Dancers' Group
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Headquarters Location: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 1982
Mission: Founded in 1982, Dancers' Group assists and supports the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) dance community by creating a nexus of resources, expertise and knowledge. Working to advocate for dance in the SFBA and beyond, we assist in the creation and production of engaging, original dance. Dancers' Group serves artists at multiple stages in their careers, and assist dancers, choreographers, teachers, funders, dance companies, students, writers, critics and audiences in the passionate pursuit and enjoyment of art.
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bay area, arts & culture, artist support, dance community, production, dance network, fiscal sponsorship, information services
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Leadership
Wayne Hazzard.
Before his manifold career in arts management, Wayne Hazzard had a distinguished 20-year career performing with many notable choreographers and companies including the Joe Goode Performance Group; Margaret Jenkins Dance Company; Ed Mock & Company; June Watanabe; Aaron Osborne; Emily Keeler and more. Coinciding with his life as a dancer, Hazzard has and continues to work as an advocate for…
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Financial Data
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Total Revenue:
$1,177,276
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Contact Info
Address:
1360 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
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Story:
Read what an artist who created a dance work with Dancers' Group has to say:
Dancers’ Group serves a real need in our community. Most importantly they transform a large body of individual dancers, companies, teachers, students and dance audiences into a cohesive community. Dancers’ Groups gives us a sense of belonging and of being supported. They offer us a chance to expand and grow and they are a valuable source of connecting us with other dancers in the dance community. And they do so with generosity, dedication, and imagination. Without them we would be on our own struggling to keep going alone in the face of economic despair and isolation.
The Dancers’ Group organization of dedicated workers knows about dance and dancers because they have all been there. I have first hand experience. They sponsored a performance I gave called “Spirit of Place” at Stern Grove last year. It was a performance dedicated to my late husband Lawrence Halprin and was performed in the site he designed—the amphitheatre at Stern Grove. It was our last collaboration, he lived to see it and loved it, and he sat in the rain thoroughly delighted.
Their support had no boundaries. For example, between the two performances we had an hour break at which time Wayne and Kegan hunted down a laundry mat dried our soaking costumes and breathlessly returned them to the performers at the nick of time for the next performance. Their dedication, support, and good humor came in a steady flow through out our collaboration.
Thank you Wayne and Kegan and all at Dancers’ Group for giving me the opportunity to share our final collaboration with my husband. You arranged for the funding, took care of all the administrative logistics, provided us with the steady presence of Kegan at all our rehearsals, arranged publicity and gave us loving encouragement all along the way. We couldn’t have pulled it off without your sponsorship.
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Expert Reviews of Dancers' Group
Evidence of Impact Summary:
This organization manages two successful arms -- the fiscal sponsorship program and their own programming. The amount of local talent that is supported and enabled by this organization is astounding -- they provide an ideal platform and suite of services and have nurtured a vibrant community. They bring together artists, choreographers, companies, novice professionals, seasoned dancers, critics, and educators. And, they're great at communicating with their members about their projects and programs.See expert comments.
Organization Strengths Summary:
Experts think that Dancers' Group has a talented and enthusiastic leader with a strong staff who promote a variety of dance styles and forms. They produce a unique monthly publication called InDance which fills a need in the community. Their organization is lean, they allocate resources well, they are innovative, and they collaborate well with others.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
Experts each had different areas for improvement for Dancers' Group: they should more money could be allocated to traditional artists, they need more permanent space for some artists-in-residence, they should build the capacity of the leadership beyond the Executive Director. They might also develop their audience and marketing materials more and diversify the folks on their board.See expert comments.
