2007-04-24
Dance/USA Celebrates 25 Years of Service to the National Dance Field
Washington, D.C. Advocacy, networking, research, professional development and information distribution. For 25 years, Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance, has been dedicated to supporting and advancing the art form of professional dance across the country. Through research projects like community censuses and The Nutcracker Survey; national gatherings across the country such as the Roundtables and Council Meetings; leadership initiatives and professional training; and informative publications like the Dance/USA Journal, Dance/USA has played a pivotal role in advancing dance in America.
Anne Dunning, chair of the Dance/USA Board of Trustees, looks forward to celebrating this milestone with the national community. The trustees of Dance/USA celebrate this landmark anniversary and the numerous achievements of the organization over the past 25 years in supporting leadership, advocating with a unified voice and generating a body of dance data. We recognize the vision of the founders, who saw a need and created this organization to meet it, and we pass the torch to a future generation of leadership who will carry this important vision forward.
Dance/USAs 25th Anniversary celebration will begin at the 2007 Spring Council Meeting in Chicago, June 14-16 and will conclude in June 2008 at the National Performing Arts Convention to be held in Denver, Colorado. During our 25th year, we will inaugurate a "Patron's Tour" for members of the National Leadership Council (Dance/USA's new Individual Donor group) to see dance performances in selected cities across the country, and will publish two special issues of the Dance/USAJournal that explore the evolution of Dance/USA and imagines the next 25 years for the organization and the field of dance.
Dance/USA members will join in the celebration by including the 25th Anniversary Logo in programs and publications, dedicating seasons and performances to their national service organization, and including information about Dance/USA in newsletters and brochures throughout the year.
The kick off to the 25th Anniversary at the 2007 Spring Council will include a proclamation of June 14, 2007 as Dance/USA Day by Mayor Daley of Chicago at a reception that will include recognition of Dance/USAs founders, supporters and current and former members of the Board of Trustees. Over 100 members of the national dance community will converge on Chicago to join in the celebration and attend Council Meeting activities that include workshops and seminars as well as performances by the local Chicago community.
Were excited to begin our 25th Anniversary celebration in Chicago, said Dance/USA Executive Director Andrea Snyder. We have so much planned for this year and couldnt ask for a richer or more supportive dance community in which to begin the celebration of Dance/USAs history. We have had the privilege of working with many incredible communities over the years and look forward to serving the national dance field for the next 25 years and beyond.
Dance/USA would like to send a special thanks to Altria Group, Inc. for corporate support of the 25th Anniversary.
More information: http://www.danceusa.org
Dance/USAs 25th Anniversary celebration will begin at the 2007 Spring Council Meeting in Chicago, June 14-16 and will conclude in June 2008 at the National Performing Arts Convention to be held in Denver, Colorado. During our 25th year, we will inaugurate a "Patron's Tour" for members of the National Leadership Council (Dance/USA's new Individual Donor group) to see dance performances in selected cities across the country, and will publish two special issues of the Dance/USAJournal that explore the evolution of Dance/USA and imagines the next 25 years for the organization and the field of dance.
Dance/USA members will join in the celebration by including the 25th Anniversary Logo in programs and publications, dedicating seasons and performances to their national service organization, and including information about Dance/USA in newsletters and brochures throughout the year.
The kick off to the 25th Anniversary at the 2007 Spring Council will include a proclamation of June 14, 2007 as Dance/USA Day by Mayor Daley of Chicago at a reception that will include recognition of Dance/USAs founders, supporters and current and former members of the Board of Trustees. Over 100 members of the national dance community will converge on Chicago to join in the celebration and attend Council Meeting activities that include workshops and seminars as well as performances by the local Chicago community.
Were excited to begin our 25th Anniversary celebration in Chicago, said Dance/USA Executive Director Andrea Snyder. We have so much planned for this year and couldnt ask for a richer or more supportive dance community in which to begin the celebration of Dance/USAs history. We have had the privilege of working with many incredible communities over the years and look forward to serving the national dance field for the next 25 years and beyond.
Dance/USA would like to send a special thanks to Altria Group, Inc. for corporate support of the 25th Anniversary.
More information: http://www.danceusa.org
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