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2025 Dance Forum Details

When: Friday, January 10, 2025, 9am-11am ET (doors open at 8:30am for networking and conversation)
Where: New York Hilton Midtown | 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St. | Trianon Ballroom | 3rd Floor | NY, NY 10019
Cost: Free for attendees and open to all. Registration is required. (APAP|NYC registration is not required.)

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About the 2025 Dance Forum

The Dance Forum is a time for collegiality, conversation and learning. During the 2025 Dance Forum, colleagues will share ecosystem-wide trends, we will focus on timely topics impacting our community, and Dance/USA will share takeaways from our Strategic Reframing Process. Dance Forum is hosted as a part of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) pre-conference events. Dance Forum speakers include:

  • Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez, Executive Director of TU Dance and Dance/USA Board Chair, who will share a welcome address from Dance/USA
  • Sara Nash, Dance Director, Office of Strategy, Programs, and Engagement of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), who will report out from NEA’s national convening: “Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities.”
  • Kellee Edusei, Executive Director of Dance/USA, who will reflect on the challenges within a shifting funding landscape, share more about the financial impact on Dance/USA’s structure and programming, and offer takeaways from our Strategic Reframing Process that will pave the way for future programming updates at the organization.
  • The Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health, a volunteer force composed of medical professionals who work directly with professional dance companies and professional dancers across the USA and Canada, will share learnings on their 20th anniversary.
  • Juan José Escalante, Executive Director of Miami City Ballet, who will share more about the upcoming Dance/USA Conference in Chicago in June 2025.

More to be announced soon!

Disability Access

  • ASL interpretation and CART services will be provided.
  • Accessible restrooms are located next to the event space.
  • The event space includes tables with room for mobility access.

  • All amplified audio at the 2025 Dance Forum will be recorded so that transcripts can be made publicly available following the event. Providing transcripts in English and Spanish is our way of connecting with those who can not be there in person. We understand that this is not an all-encompassing solution, but we do hope to continue offering transcripts as one option in a varied selection of many access options. 

Health Protocols

In partnership with APAP, we asked that all attendees take personal responsibility for their own health and consider the well being of others by taking appropriate measures. To protect yourself and others from spreading COVID-19, the CDC continues to recommend that you wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and is worn consistently. Learn more about the APAP|NYC Health and Safety Protocols.

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