to the Dance Advance web site! Dance Advance seeks to contribute to the cultivation of an artistically dynamic environment for dance in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and has created www.danceadvance.org in order to further the dialogue that connects all of us in the field of dance arts.
May 18, 2009
Peggy Baker will be returning to Philadelphia on November 30, 2009 for two weeks of classes at the Performance Garage. Classes will be Monday through Friday 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. A limited number of individual coaching sessions will also be arranged with interested dance practitioners who are currently working on projects. Please telephone 267 350 4975, or email jsmith@pcah.us to register or for more information.
February 6, 2009
Dance Advance announces 25 project awards for the 2009-2010 season: see full press release and grantee roster for full details.
The 2010 funding cycle
Guidelines and applications for the next project funding cycle will be mailed in the middle of August 2009; the timeframe for projects in the next round of grants will be June 1, 2010-June 30, 2011 for individuals or companies, and June 1, 2010-August 31, 2012 for presenters. Proposed deadline and announcement dates are listed below—please remember that these dates will NOT be confirmed until mid- summer 2009:
Week of August 10th, 2009: |
Guidelines and application forms mailed |
September 16, 2009: |
Letter of Intent to Apply deadline (5:00pm receipt) |
November 4, 2009: |
Application submission deadline (5:00pm receipt) |
March 1, 2010: |
Announcement of 2010 awards |
Information on this website:
The About Us section contains an introduction to Dance Advance's program activities, as well as the Dance Advance Calendar, listing major events in Philadelphia's dance community.
The Program Guidelines page contains guidelines from the most recent funding cycle.
The Archives section contains a wealth of resources and information, including: a chronological listing of the projects Dance Advance has funded; a library of documents commenting on different issues and people in the dance community; and the Dance Advance Calendar archive of previous month's listings.
Please use this site as a resource. Contact the webmaster at info@danceadvance.org with any comments, updates, or submissions - we invite you to submit your upcoming dance events. Enjoy!