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- EIN 04-3064755
- (617) 456-6296
- 19 Clarendon St Boston MA 02116-6107 USA
- www.bostondancealliance.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Services
Mission: Boston dance alliance (bda) builds capacity for dance by identifying and creating shared resources, information, and productive partnerships to help dance flourish across the boston metropolitan area and new england region. We are an independent service organization representing dancers, choreographers, teachers, presenters, allied arts and cultural professionals, arts journalists and scholars, wellness and health providers, and dance enthusiasts brought together across dance genres and geographies. Bda strives to increase cultural equity and access to dance for diverse communities, build dance audiences, and promote quality and sustainability.
Programs: Bda programs and servicesboston dance alliance's services to our members and the broader dance community include a rentable, portable sprung wood floor, enabling dancers to present their work safely in any setting; an annual dancewear distribution initiative that provides shoes and clothing to financially disadvantaged dancers of all ages; an annual open call audition that attracts dancers and choreographers across a variety of genres; dancer health day, providing dancers with wellness screenings; access to affordable rehearsal space for choreographers at the lyric stage; fiscal sponsorship to aid unincorporated companies and dance projects in raising funds to support work that furthers bda's charitable mission; the bda rehearsal and retreat fellowship; access to a high-quality hd video camera so that artists can document their work; professional development consulting and workshops; information, referrals, and advocacy for dancers with disabilities; and the region's most comprehensive dance calendar of performances, classes, workshops, and auditions, with member discounts on tickets, dancewear, health and wellness services, and more. Acting as advocates for dance at the local, regional, and national level, boston dance alliance encourages the dance community in turn to advocate for important cultural initiatives.
fiscal sponsorship:boston dance alliance's fiscal sponsorship program enables dancers and dance-makers in the community to raise funds for purposes related to bda's charitable mission without the complexities and overhead of incorporating as a separate non-profit organization. Bda fiscally-sponsored artists may be eligible to apply for government, foundation, and corporate grants that require 501(c)(3) status. Donors who designate cash or in-kind contributions for the support of a fiscally-sponsored artist receive written acknowledgment from bda of their charitable gifts, which are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Bda fiscal sponsorships can cover one-time creative projects or an established company's long-range, non-commercial activities within the scope bda's charitable mission.