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Karol DuClos Photography
http://www.karolduclos.com
Highly recommended by agents, casting directors, coaches and performers alike. Karol DeClos specializes in headshots for all performers:actors, dancers, musicians, singers comedians--you name it. She collaborates with you to create what you really need--your powerful all-purpose headshots and a variety of headshots that target the specific roles you want and that work for all your self-marketing plans..
Patron Technology
http://www.patrontechnology.com
Patron Technology, an online marketing software company, serves arts and not-for-profit organizations with cutting-edge technology and online marketing expertise. PatronMail, our main software product, allows arts marketers to execute sophisticated e-mail marketing campaigns from their office with no technical training. We also provide web site development and web-based multimedia services.
Queens Academy of Arts & Dance [QuA²D]
http://web.mac.com/albertoadenis/%5BQuAD%5D/Home.h..
Our mission is to produce art that supports and engages audiences & communities by uniting creative artists in dance and its derivatives with burgeoning exceptional designers and technicians.

Presenting innovative performances, with encouragement for taking risks, and assisting in the creation of works through support for the rehearsal and technical processes, space grants, technical production, consultation and commissioning funds, all serve to bring this mission into effective action.

Roomorama.com
http://www.Roomorama.com
DanceNYC knows that dancers are always on the move and in need of short-term accommodations so we've partnered with Roomorama.com, a website that connects travelers with hosts who provide short-term accommodations.

The apartments on Roomorama.com range from professionally-managed suites to individually-owned homes and are a great alternative to expensive, cookie-cutter hotels.

Roomorama is currently in most major cities in the US and Europe - check out the site for all their locations.

