Hello BDA Community,
This past week I had the pleasure of discussing fiscal sponsorship with a group of local choreographers who are a part of aMaSSiT, a program that helps dancemakers evolve then present new pieces.
Choreographing new work requires a significant amount of time, effort, and cost, and fiscal sponsorship is a great way to gain access to resources to help cover related expenses for dancers and their companies.
Choreographers/Artistic Directors, Dance Companies, and Dance Studios that become BDA members are eligible for BDA’s fiscal sponsorship program, which facilitated 50 fiscally-sponsored members’ access to more than $440,000 in 2024.
To learn more about the benefits of BDA membership including but not limited to fiscal sponsorship please visit this webpage and feel free to contact Operations & Membership Associate Carmen Rizzo for more info.
Have a great one,
Aaron Myers, Executive Director
Join us in congratulating BDA member Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre in being one of the 10 recipients of the Organizational Investment Grants by Cambridge Arts and the City of Cambridge. The funding program provides $9,000 grants to each nonprofit to support operational costs, sustainability, and resiliency for local cultural organizations that benefit Cambridge residents. We also extend our congratulations to previous and on going BDA partners: The Dance Complex, The Foundry, Global Arts Live and the Multicultural Arts Center.
BDA Member Events This Week
NACHMO is back! This year’s series features 3 shows and 35 local choreographers. Tickets are by donation, which means there is no set ticket price. You pay what you can! Once you’ve made a donation you can select the show date and quantity of tickets you want to reserve. Suggested donation price is $25 but every dollar helps keep this incredible program FREE for choreographers! Support your local choreographers. Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15, 8 PM, Sunday March 16, 3 PM at the Foundry, 101 Rogers St., Cambridge.
MetaMovements has teamed up with Boston Casineros and Salsa Y Control to bring you an intensive 4-week series where you’ll learn a variety of Afro-Cuban dances from Yoruba, Congo, Rumba, and more with Javier (guest artist on a special artist visa from Cuba), Anara, and Eli of MetaMovements and discover how to fuse them musically into your Salsa! They will explore the history and the essential techniques behind these different styles in creative ways that will help dancers of all levels and backgrounds. Sundays, March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 4-7 PM at Salsa Y Control Dance Studio, 161 Harvard Ave, Suite 13, Allston. Registration: $20-$190.
FREE! – Join Liz Lerman and Paloma McGregor for a screening of short films documenting aspects of their work-in-progress dance-based public art project My Body is a Library. The project centers libraries as places of refuge, research, and medicine, and wonders how human bodies also hold knowledge, stories, and even the law. Thursday, March 13, 7 PM at Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge. Registration required.
Don’t miss The Number One Floor Show in Heaven. Travels With Brindle and Balter Dance throw Sparks’ 1979 electro pop masterpiece back to the days of vaudeville and music hall crooners. Friday, March 14, 7:00-8:30 PM at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Tickets: $10-$20.
The popular Movement Collective’s Dance Friday and Dance Freedom Spring Dance Weekend returns! The weekend features two nights of freestyle ecstatic dances and a day of classes. Friday night’s dance features warm up class with Helena Froehlich. Saturday classes include Roth 5 Rhythms — Margaux Medicine Dancer, Bellydance to Bliss: an Ecstatic Dance Journey —Johara, Foot Reflexology — Bill Kennedy, Contact Improvisation: how to do it and why it’s fun with Chris Ellinger, Bardic Dinner share a poem, song or dance during dinner, Ecstatic Dance with Dj DAS Dave Sheppard. Friday, March 14, 7:20 PM and Saturday, March 15, 2:30 PM, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 74 Pleasant St., Arlington. Registration: $20-$105.
Boston Dance Theater performs Red is a feeling—an evening of short dance works which present multi-faced expressions of love, longing, and the fight to live, woven together by the color Red. BDA members get 20% off. Access your member portal or email info@bostondancealliance.org for more information on how to redeem your discount. Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15, 8 PM at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston. Tickets: $55.
Join Clara Rubin-Smith McKie in Biodanza. Expect movement, music, connection, restorative play, rest and revolution. No dance experience needed. Bilingual offering (English & Spanish). Saturday, March 15, 3-5 PM at MOTA, 11 Bow Street, 2nd floor, Somerville. Registration: Sliding scale $60-$100 for March-May pass; for March only, $25-$40.
The StepCrew, led by Cara Butler and Pilatzke brothers Jon and Nathan, performs this weekend, balancing of respect for traditional forms of dance and the creation of exciting modern fusions never seen or heard before. Saturday, March 15, 7:30 PM, at the Norwood Theatre, 109 Central Street, Norwood. Tickets: $49-$63.
