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Advocacy Alert: NYC Primary Election is June 23. Here's What You Need to Know.
Check your registration, find your poll site, and make a plan.
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Dance Worker Digest | May 2026
This month's Digest covers Mayor Mamdani's FY27 Executive Budget, backed by a new $4 billion state aid deal; Colorado's landmark passage of the Artist Corporation bill, establishing the first artist-centered business structure in the country; a new NYC Council bill to create a Freelancers' Payment Fund; and a new report from Beyond Neutrality on the rise of unionization in nonprofit dance.
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100 Days In: A Message from Raquel
100 days. Countless conversations. One community. We are honored to share a message from our Executive Director, Raquel Du Toit, reflecting on her first 100 days at Dance/NYC.…
Dance Worker Digest | April 2026
This month's Digest covers labor, equity, and funding developments affecting dance workers in New York City and beyond. At the local level, workers at New York Live Arts are organizing for their first union contract, the city has released a long-overdue Preliminary Racial Equity Plan, and the NYC Council has responded to the Mayor's proposed budget with a call for increased arts funding amid a deficit of up to $12 billion. At the federal level, the Trump administration has proposed dramatically cutting and, in some cases, eliminating funding for the NEA and other key cultural agencies.
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Dance/NYC Announces 5th Iteration of Dance Advancement Fund
Application Cycle Opens April 15, 2026: Supporting Small-Budget Dance Makers Across the New York City Metropolitan Area…
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Advocacy Alert: Take Action on 3 Key State Budget Priorities
Support arts funding, arts education, and immigrant protections in New York State
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Dance Worker Digest | March 2026
This month’s Dance Worker Digest highlights key shifts in policy and leadership shaping the field. From a proposed $30 minimum wage in NYC and ongoing state budget negotiations to new leadership at the Department of Cultural Affairs and emerging artist business models, these updates point to both challenges and opportunities for dance workers.
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Testimony to City Council Committee On Cultural Affairs, Libraries And International Relations
Submitted to City Council Committee On Cultural Affairs, Libraries And International Relations on March 18, 2026
Prepared by Melinda Wang, Research and Advocacy Manager of Dance/NYC
Testimony given by Raquel Du Toit, Executive Director, in conjunction with the Cultural Equity Coalition.…
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