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2024 Dance/USA Survey of the Dance Ecosystem

Dance/USA, the national service organization for dance, is interested in learning about the needs and challenges of individuals and organizations in the U.S. dance ecosystem beyond our member community.

This survey is intended for those living and/or working in the United States who participate in the dance ecosystem, and meet all of the following criteria:

Have been active in the dance ecosystem for at least one year.
Participate in the creation, presentation, production, administration, and/or documentation of dance performance activities in any capacity (if you think this is you, it probably is!)
Have been paid for performance-related dance work (can be any percentage of your income), and/or have paid other artistic, administrative, technical and/or performance staff.
Are not a member of Dance/USA

This survey should only take between 5-10 minutes, and you will be entered into a drawing to receive a $100 American Express gift card!

For any questions related to this survey, please reach out to research@danceusa.org.

1. Are you completing this as part of a dance group / organization or as an individual (you can do both, but they need to be separate surveys!) *This question is required.

Please share the name of your group/organization *This question is required.

2. First Name *This question is required.

3. Last Name *This question is required.

4. E-mail address (optional but required for inclusion in the drawing for one of five $100 American Express gift cards). This question requires a valid email address.

Please select from the following options *This question is required.

6. Primary Zip Code *This question is required.

7. How would you characterize your primary role within the dance ecosystem? Check more than one if you feel that you hold more than one primary role.  *This question is required.

9. What styles/genres/forms of dance are you most closely associated with (this is free-text). You may list only one, or multiple (up to 3). If listing multiple, please use the first one as your MAIN genre. *This question is required.

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10. Please review the list below, consider how important each of these are to the well-being of the dance ecosystem, and rank the priority of each. *This question is required.

Space Cell	Low Priority	Medium Priority	High Priority	No Opinion
Federal advocacy on behalf of creative workers active in the dance ecosystem	Federal advocacy on behalf of creative workers active in the dance ecosystem: Low Priority	Federal advocacy on behalf of creative workers active in the dance ecosystem: Medium Priority	Federal advocacy on behalf of creative workers active in the dance ecosystem: High Priority	Federal advocacy on behalf of creative workers active in the dance ecosystem: No Opinion
Career development/training	Career development/training: Low Priority	Career development/training: Medium Priority	Career development/training: High Priority	Career development/training: No Opinion
Dance research	Dance research: Low Priority	Dance research: Medium Priority	Dance research: High Priority	Dance research: No Opinion
Application of technology	Application of technology: Low Priority	Application of technology: Medium Priority	Application of technology: High Priority	Application of technology: No Opinion
Amplifying the national profile of dance	Amplifying the national profile of dance: Low Priority	Amplifying the national profile of dance: Medium Priority	Amplifying the national profile of dance: High Priority	Amplifying the national profile of dance: No Opinion
Increased financial support for dance in the U.S.	Increased financial support for dance in the U.S.: Low Priority	Increased financial support for dance in the U.S.: Medium Priority	Increased financial support for dance in the U.S.: High Priority	Increased financial support for dance in the U.S.: No Opinion
Convening the ecosystem: National Conferences	Convening the ecosystem: National Conferences: Low Priority	Convening the ecosystem: National Conferences: Medium Priority	Convening the ecosystem: National Conferences: High Priority	Convening the ecosystem: National Conferences: No Opinion
Convening the ecosystem: Regional Dialogues	Convening the ecosystem: Regional Dialogues: Low Priority	Convening the ecosystem: Regional Dialogues: Medium Priority	Convening the ecosystem: Regional Dialogues: High Priority	Convening the ecosystem: Regional Dialogues: No Opinion
Developing the next generation of leaders	Developing the next generation of leaders: Low Priority	Developing the next generation of leaders: Medium Priority	Developing the next generation of leaders: High Priority	Developing the next generation of leaders: No Opinion
Ensuring the legacy of dance artists and organizations through archiving and preservation	Ensuring the legacy of dance artists and organizations through archiving and preservation: Low Priority	Ensuring the legacy of dance artists and organizations through archiving and preservation: Medium Priority	Ensuring the legacy of dance artists and organizations through archiving and preservation: High Priority	Ensuring the legacy of dance artists and organizations through archiving and preservation: No Opinion
Medical and Health resources	Medical and Health resources: Low Priority	Medical and Health resources: Medium Priority	Medical and Health resources: High Priority	Medical and Health resources: No Opinion

11. Please tell us (in your own words)

As someone who works in the dance ecosystem, what needs do you face that you believe could be addressed by a national service organization? *This question is required.

Which of the following best describes your dance company/group? *This question is required.

What is your typical annual operating budget range (expenditures)? *This question is required.

Please select the answer that most applies to your work *This question is required.

For your work in the dance industry in the last year, how were you compensated? *This question is required.

I am compensated as an employee (I receive one or more W2s at the end of each year)
I am compensated as a contractor (I receive one or more 1099s at the end of each year)
Grants and/or awards for my work
Honoraria and/or stipends for my work
Fiscal sponsorship for my work
Direct ticketing or registration fees from my events or classes
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.
Decline to answer

How much income do you typically earn annually from your dance-related work (this can be from a combination of work)? *This question is required.