The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies
http://www.limsonline.org
The Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, LIMS® is a non-profit organization that has been training movement observers, teachers, and coaches for over thirty years. Centered in New York City, our international network includes over 1000 Certified Movement Analysts (CMAs) who apply the movement analysis work in a diverse and ever-changing world, making a difference in the way people perform, communicate, observe, learn, and negotiate. LIMS® offers two formats in Laban Movement Studies that award the Certified Movement Analyst (CMA) title, one is The Modular format (a two-year program meeting for two consecutive Junes and two consecutive Januaries for a total of four 16-days Modules) and the other is The Yearlong format (four half-days weekly from September through May). We have three on-going weekend workshops, each of which satisfy pre-requisites for the Certificate Programs at our Institute. They each take place on a cycle of every 2-3 months. These courses are as follows: Intro to Anatomy & Kinesiology: Nov 7-8, March 6-7, May 1-2, August 7-8; Sat. and Sun. 10-7 pm Intro to Bartenieff Fundamentals: Nov 14-15, March 13-14, May 15-16, Aug 14-15, Nov 13-14; Sat. and Sun. 10-6 pm Intro to Laban Movement Analysis: Dec 5-6, March 20-21, May 22-23, Aug 21-22, Nov 20-21; Sat. and Sun. 10-7 pm Nonmembers: $ 350 per workshop Membership fee: $ 25 (Regularly $75) Become a member: First workshop $375 then $300 per month All of our programs are based in New York.
Tracey Ryan Pilates
http://www.EVNYC.com/misst
A fully equipped boutique studio in the Union Square/East Village neighborhood offering quality private Pilates instruction. For further information call: 917.515.8193
SPONSORED LINKS
Help With A Smile
http://www.helpwithasmile.com/
Computer Help and Tech Support in NYC Provides friendly and affordable on-site computer help and tech support for small businesses and home offices. Services include setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, lessons and tutorials, and help in building your online presence. Offering a 20% discount to Dance/NYC constituents. Need computer help? Sit back, relax, and click.
Peridance Center
http://www.peridance.com/
Peridance Center was established by artistic director Igal Perry in 1983. Since its inception, the Center's goal has been to provide a broad spectrum of dance education within a nurturing and professional environment, preparing dancers for the continually evolving international dance arena. The school at Peridance Center offers an open program of classes, a comprehensive Foreign Students Program, and a graded children's program named the PeriChild Program.
Entertainment-Link.com
http://www.entertainment-link.com
As one of the top rated sites on the Internet providing Broadway show audience reviews, Entertainment-Link.com is a great resource for anyone interested in Broadway, musicals and other entertainment. The site also offers independent, objective, and comprehensive information that allows users to get the best seats, the best prices, and the best service on Broadway tickets and more when they visit New York.
Lois Greenfield Photography
http://www.LoisGreenfield.com
Lois Greenfield is offering an affordable individual studio photography sessions for studying dancers. A session includes a portrait and dance shots for a portfolio/resumé. To inquire about setting up a session, please feel free to call Jack at Lois Greenfield studio: (212) 633-9595 (group rates are available).
Service Organizations
WHITE WAVE
http://www.whitewavedance.com
WHITE WAVE’s mission is to act as a potent stimulus for change and expansion in the dance/arts world. WHITE WAVE accomplishes this in creating a platform for emerging and established artists to perform their work by providing a much needed space where artists are able to rehearse and congregate and also by engaging the local dance community in an on-going arts dialogue, carrying dance and art forward through the spirit of sharing. The WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater has established itself as a respected dance performance/rehearsal space for the dance community and also within the artistic community in its home base of DUMBO. WHITE WAVE continues to host and present three of New York’s most respected dance festivals: DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, WAVE RISING SERIES and the COOL New York Dance Festival.
THE AMERICAN DANCE GUILD
http://americandanceguild.org
ADG was founded in 1956 and currently conducts workshops, seminars, master classes, film festivals and annual conferences. It offers performance opportunities that range from gala productions to bare-bones or on site events. In addition to an annual festival of workshops and performances, the Guild bestows an annual award to honor a major contributor to dance, and offers the Fannie Weiss Student Scholarship for summer study at Jacob’s Pillow. The ADG serves members through performance opportunities and exposure, scholarly resources such as the New dance Group Gala Video and publications such as Branching Out: Oral Histories of Six National Dance Organizations, and has an interactive website.
Dance Theater Workshop
http://www.dtw.org
219 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-691-6500
DTW's Artist Service Program was created in 1975 in an effort to help artists maintain their independence through mutual support and shared resources. The program offers low cost, fundamental services in the areas of promotion, information, finance, and technical production; and addresses survival-related needs as well as artistic and organizational development through publications and meetings.
The Field
http://thefield.org
161 Sixth Avenue, 14th floor
New York, NY 10012
212-691-6969
The Field is a non-profit service organization providing workshops, performance opportunities, and a variety of of career-based services to performing artists working in dance, theater, performance art, music, and text. Our non-curated programming policy creates a climate where risk-taking and originality are championed, and where the broadest range of voices can be heard.
Movement Research
http://www.movementresearch.org
