CANADA

Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC)

Executive Director:                   Joysanne Sidimus

E-MAIL:                                    info@dtrc.ca

WEBSITE:                                www.dtrc.ca

TELEPHONE:                         + 1 416 595 5655

FAX:                                       + 1 416 595 0009

ADDRESS:                               Berkeley Castle
                                               250 The Esplanade, Suite 500
                                               Toronto, Ontario
                                               M5A 1J2
                                               Canada

The Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) in Canada is a membership organization whose mandate is to help professional dancers make necessary transitions into, within and from their professional performing careers. The DTRC provides a diverse range of services to dancers in transition on an individual basis and members choose the services which they find most appropriate to their needs. Academic, career, financial, legal and personal counseling are offered to members and grants are available for skills courses and retraining (with subsistence while in a full-time retraining program) both while performing and upon retirement. Since its inception in 1985 the DTRC has assisted over 9,000 dancers and provided over $3,000,000 in grants and services. In addition, the DTRC operates as a resource centre for the dance community and general public by providing seminars, educational materials, networking and information, as well as supporting activities that enhance the socio-economic condition of dancers.

Visit the website www.dtrc.ca for more detailed information

THE NETHERLANDS

Retraining Program for Dancers

Stichting Omscholingsregeling Dansers (SOD)

Executive Director:                  Paul Bronkhorst

E-MAIL:                                   paul.bronkhorst@kunst-cultuur.nl

WEBSITE:                              www.kunst-cultuur.nl

TELEPHONE:                         +31 (0)70 306 56 78

FAX:                                       +31 (0)70 358 46 16

ADDRESS:                               P.O. Box 85806
                                                2508 CM The Hague
                                                Netherlands

In The Netherlands, the Dutch Retraining Program for Professional Dancers/Stichting Omscholingsregeling Dansers (SOD) was founded in 1986 and provides services to dancers in career transition in the Netherlands. The objective of the program is to help dancers choose a second career, finance the necessary retraining and guarantee a certain income level.
Dancers and companies pay a small monthly contribution to the program, which offers income support and grants for retraining, as well as counseling services, particularly career counseling. The program provides grants to dancers in transition to cover study and subsistence expenses as well as reimbursement of study costs depending on eligibility criteria. The program is geared to custom made training. The individual circumstances, wishes and needs of those entering re-training are taken into account wherever possible.

The average amount available for full retraining of an individual dancer is € 85,000. This amount can be directed to study costs, subsistence, and even capital investment if a former dancer decides to start his or her own business. More than 80% of the retrained dancers have been able to find employment within one year of retraining. Since its establishment the program has offered career support to thousands of dancers lasting from single advice to support for four or more years.


Visit the website: www.kunst-cultuur.nl for more information

 

UNITED KINGDOM

Dancers' Career Development (DCD)

Executive Director:                   Linda Yates

E-MAIL:                                  linda@thedcd.org.uk

WEBSITE:                              www.thedcd.org.uk

TELEPHONE:                         +44 (0) 20 7404 6141

FAX:                                        +44 (0) 20 7242 3331

ADDRESS:                               Rooms 220-221
                                                Africa House
                                                64 Kingsway
                                                London WC2B 6BG
                                                United Kingdom

Dancers’ Career Development (DCD), offers a holistic and comprehensive range of specialist and confidential practical, psychological and financial career support and retraining services to professional dancers in the United Kingdom.

The oldest organization dedicated to retraining for professional dancers, was founded in 1973 as Dancers’ Resettlement Fund with the aim to provide career transition support to the dancers of the UK’s largest dance companies. In the mid-1980’s the Independent Dancers Trust was established to provide a similar support network to all Independent and commercial dancers in the country. Both the Company Fund Division and the Independent Trust Division are now different branches of Dancers’ Career Development, a single organization and registered charity.

All professional dancers in the UK are eligible for free practical, educational and psychological retraining services. Furthermore DCD runs a comprehensive outreach and workshop program in companies, commercial productions and dance schools. Retraining and Business start-up grants are approved on an individual basis according the charity’s funding guidelines. Since its establishment DCD has offered career support to thousands of dancers in retraining lasting from several months to four or more years.


Visit the website www.thedcd.org.uk for more detailed information

USA

Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD)

Executive Director:                   Alexander J. Dubé

E-MAIL:                                    adube@careertransition.org

WEBSITE:                                www.careertransition.org

TELEPHONE:                          + 1 212 764 0172

FAX:                                        + 1 212 764 0343

ADDRESS:                             The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse
                                                                   Center for Dancers
                                                165 West 46th Street, Suite 701
                                                New York City, New York 10036-2501
                                                United States of America

 

SWITZERLAND

Swiaa Association for Career Transition of Professional Dancers (RDP/NTP)

President:                   Susanne Jaillet

Administrator: Lara Menghini Hannachi

E-MAIL:                                    antenneromande@interpreten.ch

WEBSITE:                                www.dance-transition.ch

TELEPHONE:                          + 41 21 621 8066

FAX:                                        + 41 21621 8069

ADDRESS:                               Grand-Pré 5
                                                1007 Lausanne
                                                Switzerland