Building The Future Of Physically Integrated Dance in the United States

In May, 2016, AXIS Dance Company will be hosting an intimate convening of professionals engaged with the training, performance, presentation, and support of physically integrated dance for performers with and without physical disabilities.

Supported with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and with the help of our media partner, Dance/USA, this timely forum is being designed to create a rich conversation around best practices, challenges, and opportunities to expand and ignite the capacity of this vital field. The findings will be broadly disseminated through a series of post-convening events and communications.

We want to hear your insights on what you see as the most pressing challenges and promising opportunities facing physically integrated dance in the USA today.

This survey should take no longer than ten minutes to complete.

1. I am... [Check all that apply]:

2. State/Province of residence

State/Province

3. I identify as a person with a disability

4. Age of onset of disability:

5. Type of disability:

6. I am currently involved in integrated dance activities:

7. I was formerly engaged in integrated dance actitives:

8. I am currently engaged in non-dance athletic activity inclusive of people with disabilities

9. I was formerly engaged in non-dance athletic activity that was inclusive of people with disabilities

10. If Yes to #5-8, please specify:

11. Which topics do you feel are the most important/significant to the field of physically integrated dance? Please drag and rop in order of priority, with top being the most important and bottom being the least Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.

Training and the development of dance pedagogy for dancers with physical disabilities
Training and experience for choreographers who work or want to work with physically integrated performers
Expanded employment opportunities for dance performers with physical disabilities
Professional development for dance leadership positions (artistic and management) for people with disabilities
Strategies to enhance high artistic quality in physically integrated dance activity
Networking opportunities for people engaged in or interested in physically integrated dance activity
Funding and/or marketing for existing and proposed physically integrated dance projects
Outreach about physically integrated dance to the disability community and those who work with people with disabilities
Outreach about physically integrated dance to the dance community and those who work with dancers
Publicity to build greater public understanding of the value of physically integrated dance

12. Is there something else you feel we should address in this meeting?

Building The Future Of Physically Integrated Dance in the United States

National Convening