Dance/NYC

Through advocacy, regranting, & knowledge-sharing, Dance/NYC fosters a more just, equitable, and inclusive landscape where dance workers can thrive.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

We’ve refreshed our mission to reflect where we’re headed.

Dance/NYC champions the New York City metropolitan area dance sector by fostering a more just, equitable, and inclusive landscape where dance workers and organizations can thrive.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

🗞️ The July Dance Worker Digest is here.

This month:
✨ Record NYC arts funding
🏠 Rent freeze for stabilized units
⚠️ Federal healthcare cuts affecting 450,000 New Yorkers
📄 Proposed grantmaking changes that could reshape arts funding

Learn more at https://t.co/nOGAiZKS9d.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

This year, we advanced policies that better support #OurNYCDance. Now we're asking, what's next?

Our issue sheets offer practical ways to help build the dance field we deserve.
🔗 https://t.co/MpzOUcgTZd

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Thank you to @nycmayor, @SpeakerMenin, @CMNantashaW and @nycitycouncil for championing arts and culture in this year’s budget.

Dance workers, keep moving with us at https://t.co/H9a4KbNw85.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

This spring, your advocacy secured:
🎉 NYC's largest arts & culture budget
📚 $4.05M for arts education
🏠 Momentum for artist housing legislation
🤝 93 new Action Crew members
These are significant victories. Thank you to every dance worker, advocate & supporter who took action.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Dance workers deserve healthcare. At our Field-Wide Call on Healthcare Advocacy, we discussed how the New York Health Act, portable benefits for freelancers, and existing resources can change what's possible for our field. Catch the full recording: https://t.co/pmSiVQEIJq

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Reminder: We will be taking Summer Fridays this year, beginning this week, July 3, through August 28.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Rest is part of the work. 🌞 Dance/NYC is observing Summer Fridays from July 3–August 28. Our office will be closed every Friday. FAQs and resources are always available at https://t.co/lq7zinVSZ1. Wishing the dance community a restorative summer. ☀️

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Our June Dance Worker Digest covers the finalized NY State budget, a new SAG-AFTRA contract, a new affordable housing lottery, and recent findings on the conditions of choreographic work.

Visit https://t.co/DyTL8GtlmW for more.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Rest is part of the work. 🌞 Dance/NYC is observing Summer Fridays from July 3–August 28. Our office will be closed every Friday. FAQs and resources are always available at https://t.co/lq7zinVSZ1. Wishing the dance community a restorative summer. ☀️

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

My mayor’s Muslim
My bagel’s Jewish
My dance work’s dignified
KNICKS IN FIVE!

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Healthcare is a human right and dance workers deserve it too. Join our next Field-Wide Call on June 24 to learn from experts on universal healthcare, portable benefits, and resources for independent cultural workers.

Register at https://t.co/jRyMMXvB0Z

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

New York's Primary Election is June 23. Here's what you need to know.

🗓️ Key dates:
June 8: Change of address deadline
June 13: Registration + mail ballot request deadline
June 13–21: Early voting
June 23: Election Day

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Founded by Artistic Director Keith Thompson, danceTactics is a contemporary dance and cultural platform advancing performance, civic dialogue, & community engagement. Seeking visionary leaders for its Board of Directors. No board experience required. Apply https://t.co/dIotptTRXD

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

The May Dance Worker Digest is here! NYC's FY27 budget, Colorado's Artist Corporation bill, a new Freelancers' Payment Fund, and a report on unionization in nonprofit dance. Learn more: https://t.co/ceFmy1YxAY

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

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[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

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[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

Update: The May 26 @NYCCouncil Cultural Affairs Hearing will no longer include public testimony.

To testify in support of arts and culture funding, join the Finance Committee Executive Budget Hearing on June 10.

The ask is still $30M for @NYCulture and #OurNYCDance.

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

📣 Join Dance/NYC + @ny4ca1 on May 26 at City Hall to demand the culture budget NYC deserves.

The current proposal includes a $10M increase for DCLA but our sector needs the full $30M baseline increase.

🗓️May 26
🕙 10-11 a.m.
📍 City Hall Park

RSVP: https://t.co/SU3snJc9Zo

[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

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[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

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[Dance/NYC @DanceNYC]

The NYC Executive Budget proposes a $10M baseline increase for @NYCCulture. We’re calling for $30M.

On May 26, testify at the Cultural Affairs Committee Executive Budget Hearing and make the case for the full investment NYC needs.

🔗 https://t.co/jcMNPG2c8d

#OurNYCDance