This timeline only includes activities and events that are public. Some descriptions are vague in order to protect people’s identities in sensitive situations.
March, 2023
Movement Research Performance Journal feature
DANC’s contract-builder featured in MRPJ’s issue on labor.
March, 2022
NPN Conference
Four DANC members presented a panel discussion on DANC’s history, goals and present projects.
January-March, 2023
Fundraising
Paused most ongoing operations to focus time and energy specifically on grant writing and other fundraising.
December 12, 2022
General Membership Meeting
Members shared how they are navigating their personal finances as 2022 draws to a close. See meeting notes.
December 5, 2022
Meeting with Dance/NYC regarding reparations
Second mediated meeting since launching #StopDisabilityErasure campaign in July
November, 2022
Allied with colleagues advocating for dancers’ rights in a major US city
DANC members offered various forms of support to a local coalition of activists.
November 7, 2022
General Membership Meeting
Discussion included New York’s new wage transparency law, standards, and inflation. See meeting notes.
November 3, 2022
Meeting with Dance/NYC regarding reparations
First mediated meeting since launching #StopDisabilityErasure campaign in July
November, 2022
Interviewed by Stance on Dance
Check out the published piece, “Advocating for Equity Across the Dance Field.”
October, 2022
New round of grant applications
Applied for several sources of funding
October, 2022
Reevaluation of internal leadership structure and bylaws
Decided to dedicate one Leadership Meeting per month to this review process moving forward.
October 3, 2022
General Membership Meeting
New members introduced themselves, returning members discussed how they’re holding up. See meeting notes.
September 16-25, 2022
DANCation
Dedicated time off for Leadership Committee
August, 2022
Launched mutual aid campaign
Raised funds for a DANC member in need via gofundme: Black Dance Worker Exploited by Nonprofit
August, 2022
Consulted with a grant writer
Equipped with tools and recommendations to move forward with more intensive fundraising.
August, 2022 – present
#StopDisabilityErasure
Corresponding with Dance/NYC and checking in with each other as a group became a priority and took a lot of time and energy throughout the second half of 2022 and beginning of 2023.
August 1, 2022
General Membership Meeting
Topics included DANC’s recent calling out/in a few institutions both publicly and privately as well as DANC’s Audition Guidelines. See meeting notes.
July 24, 2022
BIPOC & Disabled Community Meeting
Discussion revolved around experiences of ableism and disability erasure caused by a specific institution.
July 23, 2022
#StopDisabilityErasure
Check out DANC’s Stop Disability Erasure project, including demands for Disability Justice at Dance/NYC and throughout the field.
July 20, 2022
Dance/NYC census launch event
As a member of the DWR taskforce, DANC member Vanessa was slated to be a speaker at this event, but was excluded on the day of. See #StopDisabilityErasure.
July, 2022
Reached out to ODC/Dance
Acted on behalf of dozens of DANC members who expressed concern or outrage. Called ODC in regarding the fees and other conditions of their audition workshop. See Audition Guidelines.
July-August, 2022
Contract-builder test drive
Volunteer DANC members test out the latest version of the contract-builder for dancers, setting the stage for another round of edits.
July 11, 2022
General Membership Meeting
Topics included DANC’s participation in Dance/NYC’s DWR Taskforce, DANC’s upcoming BIPOC and Disabled Community Meeting, and some logistics of launching the LOA/contract-builder project. See meeting notes.
June, 2022
Election
Added new positions and new people to the Leadership Committee.
??-September, 2022
DWR Taskforce
Sent representatives to