Office address: Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St. (7th & 8th Ave)
Mailing address: P.O. Box 49, Old Chelsea Station, New York NY 10113
P: 212.598.0551
Hotline: 212.539.2611
Fax: 212.633.1974
Movement Research is an artist-centered dance service organization whose activities support the emerging aesthetics of the art form today. Founded in 1978, Movement Research provides: creative residencies for emerging and established choreographers; performance opportunities that foreground investigation and process; and free and low-cost activities in the areas of education (biannual Performance Journal, classes, workshops, public forums, and artist-in-schools programs).
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
http://www.nyfa.org
155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th floor
New York, NY 10012
212-366-6900
NYFA supports dance through grants (choreography fellowships awarded biennially and BUILD, a program for NYC small dance companies) and information services including the periodicals NYFA Quarterly, NYFA Current and NYFA Source, the nation's largest online resource for information on grants and awards for artists in all disciplines. NYFA also offers Leaders Circles and capacity building workshops to dancers and dance adminitrators through the NYFA Leadership Initiative.
Pentacle
http://www.pentacle.org
246 West 38th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10018
212-278-8111
For over 35 years Pentacle has functioned as a resource and voice for emerging, minority, experimental, non-mainstream dance artists and companies by offering a core of managerial and marketplace services which include: representation and booking; fiscal administration and accounting services for both incorporated and independent artists (through the Foundation for Independent Artists and Unique Projects, Inc.); grant preparation; and web and graphic design services. The institutional knowledge gained from our successful Help Desk initiative spawned two new programs, ARC - Advancement, Reinvention, Creativity - a now completed program that taught artists strategic planning and paired them with industry experts to help move them forward in their careers, and HelpDesk/LA, which provides services and support to specifically address the needs of Los Angeles dance companies/artists. Pentacle’s Educational Programming focuses on inspiring young people to pursue careers in arts administration and gives them an opportunity to be mentored by professionals, while our Movement Media project aims to equip artists to be a part of the digital community and understand how to harness media to support their live performances.
Artists Community Federal Credit Union (ACFCU)
http://www.artistscommunityfcu.org
The ACFCU is a federally insured credit union offering financial services to artists and arts organizations. It offer savings, checking, and investment accounts and make loans on collateral such as performance contracts, government grants, and foundation grants.
Dance/USA
Dance/USA
http://www.danceusa.org
The national service organization for professional dance. Over 400 organizations and individuals use the peer connection, knowledge, access, and influence that come with membership. Benefit from increased visibility on our website; keep abreast of the latest trends through the Dance/USA Journal, Member Bulletin, SNAPFACTS and the Annual Data Survey; enjoy deep discounts on Dance/USA publications, conference and professional skill-building workshops; and participate in grassroots efforts to increase support for the arts on Capitol Hill. These are just a few ways Dance/USA works for and with its members to advance the professional dance field.
Health Issues
Artist Access Health Plan
http://www.dancenyc.org/topics.asp?file=news
This new health plan, available now as a pilot project at Brooklyn's Woodhull Medical Center, offers affordable, comprehensive, quality healthcare based solely on your income. Doctor visits can cost as little as $15 and you have the ability to "earn" your healthcare through providing art services to the hospital population. No money? No problem. No one will be turned away. Check out all the details.
Harkness Center for Dance Injuries
http://www.danceinjury.com
The Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at the Hospital for Joint Diseases offers many subsidized and free services for the dance community including clinics staffed by orthopedists and dance physical therapists; state-of-the art research and rehabilitation technology and free injury prevention screenings and lectures.
The New York Stage Managers' Unofficial Health DIrectory
http://www.actorsfund.org/services
Published by the Actors' Fund, this is a great source for detailed information about doctors who specialize in the performing arts. Password is 'edwinbooth". Please note that neither Dance/NYC nor the Actors' Fund recommends any of the entries. This link is published for informational purposes only.
Working Today
http://www.workingtoday.org
Working Today is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing low-cost health insurance for individual artists, freelancers, and small 501(c)3 organizations. Coverage is through a HIP HMO plan. Check this out!
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
http://www.bcefa.org
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American Theatre community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $50 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.
The Actors Fund
http://www.actorsfund.org
The Actors Fund offers a broad spectrum of programs designed to address the needs of our community that include comprehensive social services, health care services, employment and training and supportive housing. All programs are available to professional dancers, individual artists and choreographers.
Healthy New York
http://www.ins.state.ny.us/healthny.htm
A state subsidized health insurance plan for very small businesses and individuals (subject to income caps). Very worth checking out.
Resources
Red Novae
http://www.rednovae.org/
Red Novae is a project-based operation, seeking to make the founders and their peers' aspirations a reality. Red Novae views its model as "arts activism" by fostering collective action within the dance community and similarly-minded communities at large.