Expert Comments: Evidence of Impact
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They brought together a huge creative sector of dance activity. They focus on culturally specific dance, commissioning work, national advocacy, and local responsibility. Their online newsletter is also great. They publish papers, are a fiscal receiver and more. | ||
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They provide the networking and resources--sharing of a dance service organization while also presenting dance performances of very high quality. They have had success in their efforts to connect high quality dance events with non-traditional audiences both through the Bay Area National Dance Week project and ON SITE, a series of free, outdoor dance performances. | ||
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This organization represents all of what Dance in the Bay Area is about: artists, choreographers, companies, novice professionals, seasoned dancers, critics, and educators. They serve as 501C3 for smaller groups, do fund raising, offer group projects for the community, and have a great web site. And, they're great at communicating with their members about their projects and programs. | ||
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They have made a great impact on the population they serve. | ||
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This organization does re-granting to small arts groups and is a champion for emerging dance artists. They also disseminate information about what is going on in dance in the Bay Area through their publication "InDance." | ||
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They provide resource to dancers and choreographers. They connect dancers and choreographers of multiple levels. They have more than 25 years of experience building a community and culture of dance-makers. | ||
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This organization manages two successful arms -- the fiscal sponsorship program and their own programming. The amount of local talent that is supported and enabled by this organization is astounding -- they provide an ideal platform and suite of services and have nurtured a vibrant community. | ||
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They are a vital resource to the dance and experimental theater community in the Bay Area and beyond. | ||
Expert Comments: Organization Strengths
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Their leadership is experienced, energetic, creative, and they have good a internship and training program. | ||
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Their leadership fills a need in the dance community. | ||
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Wayne Hazzard is a selfless and enthusiastic executive director with a real love for and deep understanding of the art form. He is an artist himself and therefore understands the struggles and the pitfalls of small arts organizations and individual artists. He has surrounded himself with a staff consisting of mostly young artists working in the field, so they are deeply embroiled in the issues and culture of dance in the Bay Area. | ||
Strong All Around: Finances, Staff, Operations, Collaboration |
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They have a solid, brilliant executive director who is widely-respected in the dance community. They have well-managed finances and clean audits. Dancers' Group has achieved a balance of mission and resources. | ||
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The organization seems lean and efficient. Their resources seem to be allocated well. The staff seems committed to the mission and is innovative in their approach to achieving it. Their partnerships with other organizations are particularly strong, as well. | ||
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Their leadership, staff, operations, finance, and marketing are all strong. | ||
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This group has an amazing staff with detailed knowledge of the field in the Bay Area, in CA and in the nation. DG serves its members and promotes the visibility of a full range of dance forms. DG produces a monthly newsletter that shows a range of ideas, community calendar, want ads--all the kinds of things you won't find anywhere else. | ||
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They have a very strong executive director. They produce the only publication for dance in this community: InDance is strong and they take risks on a small, doable scale. | ||
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This is a well-organized group that provides valuable services to the dance community, as well as resources for dance individuals and groups. | ||
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They have strong leadership, and provide a great resource for dancers and dance educators. | ||
Expert Comments: Areas for Improvement
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Dancers' Group operates with a small board of people who are very involved in the local dance world: Perhaps that's not a problem because it's thriving, but one would like to see a wider range of skills on the board. | ||
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They should allocate more resources for traditional dancers residing in the Bay Area. | ||
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They need assistance in finding a more permanent home to offer residencies for emerging and mid-career artists. They have been trying to establish a more international profile. It would be good for the health of the dance community if they could get this off the ground. | ||
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They should continue to partner with strong dance education organizations which would broaden their reach. They should also build capacity for the organization beyond the tenure of the current, fabulous executive director. | ||
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Their audience development and marketing could be strengthened. Their use of new media and improved documentation are also potential areas of growth. | ||
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It would be good for them to get help around succession planning. During the six-years that Hazzard was not the Executive Director, Dancers' Group stayed afloat, but did not really practice their risk taking, nor do anything substantive to move the field forward...they idled. It would be good for them to put in place structures that would allow the organization to grow and thrive following Hazzard's eventual retirement (not soon, we hope). | ||
Leadership
Wayne Hazzard
Executive Director
Executive Director
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