Membership Info: Categories, Benefits & Fees

Please browse benefit details, categories and fees below.

Field-Wide Resources 

             
  • Access to a variety of resources, including:

    • Advocacy & Gift Guide Toolkit

    • Virtual Monthly Advocacy Update Meetings 

    • Archives & Preservation Resources & Legacy Toolkits

    • Audience Engagement Strategies

    • Building Audiences research

    • Fellowships & Mentorship programs

    • Jobs, auditions & internships listings (for a fee)

    • Funding resources

    • Dancer health task force materials

    • Equitable contracting resources (for a fee)

    • Harassment prevention, music & choreography resources 

    • Social media updates, news releases, press room materials

    • Peer Consultation Letters (for a fee)

     

Additional benefits are available if you become a member.

Advocacy Resources

  • Timely updates via members-only advocacy listserv 

  • Five complementary visa peer consultation letters per year (additional letters available for a discounted fee of $100)

Conference Benefits

  • Discounted Member rate for National Conference Registration 

  • Exclusive members-only sessions and networking opportunities

Job / Opportunity/ Performance Listings

  • Free listings 

Member Networks

  • Participate in Member Networks (for the list of Networks, visit the Membership page on our website)

  • Access to the member directory

  • Updates and the ability to share information in Member listservs

  • Professional networking with colleagues across Networks

  • Additional professional development opportunities with guest speakers

Newsletter / Communications

  • The Member Exchange (monthly member-only newsletter) with member spotlights, upcoming events, network call schedule, and opportunities from the field

Research & Data Access

  • Full access to 5-year trend data from Dance/USA surveys

  • Annual data on operations, financials, and compensation

  • Field-wide health assessments in partnership with SMU DataArts

  • Benchmarking tools to support planning and decision-making

  • Data support for press, academic studies, and executive search

  • Sector-wide insights on staffing, pay equity, and resource distribution

  • Opportunity to inform future surveys through member feedback

  • Research-informed framing to strengthen advocacy and fundraising

Webinars, Workshops & Professional Development

  • Member-exclusive webinars, workshops, and special events

                                      

Individual

This is for independent dance professionals, practitioners, recent dance graduates, and others involved in the dance ecosystem.

Annual Member Dues: $75 

 

Join as Individual

Dance Company

This is for US-based and international dance companies of all genres and sizes.

Annual Member Dues (based on operating budgets):

  • Budgets below $250,000: $125 

  • Budgets between $250,000- $749,000: $250

  • Budgets between $750,000-$2.9 million: $1,000 

  • Budgets between $3,000,000-14.9 million: $3,875 

  • Budgets above $15 million: $5,000

Join as Dance Company

Individual - Affiliate

This is for individuals who wish to have access to organizational benefits but their organization does not have an organization-wide membership.

Membership Dues: $125

 

Join as Individual - Affiliate

US Business Affiliate

This is for US businesses (not including dance companies), service organizations, festivals, presenters, academic institutions, choreography/residency centers, local and state government agencies, and other organizations engaged in supporting, producing, or connected to the field of dance

Membership Dues: $250

 

Join as US Business Affiliate

International Affiliate

This Is for International Businesses (Not Including Dance Companies), Service Organizations, Festivals, Presenters, Academic Institutions, Choreography/Residency Centers, Government Agencies, and Other Organizations Engaged in Supporting, Producing, or Connected to the Field of Dance.

  

Membership Dues: $750

 

Join as International Affiliate