Join Encore Dance Ensemble for a Modern Dance Workshop. Encore dancers will teach simple phrases from recent Encore choreography. No dance experience necessary. Space is limited. Advanced registration is recommended. Sunday, March 16, 3-4 PM at The Arlington Center, 369 Mass Ave, Arlington. Registration: $20.
FREE! – The India Society of Worcester (ISW) brings the vibrant spirit of Holi to Boston, featuring live performances and energetic drums, and a joyful splash of colors. This much-anticipated event will feature live performances, high-energy drums, traditional and contemporary dances, and the joyful play of dry colors. From dancing to rhythmic dhol beats to capturing the colorful spectacle, ISW’s Holi celebration promises an unforgettable experience. Sunday, March 16, 3-5 PM at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4 South Market Building, Boston.
Get to the Human Movement Lab for Somatic Movement: Balance, Agility, Mobility Class. Founder Kim Holman will train your somatic awareness, mobility, and reflexes in this open-to-all movement class. The goal as a group is to work skills that allow you to better inhabit your bodies, learn into vulnerability, and consider what you need for longevity. Wear comfortable clothes and bring water if desired. Monday, March 17, 6-7 PM, 98 Business St., Hyde Park. Registration: $20.
Audition for Andrews Movement‘s Tiny Dances. They are seeking 4 dancers who will be compensated $16/h. Rehearsals take place Saturdays 11 AM-2 PM, March 29-July 31. Saturday, March 15, 11:45 AM-1:45 PM at Boston Center for the Arts Studio 414. Email AndrewsMovement@gmail.com to register. (Space is limited).
Aliza Franz seeks 3-5 contemporary dancers with experience in partnering and contact improvisation to be a part of a collaborative creation process and perform in a work in progress showing. Rehearsals will take place throughout April and May. Rehearsal Rate: $15/hour. Submit the Following Materials to aliza.c.franz@gmail.com:
• 3 Minute Movement Sample featuring phrase work and partner work if possible
• Headshot and/or Movement Photo
• Artist Bio and/or Resume
• Optional Social Media or Website
Submission Deadline: March 17 at 8 PM.
Notification of Callback: March 20.
In Person Callback: March 23, 3-5PM – please still apply if you are interested and unable to attend.
*BIPOC and Queer movers highly encouraged to apply.
Boston Dancemakers Residency and Dance LAB applications are now open! Dance Lab offers resources for dance-based artists to research, expand, and rebuild work at varying stages of development. Designed to amplify and support a project over the course of a seven month time period, Dance Lab at BCA offers two dance-based artists support for research, development, rehearsal, outreach, and mentorship. The Boston Dancemakers Residency is designed to support new work from conception to performance. Two choreographers selected for this opportunity will receive incubation elements for research, experimentation, production and marketing support, business practices, artistic risk-taking, and growth within the dance industry in a customized manner for the artist’s practice. Apply by Monday June 2, 11 PM.
The 2025 Salem Arts Festival dance applications deadline has been extended to March 22! The festival taking place June 7-8, presents dance in 2 formats: tiny dances (4′ x 4′ stage, 5 min max) and larger dances in Salem’s Old Town Hall (10 min max). You are welcome to apply for both formats. This is a family-oriented event. Programming which engages a broad range of audience through interaction, entertainment, costuming, and craft, is especially encouraged. All genres encouraged to apply! Participating artists receive a stipend of $40-$100 per performance, depending on format and number of dancers. Questions? Email salemartsfestivaldance@gmail.com.
The Artistic Athlete Health Collective created the Boston Dance Community Wellness Survey to help them understand what you, as a dancer, need (i.e. resources, PT, programs) and how they, as clinicians, can best support and advocate for Boston’s dance community. The arts are the lifeblood of this city, and if the artists aren’t taken care of, the scene isn’t sustainable. Please fill out the form. Your voices are greatly appreciated and shape the future.
A graduate student currently enrolled in an Entrepreneurship Course at MIT, would love to learn more about the experiences of dancers as professional artists building community, finding clients, and managing their portfolios. They are building an online platform for empowering the community, upskilling, and the business side of artmaking. Support this project with your insight in this form.
Have you heard the good news? BDA is partnering with Celebrity Series again to make sure you get to see the historic and always relevant Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. BDA members and Pro/Motion subscribers are welcome to use our code “CR4JOY” to claim $49 tickets at ANY seat as long as they are available! Hurry to claim yours! Need other options? Email crizzo@bostondancealliance.org and Carmen will gladly help you find an option that works for you.