia background. White text reads ‘Get Help with Your Grant Applications. Professional Development Webinars’. Icons that represent technical assistance sit above the text and overlay the background of the image. In the bottom right corner is the Dance/NYC logo.