Dance Service New York City Inc

DANCE SERVICE NEW YORK CITY, INC.'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION, PRACTICE, AND PERFORMANCE OF DANCE IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY AREA.IT EMBEDS VALUES OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

REGRANTING: DANCE/NYC DELIVERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO THE DANCE COMMUNITY IN ITS ROLE AS A REGRANTOR. MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE A DANCE ADVANCEMENT FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS DANCE MAKERS WITH BUDGETS UNDER $500K; A DISABILITY. DANCE. ARTISTRY. RESIDENCY PROGRAM WHICH EXPANDS RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED DANCERS AND INTEGRATED DANCE COMPANIES; AND A NEW YORK CITY DANCE REHEARSAL SPACE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, WHICH MAKES AFFORDABLE DANCE REHEARSAL SPACE AVAILABLE.DANCE/NYC'S COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECTS INCLUDE A CORONAVIRUS DANCE RELIEF FUND, WHICH SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS DURING THE PANDEMIC; THE CORONAVIRUS DANCE RELIEF FUND: REOPENING SUPPORT, WHICH OFFEREDCONTINUED RELIEF TO ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS DURING THE CITY'S REOPENING; THE CORONAVIRUS DANCE RELIEF FUND: NEW YORK STATE EDITION, WHICH EXTENDED EXISTING RELIEF EFFORTS TO ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS; AND A DISABILITY. DANCE. ARTISTRY. DANCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS DANCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVITY BY DISABLED DANCE WORKERS.

CONVENING:DANCE/NYC IS AMPLIFYING ITS ROLE AS A CONVENER, CONNECTING AND EDUCATING ITS CONSTITUENTS AND STRENGTHENING THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR DANCE. INITIATIVES INCLUDE: A SYMPOSIUM, THE ONLY GATHERING OF ITS KIND IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA; REGULAR TOWN HALLS AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON EMERGING FIELD DEVELOPMENTS; AND THE JUNIOR COMMITTEE OF DANCE WORKERS UNDER 30, WHICH BUILDS FIELD LEADERS.

DANCENYC.ORG:DANCE/NYC'S WEBSITE, DANCE.NYC, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2014, IS THE "GO TO" SITE FOR DANCE PROMOTIONAL AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES AND POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE TECHNOLOGY.

RESEARCH:DANCE/NYC IS COMMITTED TO EFFECTIVE CASE BUILDING GROUNDED IN RESEARCH TO GUIDE STRATEGIC AND RESPONSIVE POLICY, FUNDING DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY AREA. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THAT THE VALUE OF ITS RESEARCH INITIATIVES BE DETERMINED NOT BY DATA-DRIVEN FINDINGS BUT RATHER THEIR APPLICATION. DANCE/NYC CONSISTENTLY EVOLVES ITS APPROACH TO SERVING THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY AREA DANCE COMMUNITIES BY USING ITS GROWING PLATFORM AS A MEANS TO AMPLIFY ARTIST NARRATIVES AND LAY THEM AS THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES.ADVOCACY: DANCE/NYC ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE DANCE SECTOR BY REGULARLY REPRESENTING ITS INTERESTS TO THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. USING ITS RESEARCH AS A TOOL FOR CHANGE AND ROOTED IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES OF JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, DANCE/NYC DRIVES POLICY, DISSEMINATES RESOURCES, PROVIDES SELF-ADVOCACY TOOLS, AND INFORMS INVESTMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. IT REMAINS ADAPTABLE TO BEST SERVE THE CHANGING NEEDS OF DANCE WORKERS, ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT DANCE THRIVES IN THE METROPOLITAN NYC AREA.VISIBILITY:DANCE/NYC'S VISIBILITY CAMPAIGN, NEW YORKERS FOR DANCE, HAS BEEN CREDITED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES WITH "BRINGING NEW YORK CITY DANCE INTO THE LIMELIGHT." IN 2020, DANCE/NYC LAUNCHED ANOTHER VISIBILITY CAMPAIGN #ARTISTSARENECESSARYWORKERS, WHICH DEMANDS THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, REPRESENTATION, AND INTEGRATION OF DANCE AND ARTS WORKERS INTO THE DECISION-MAKING THAT WILL ENVISION OUR FUTURE POST-PANDEMIC. DANCE.NYC OFFERS A COMMUNITY CALENDAR, LISTINGS BOARDS, RESOURCES AND PROMOTIONAL PLATFORMS FOR THE DANCE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDES ITS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY WORK FOR THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SENDS OUT WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS ABOUT ONGOING EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY AREA DANCE COMMUNITY.