
Welcome to the
DWR Hub!
Your go-to destination for easily accessible tools, insights and resources to navigate the artistry, advocacy and business of dance.

This online platform is built to empower the dance community and foster more inclusive and equitable practices across the industry.
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2025 Campaign Launch
March 26, 2025
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State of NYC Dance 2023 Report
Unpack the findings from the Dance Industry Census and discover actionable steps for creating a more just and sustainable future for New York City dance.

DWR Resource Library
Explore a multitude of resources covering fair practices, financial management, negotiation, emergency readiness, and more, to revolutionize how you navigate the dance industry.

Dance Worker
Compensation Tool
Make better informed decisions about your pay rates to ensure fairer, and more equitable wages across the industry.
Beyond NYC Dance: Data on Artists Across New York State

Discover the connections between NYC dance and artists statewide. Explore shared challenges and opportunities for collective advocacy.
Recent Resources
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The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Paid on Time
Covers strategies including creating a contract, practicing prompt invoicing, pressuring clients to pay, filing a complaint, and taking legal action to ensure payment.
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Disrupting Harm in Dance
Disrupting Harm in Dance is a curriculum as much about reimagining the future as it is about the practices and tools that can be implemented immediately by anyone or any institution. This is an online self-directed course offering information and tools for dancers, performers, and adjacent professionals to work more safely together.
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Making Participatory Budgeting Work: The Equity Imperative
In participatory budgeting, community members decide together how public funds are allocated and spent in their communities. This article talks through the processes, challenges, and opportunities of PB.
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