Red Novae has many notable artists services including the Choreographic Opportunities newsletter.

Thirteen HD
http://www.thirteen.org/sundayarts
Dancers, be sure to check out the SundayArts lineup on Thirteen and Thirteen HD for Sunday, August 3rd at 12 p.m. featuring Alvin Ailey Street Party and Free Classes- Celebrating its 50th anniversary with New York City Center on Saturday, August 9th from 10am-6pm. Please continue to use this link to check in on other upcoming DANCE programming.
dance-tech.net
http://www.dance-tech.net/
A dance and technology social network that aggregates and facilitates the flow of information and the distributed intelligence among movement, new media artist and theorists working in the confluence of embodied performance practices and new media.
NYC Dance and Performance Video Archive
http://dance.artisthouse.com
Post your work as streaming quicktime movies on the web! Visit this site for more information.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html
The Dance Division is a treasure trove of resources for dancers. See video footage, photos and drawings of all dance styles, historical and contemporary. Find contacts, classes, funding sources, performances. Pore over books and journals. E-mail us to get information tailored to your needs.
Go Tour
http://www.GoTour.org
Created by The Field, a New York City-based non-profit arts service organization, GoTour is a new website for independent performing artists, arts administrators, and audiences nationwide. It is a resource for those who create, support, and/or love dance, theater, music, performance art, spoken word, and multidisciplinary art work. Included on the site are listings of venues, articles by artists and arts administrators on their hometown communities, and touring resources including support services, publicity resources, teaching opportunities, and the like. There are also many opportunities to add your own resources and share information.
TechSoup
http://www.techsoup.org
A surprisingly thorough source for FREE or very minimally priced software for non-profits from such suppliers as Microsoft and Symantec. Check it out!
Artists from Abroad
http://www.artistsfromabroad.org
A brand new website created by APAP and the American Symphony Orchestra League has the most complete and current guidance about the visa process and tax treatment for foreign guest artists.
International Arts Resources
http://www.artslynx.org
A broad listing of links relating to all the arts with an extensive section on dance and ballet.
Ballet Companies.Com
http://www.balletcompanies.com
On this site you'll find over 2000 links to ballet and dance companies all over the world. We also provide individual dance and ballet companies with space for announcements and last minute news. European based, but very comprehensive.
Voice of Dance
http://voiceofdance.org
Voice of Dance has been on the world wide web since 1996. Begun initially as a vehicle for dance enthusiasts to voice their opinions and thoughts about dance, it rapidly blossomed into a much broader resource, providing not just bulletin boards on which to post reviews and ideas or chats with dance celebrities, but also offering calendar listings for major dance companies around the world, quick review excerpts of dance performances from all over, as well as the latest news from the arts world.
Guidestar
http://www.guidestar.org/
An invaluable research tool for fund-raising purposes. Lists just about every non-profit 990 form as well as a great deal of information on who's getting what from whom.
Eye on Dance & Eye on the Arts
http://www.eyeondance.org
Browse the nationally recognized EYE ON DANCE & THE ARTS educational library of more than 350 videotape titles and related materials. Locate Media Library title descriptions, ordering information and EYE ON DANCE broadcast updates. Also, access "EYE ON THE ARTS" for cultural commentary and reviews.
Career Transition for Dancers
http://www.careertransition.org
Career Transition For Dancers, the only organization of its kind with offices in New York and Los Angeles, provides nationwide career counseling and scholarship services to professional dancers. Since its inception in 1985, CTFD has provided more than 37,000 hours of counseling and million of dollars in scholarships. CTFD helps dancers determine for themselves what they need to take the next step, and then helps them get what they need to move forward."
West African Dance
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanDance_NYC
Join a new listserv dedicated to publicizing West African dance and related events in the Tri State area! Many dance and music forms have their roots in Africa. Learn from the source at exciting classes taught by experienced teaching and performing professionals from African countries including Guinea, Senegal and the Congo. Come join a growing community of those who share your love of dance. The list sends news of the latest classes and special events – some not promoted anywhere else. This moderated group does not allow advertising or other non-relevant messages and so you will not be inundated with “junk.” To join, just send an email to africandance_nyc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (empty is fine). Follow the instructions given in the email returned to you. Yahoo members may also join using the link above.
MAPP International Productions
http://www.mappinternational.org
MAPP International Productions (http://www.mappinternational.org/) provides a broad range of consulting and project management services. The services offered are tailored for each client and cover the full spectrum of producing, managing and touring in the non-profit performing arts sector for both domestic and international artists.
We have a wealth of experience to offer international artists, as well as U.S. organizations working on international projects, including:
· general management of performance engagements and tours in the U.S., and
· preparing and filing of visa applications.

