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International Organization For The Transition Of Professional Dancers

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The Board and Associates of the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD) have voted unanimously to appoint Jennifer Curry, Executive Director of Dancers’ Career Development as President, succeeding Paul Bronkhorst. Info:https://t.co/JMO1RoybvF

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Find out more about IOTPD, a global taskforce for the transition of professional dancers, here: https://t.co/JMO1RoybvF

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The annual IOTPD meeting takes places today in Lausanne. Representatives from 8 countries around the world come together to discuss programs for dancers and challenges #IOTPD25

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"put your thoughts down on paper and explain it to someone else - it really helps" #IOTPD25 #dancers

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"Role models are really helpful in transition - and not just dancers. Transitions from other careers and personal stories are so important" #IOTPD25

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"Dance is all consuming - you can feel like you are in an echo chamber" #IOTPD25

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Session 4 'A Dancer's Experience' - hearing from dancers from around the world about their transition experiences #IOTPD25

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The centre national de la danse is working on a new tool to support dancers in their life long career journey as dancers - a career is not a straight line #IOTPD25

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Hearing from @RDPdanse about the Journee Trampoline program for dancers #IOTPD25

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Join us for more insight and inspiration from the IOTPD in international transition #IOTPD25 https://t.co/KWrfFFjY5Z

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Looking forward to the afternoon sessions of the #IOTPD25 conference. We will be back on live stream soon.

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"Transition was something dancers didn't talk about - the IOTPD has helped change this attitude and raise awareness of this issue" Joysanne Sidimus #IOTPD25

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"transition programs have encouraged and supported each other to grow and develop. The IOTPD has also had success in helping new countries to set up support systems" Paul Bronkhorst #IOTPD25

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"The importance of sharing and being an advocate for other transition programs worldwide was an important part of our vision" #IOTPD25

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"the IOTPD discussed the value of the artist in society and also the vast amount of transferable skills that dancers have" #IOTPD25

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"Philippe Braunschweig was the force behind the IOTPD" #IOTPD25

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"sharing the experiences of supporting dancers around the world was and still is incredibly valuable" Joysanne Sidimus

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The first meeting of the IOTPD had representatives from the UK, Canada, the Netherlands and the US .

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Linda Yates, former ED of @dcd_dancers was an important part of the founding of the IOTPD #IOTPD25

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Session 2 "why the IOTPD?" Joysanne Sidimis, Paul Bronkhorst and Susanne Kailey talk about the founding member of the IOTPD with Garry Neil #IOTPD25