Dance/MetroDC: A branch of Dance/USA

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Metro DC Service Organizations
CREDO
The Capital Region Educators of Dance Organization (CREDO) advances dance education centered in the arts in the area of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The organization serves your needs if you teach dance, study dance, create dance programs, administer dance programs, fund dance programs, or legislate for the arts. CREDO is an independent organization that is aligned as a State Affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization. It functions in partnership with NDEO to advance dance education and fulfill the needs of the nation through state initiatives and local projects.

Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington is an organization dedicated to sustaining and increasing regional leadership, appreciation, support and resources for arts and culture. We build and nurture a regional network by enhancing the connection, collaboration, and conversation within the arts and cultural community and among business and other interest groups. The Cultural Alliance pursues four institutional strategies in order to progress its mission: Research, Convene, Advocate, and Serve.

Cultural Development Corporation
The Cultural Development Corporation creates opportunities for artists and arts organizations that stimulate economic development and improve the quality of life.

Improv Arts, Inc.
Through the artistic vision of its founding directors Improv Arts Inc. initiates the creation, performance, research, and evaluation of improvisational dance, music, and multi-disciplinary performance. Improv Arts Inc. accomplishes its goals through operating its performance companies, creating opportunities for networking and collaboration among artists, and producing educational programming.

National Service Organizations
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
With over forty years as an active arts service organization, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Arts Presenters) is the nexus for the performing arts community and the innovators in the field. Representing both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors of the industry, Arts Presenters members hail from all 50 states and more than 15 countries across the globe and range from large performing arts centers in major urban cities, outdoor festivals and rural community-focused organizations to academic institutions, artists and artist managers. Our membership includes organizations with multi-million dollar budgets and individuals who are performing arts professionals. Members bring performances to over 2 million audience-goers each week. No other association membership rivals the breadth of creative expression, representing disciplines ranging from all forms of dance, music, theater and family programming to puppetry, circus, magic, attractions and performance art.

Dance Critics Association Member Survey Summary
Follow this link to find Lisa Traiger's Dance Critics Association 2007 member survey.

Dance Heritage Coalition
Founded in 1992, the DHC was established to address problems identified by a field-wide study of the current state of preservation and documentation of American dance. The study, jointly commissioned by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, recommended that a coalition of the major dance collections be formed to facilitate communication, and promote joint programs, projects, and policy-making in order to strengthen a national dance documentation and preservation network. The DHC focuses on four areas: ACCESS to materials; the continuing DOCUMENTATION of dance employing both traditional methods and developing technologies; PRESERVATION of existing documentation; and EDUCATION regarding methods, standards, and practice for access, documentation, and preservation.

Dance/USA
As a national service organization for dance, we believe that dance is essential to a healthy society, demonstrating the infinite possibilities for human expression and potential, and facilitating communication within and across cultures. Dance/USA sustains and advances professional dance by addresssing the needs, concerns and interests of artist, administrators and organizations. By providing services and national leadership, Dance/USA enahnces the infrastructure for dance creation, education and dissemination.

National Dance Education Assocation
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) advances dance education centered in the arts. We are the voice of representation for the field in legislatures, schools of dance, PreK-12 schools, and institutions of higher education throughout the country. As a non-profit organization, NDEO is dedicated to promoting standards of excellence in dance education through the development of quality education in the art of dance through professional development, service and leadership. We hold public discussions, sponsor institutes, workshops, conferences and programs. We develop guidelines, promote standards, and design curricula.

Other
Bourgeon: Journal of Dance
This locally-produced dance journal is written by dancers for dancers.

CultureCapital.com
Announcing the much anticipated launch of CultureCapital.com, your guide to to arts and culture in DC, Maryland and Virginia. CultureCapital.com is produced by the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington. For more information and to join, click here

danceviewtimes
A website were dance writers share their views on dance and dance performances in Washington DC and New York City.

Meetup.Com
Use this great resource to find others in the DC area who love dance as much as you do. There are many Latin dance Meetup groups, as well as Ballroom dance groups and club dancing groups. If you don't see a Meetup group that fits your needs, simply create your own and start talking about dance, viewing dance and participating in dance today.