For U.S.-based artists, our consultations focus on:
· management assessment
· fundraising strategies
· tour assessment, planning and booking strategies, and
· design of press kits and marketing materials.

We bring the same attention to process and innovative, organic solutions to our work with consulting clients that we do to our producing projects. If you know of anyone looking for these services please send them our way!

Ann Rosenthal, Executive Director & Producer
Cathy Zimmerman, Co-Director & Producer
Joyce Lawler, Director of Development
Emily Harney, Project Manager

Publications
The Dancers Forum Compact
http://www.dtw.org/services/dancers_forum_compact...
The Dancers Forum Compact was written over the course of several months, to articulate the working artistic relationship between dancers and choreographers. Above all else it seeks to promote communication and respect among dancers and choreographers, and to enhance the creative act. The creators of The Compact, (Dancers Forum members along with many other individuals) envision this document as the beginning point of an ongoing process among professional dancers and choreographers. They intend to develop procedures for future changes and additions to The Compact as the need arises within the dance community.
Dance Magazine
http://www.dancemagazine.com
Dance Magazine, based in NYC, has been covering all genres of professional dance for more than 75 years. To find out how to list your event in our online calendar, go to www.dancemagazine.com, click on Performance Calendar, and go to Got a New Event and follow directions. To contact Wendy Perron, editor in chief, email wperron@dancemagazine.com; to contact Allan Ulrich, news editor, email ulrich@dancemagazine.com; to contact Karen Hildebrand, education editor, email khildebrand@dancemagazine.com.
The Dance Insider
http://www.danceinsider.com
Always lively, often controversial, this site features “flash reviews” – morning after reviews of many dance performances in New York and around the world, plus the “rants” (his word) of the very opinionated editor.
Arts Journal
http://www.artsjournal.com
A fascinating site – highly recommended. The site is a “clipping service” featuring articles from newspapers and magazines from around the world dealing with the arts. There is extensive coverage of dance.
Advocacy
The New York City Arts Coalition
http://www.nycityartscoalition.org
The New York City Arts Coalition is a sixteen year old citywide membership network of arts professionals, arts organizations and arts supporters organized for education, advocacy and public policy development on behalf of the nonprofit arts and cultural sector. Members of the Coalition include major museums, alternative spaces, presenting organizations, service groups, borough arts councils, performing arts groups, and members of the public. Membership is open to all nonprofit arts groups, arts professionals, students and individual supporters of the arts.
American Arts Alliance
http://www.americanartsalliance.org
Established in 1977, the American Arts Alliance is a nationwide consortium of nonprofit performing, presenting and exhibiting arts organizations. The mission of the Alliance is to be the principal advocate for America's professional nonprofit arts organizations and their publics in representing arts interests and advancing arts support before Congress and other branches of the federal government. To achieve this mission, the Alliance informs legislators and policy makers of the vital role of the arts in American society, and advocates the development of national policies which recognize, enhance and foster the contributions that the arts make to America. Member organizations include the Association of Art Museum Directors, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Dance/USA, OPERA America, and Theatre Communications Group.
My Government
http://www.cmap.nypirg.org/netmaps/MyGovernment/NY..
A very handy site to find out who your state and federal representatives are. Search by address or zip code.
The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations
http://www.thealliancenys.org
This recently updated website is a great resource for cultural advocacy in New York State. Publications are downloadable. Content is split into four easy catagories: Member Information & Directory, Local Arts Advocacy: Tips & Tools, Building Organizational Capacity and Professional Development & Leadership.
This Month in Dance History
March, 1983: Dance Theater Workshop inaugurates annual New York Dance and Performance Awards, re-naming them a year later as the Bessies, in honor of Bessie Schonberg, a beloved mentor to generations of dancers who taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Juilliard School, and NYU.