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Dance ICONS is a global network for choreographers of all levels of experience, nationalities, and genres. We offer a cloud-based platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, inspiration, and debate. Dance ICONS is based in Washington, D.C., and serves choreographers the world over. 

 

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Mission & Goals

WE SPECIALIZE IN CHOREOGRAPHY AND ADVOCATE FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS.

 

WE STUDY THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART FORM.

 

WE SUPPORT CHOREOGRAPHERS TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL
BY PROVIDING THEM WITH RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE.

 

 

 

Dance ICONS, Inc.'s mission is to serve worldwide choreographers of all ages, dance genres, nationalities, and levels of experience. Dance ICONS, Inc. - The Global Network for Choreographers" is the branding name of the International Consortium for Advancement in Choreography, Inc. Its moniker and DBA (doing business as), Dance ICONS, draws from a creative abbreviation of the first two words of its branding title and emphasizes the important role of all choreographers who move the art form forward. ICONS is also the abbreviation of International Choreographers’ Organization and Networking Service - Dance ICONS, Inc. www.danceicons.org

 

Dance ICONS is an international professional association for choreographers and an educational organization offering an online cloud-based platform for information and global knowledge exchange, resources, debate, mentorship, collaboration, inspiration, and networking worldwide. The organization is based in Washington DC. USA.

 
Dance ICONS provides critical resources for aspiring, emerging, early- and mid-career choreographers. Regularly updated online resources range from current events, news, and trends to an updated international listing of artistic residencies, open calls, professional development workshops, jobs, and funding opportunities, as we all as an inspirational monthly one-on-one interview with a groundbreaking choreographer working today. A new seminal textbook on choreography was recently released, which integrates an innovative 21st-century algorithm for the creative practice and teaching of choreography. The book is entitled YOU, THE CHOREOGRAPHER, Creating and Crafting Dance, Routledge/Taylor &Francis Group, London, and New York, 2023, with information available here.

 

Dance ICONS’ global representatives and national directors of operations are gradually being engaged in 12 countries throughout the world. They are responsible for reporting substantial choreographic events and updates to the Dance ICONS headquarters in Washington, D.C. They will advocate for choreographers and choreography, recruit members, and coordinate efforts between different choreographic platforms, events, and individuals in their home countries.

 

Dance ICONS' business model and goals are to become a self-sufficient entity by generating a massive gathering of members for our global resources, as well as engaging philanthropists and supporters from the corporate and private sectors.  Dance ICONS is a unique artistic and educational charitable organization equipped for the 21st century, reaching out to young and established professional artists all over the world - both digitally and live!