New York Times – Dance/NYC, a nonprofit organization that promotes knowledge and appreciation of dance in New York City, is on a mission to count every dance worker — from choreographers to ballet teachers to Colombian folkloric dancers — in New York City and its surrounding areas. The census will be among the largest undertakings of its kind in the performing arts, the organization said.
The project, which begins on July 20, seeks to understand who makes up the dance work force and the social and financial hardships that these workers face. The data will help identify economic gaps and opportunities for fair wage standards and other policies across the sector.
Alejandra Duque Cifuentes, the organization’s executive director, said that to address economic inequality and gauge the health of the industry, “we need to look at it from the vantage point of individuals, because helping workers create healthy, thriving businesses creates healthy, thriving industries.”
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