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Resources to increase your PROSPERITY as a dance artist or organization
While some things may require you to sign in to access them, they are no longer paid features.
Members Only Newsletter
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Subscribe to our Dance Community Network newsletter. Our network of members currently includes 140 dance artists and organizations in Portland. Dance Wire connects our network with people, resources and opportunities within the dance community and beyond. You will get a monthly email letting you know about funding opportunities, professional development, calls for artists, dicounts, the Citywide Dance Audition, Dance Wire events and more. Sign up today, then keep an eye on your inbox and if you don't receive an email from us at the beginning of the month, check your junk folder and get us out of there!
Fundraising Consulting
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Foundations themselves are choosing between crisis response and long-term goals. Individual donors are trying to figure out where their money is most needed. Many corporations have put a freeze on their sponsorships and community giving. It doesn't makes sense for each dance organization to navigate this alone. Dance Wire will do the research and disseminate critical information tailored to each organizations needs, freeing up their staff time to keep their programs going.
Financial Consulting
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We have partnered with a financial analyst to develop dynamic tools for an organization to easily monitor their current financial reality. When real-time numbers are entered, charts indicate short-term financial status with Green, Yellow, and Red signals to indicate when the organization is in the danger zone.
Health Network Directory of Providers
Hive five - or maybe even a high kick! Check out our Health Network Directory where you will find providers who get you. Most of these providers are, or have been dancers themselves. They understand that keeping your body healthy and strong is important to your sanity and probably your livelihood. So go ahead, schedule a visit without fear that they'll give you a sideways look and say "you want to do what with your body? Why don't you take 3 months off and see if the symptoms go away." Not here! Our motto is Stay healthy. Stay dancing.
Citywide Dance Audition
Cancelled for 2020
Every year Dance Wire hosts the Citywide Dance Audition. Dancers learn choreography in various styles of dance then present to auditors seeking new talent or just seeing who is out there. Auditors can be independent choreographers, company directors, casting directors, talent scouts, basically anyone who may need to hire dancers. While it was scheduled to occur in May 2020, we have put it on hold until further notice.
Professional Development Opportunities
Woohoo! This list includes training events in topics like taxes, social media marketing, and grantwriting. You will also find grant opportunities and deadlines which we've marked to indicate if individuals and fiscally sponsored projects are eligible.
Job Board
Phew! No more long hours at the computer searching for jobs! We post as many opportunities as we can find like - dance teaching jobs, paid gigs, admin work for dance nonprofits, studio managers, whatever we can find. Check them out here. We hope that you'll spend all your new spare time in dance class!
Resources to improve your VISIBILITY to new and existing dance audiences.
While some things may require you to sign in to access them, they are no longer paid features.
Add Events to the Dance Calendar
Join our Dance Community Network to add events to our calendar all year long. Now, no payment required. You will also be considered for our mini calendar of what's coming up that is shared on our newsletter, social media as well as sent to Community Partners like Travel Portland. Congratulations in advance on your new audience!
List in Studio Directory
For dance companies, studios or independent dance teachers teaching ongoing classes. Create your studio/class listing so the 16,000 annual visitors to our website know about you. List your studio/classes on the Find a Studio directory and just sign in again to update it at any time.
Get Featured
Currently on Hold
Woohoo! Join our Dance Community Network and you will automatically be eligible to be featured. We love showing off our members by highlighting the awesome things they do. We do about one feature a month, please click and fill out this quick form to get added to the list.
Press List, Templates, and Guides
Score! Take a moment to imagine all the time you'll save on press releases with Dance Wire's handy Press Kit. Let's face it, we are not all marketing experts because there's a lot to keep up with. Check out this comprehensive guide, the take a deep breath and get back to what's most important about your job - dance!
Resources from some of our partner organizations
COVID FAQ for Dancers and Companies
Courtesy of the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health
The purpose of this paper is meant to provide more specifics for dancers and companies as we all work to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 and provide safe environments for dancers in the studio. As the knowledge regarding COVID-19 is constantly changing, please also refer to the resources contained in this document and your local public health officials. This paper is meant as a companion to the previous paper titled: Return to Dancing and Training Considerations Due to-COVID-19. Written by Heather Southwick, PT, MSPT, Selina Shah, MD, FACP, FAMSSM, Kathleen Bower, PT, DPT, Kathleen Davenport, MD under the auspices of the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health (2020 - UPDATED JULY 2020)
Join and Follow DANC
DANC
Dance Artists’ National Collective (DANC) is a growing group of freelance dance artists organizing for action toward safe, equitable, and sustainable working conditions. They hold weekly meetings on Zoom, Mondays at 10am PacificTime. Their current work includes the creation of a letter of agreement template and a negotiation toolkit for freelance dancers, covering wages, benefits, working conditions, and standards of equity.
Sign up for an Orientation
Through the Actors Fund Career Transitions for Dancers
This program enables dancers to define their career possibilities while developing the skills necessary to excel in a variety of disciplines in order to thrive during all phases of their careers. Eligibility for dancers interested in career counseling and guidance: Active Dancers: must currently be working professionally (or within the last 12 months) in the performing arts and/or entertainment industry. Former Dancers: must have a minimum of seven years paid employment in the performing arts and/or entertainment industry. Pre-professional Dancers: must be currently enrolled in a competitive dance/training/education program and intend to derive income as a professional dancer.
Professional Development
Through the Actor Fund Career Center
Don't be fooled by the name Actors Fund - this resource is extremely valueable to anyone with a career in the performing arts. Their workshop offerings include: Budgeting Nuts & Bolts, Managing Cash Flow, How to Job Search During a Pandemic, Resume Writing, National Dancer Info Session and Career Center Orientation. Do yourself a favor and check it out!