From responses in the Dance Industry Census to roundtable discussions and focus groups across the five boroughs and regional areas, you expressed a shared goal for the future of dance in New York City.
Here is our bold vision for Our New York City Dance:
Our New York City Dance is valued and protected as a form of cultural expression, a reflection of history and society, a provider of health and wellness, an economic driver, and a common good.
The people who work in Our New York City Dance are supported by human-centered policies.
Our New York City Dance is a just, attainable, and sustainable profession that leads to thrivability for its entities and workers.
It is flexible and innovative, creating opportunities to enter and leave dance by choice not force.
Our New York City Dance is a vibrant and diverse ecosystem that strengthens the local fabric of civic life.
The people who participate in dance are in relationship with each other and their respective communities, the land, and their artistry in accountable ways that honor ancestry, and correct for historic harms.
Connecting the dots between our dreams, the challenges we face, and the actions each of us can take to effect change, it’s time to leverage our power to collectively build our vision of Our New York City Dance. Will you join us?