Request a Peer Consultation Letter
Navigation Menu Dance/USA is only accepting requests for peer consultations letters via email. Please email your petition to: visas@nulldanceusa.org. Dance/USA requires at least one week’s notice to turn around a letter. For timely updates on changes to immigration procedures, please visit Artists From Abroad. Dance/USA can provide peer consultation letters to U.S.-based agents and organizations petitioning to U.S. […]
Membership FAQs
Navigation Menu New! Dance/USA Member Directory Dance/USA is developing a 2023 Member Directory but we need your help to make it as accurate as possible! If you are the primary account holder, please review the staff listing in your organization’s member profile and make any changes, such as removing former staff and adding newly appointed staff. Detailed […]
Resources Related to the Coronavirus
Navigation Menu Dance/USA continues to work across the dance ecosystem, broader performing arts sector, business community and nonprofit sector to ensure ALL small-to-mid-size businesses and non-profit organizations as well as individual artists are supported beyond the recent pandemic. Dance/USA will continue to advocate on behalf of the dance ecosystem, gather and compile important data from […]
Visa and Tax Issues for Foreign Guest Artists
Navigation Menu Dance/USA supports the dance field by providing information and services related to visa and tax requirements for foreign guest artists. Such support includes: Government advocacy addressing visa processing problems and delays at the USCIS Educational resources, including the most up-to-date information on visa and tax requirements for foreign guest artists Pre-petition peer consultation letters […]
Individual Memberships
Navigation Menu The Individual membership category is open to individuals, professional dance artists and students not affiliated with an incorporated organization or creating work in a structure other than the traditional 501(c)3 “company” structure. Artists who are affiliated with an incorporated dance company are encouraged to join as a Dance Company member. Types of Individual Members: Independent […]
Presenters
Navigation Menu The Dance/USA Presenters membership category is open to presenters of all dance forms, organizational size, and structure that meet the following criteria: Have not-for-profit, tax-exempt status and are able to show evidence of professional status orientation Maintain a paid administrative staff of at least one Have been in continuous operation for at least […]
Membership Benefits, Categories and Payment Plan
Navigation Menu Click the links to see more information: Membership Exclusive Benefits Membership Categories Agents, Managers, Producers & Promoters Dance Companies Presenters Service Organizations Business Affiliates Education Affiliates International Affiliates Individuals Payment Plan Options Membership Exclusive Benefits Employees of Membership Organizations can access Dance/USA Benefits as appropriate to their membership category. Archiving and Preservation: Free […]
International Affiliates
Navigation Menu The International Affiliate membership category is open to dance related institutions outside of the U.S. Members in this category are invited to actively participate in one of several Dance/USA Standing Councils depending on their organization’s focus. International Affiliates Membership Dues International Affiliates: $1,300 Member BenefitsBenefits marked with an * are extended to all permanent employees of […]
Dance/USA Invites Initial Applications for the Third Round of Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2024 Contact: Johanna Tschebull Dance/USA, the national service organization for the dance ecosystem, invites initial applications from dance artists for the third iteration of Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA), generously funded by the Doris Duke Foundation. The initial application period is open until August 15, 2024 at 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT. One of […]
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What’s On the Legislative Docket This Fall That Dance Organizations Should Know
This fall, Congress faces looming decisions around the budget and the
debt ceiling, while also working on such big issues as tax and
immigration reform and the reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind.
Additionally, sequestration was not a once-and-done deal, but part of a
10-year plan to reduce the deficit and this will very much impact
appropriations.
As one of the core services offered to members,
Dance/USA actively advocates for and lobbies on behalf of the issues
that create an impact on the field of dance. Read on for more.