2023 Dance for World Community™ Festival

Performance Group and Instructor Application

Thank you for your interest in participating in the 14th Annual Dance for World Community Festival, Greater Boston’s largest and famously inclusive dance event.

The Festival traditionally brings together dance artists, activists and enthusiasts to celebrate and raise awareness about the local and global issues that matter most to the entire community.

This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, September 23, on Massachusetts Avenue between Bow Street and Putnam Avenue.

We are pleased to announce that we are presenting the event in partnership with Massachusetts Peace Action, Cambridge Arts and Arrow Streets Arts. We very much look forward to the significant enhancements that each of these organizations will bring to the this year’s festival experience for the participants and attendees alike.

Please use this form to apply for participation in the DWC Festival as a Performance Group and/or Instructor. The Early Application Deadline is May 15, 2023. Early application is highly encouraged as time allocations on stages and in studios are limited and qualifying applications will be accepted as they are received.

The Final Application Deadline is July 1, 2023. All qualifying groups and instructors will be notified of their acceptances by July 15, 2023.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

NAME OF GROUP *

NAME *

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EMAIL *

PHONE *

ADDRESS *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

Select OneAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingState

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WEBSITE URL *

If there is no website, enter N/A.

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GENERAL GROUP INFORMATION

You are applying as: *

• a performance group
• an instructor
• both a performance group and an instructor

Select one option only.

Has your group performed in the festival before? *

• Yes
• No

In which year(s)? *

• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2021
• 2022

Check all that apply.

Have you or someone from your group conducted a class at the festival before? *

• Yes
• No

In which year(s)? *

• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2021
• 2022

Check all that apply.

Dance form/style that best describes your group *

• Ballet
• Ballroom
• Culturally Specific (e.g. Greek, Polish, Flamenco)
• Historical
• Hip Hop
• Physically Integrated
• Jazz
• Sacred/Liturgical
• Modern/Contemporary
• Percussive Footwork/Tap
• Other

Check all that apply.

Other (please describe): *

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EXHIBITION TABLES AT FESTIVAL

Exhibition tables on Advocacy Way are made available primarily to non-profit social service organizations. A limited number of exhibition tables will be reserved for dance performance groups and schools. Please note that exhibition tables must be staffed by members or volunteers from your organization for the duration of the festival (12-6pm).

Would you like to reserve an exhibition table to provide the public with information about your work? *

• Yes
• No

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PERFORMANCE GROUP INFORMATION

If you are applying ONLY as an instructor, please enter N/A.

NUMBER OF DANCERS PARTICIPATING IN THE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE *

AGE RANGE OF DANCERS *

• 10-13
• 14-18
• 19-50
• 50+
• N/A

Check all that apply.

LENGTH OF PROPOSED PERFORMANCE *

• 10 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 20 minutes

YEARS OF INCORPORATION / NUMBER OF YEARS THE GROUP HAS BEEN PERFORMING *

ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION (in 50 words or less) *

RESUME/BIOGRAPHY OF KEY ARTISTIC STAFF (in 150 words or less) *

WORK SAMPLES

Please include work samples that best represent the nature of the work to be presented at the festival.

WEBSITE URL #1 *

WEBSITE URL #2

WEBSITE URL #3

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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

If you are applying ONLY as a performance group, please enter N/A.

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR(S) *

SCHOOL/GROUP OF PRIMARY AFFILIATION (if any) *

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CLASS AT THE FESTIVAL *

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PLAY YOUR PART IN PROMOTING THE DWC FESTIVAL!

The DWC Festival is a collaborative, community effort that raises awareness about the richness of Greater Boston's diverse dance community and expands the visibility of its participating groups. We rely on support from you — our community partners!

To help promote the festival within your own community, please tell us in which of the following ways you can contribute to promoting the festival: *

• Send notices to your social media contacts
• Distribute printed promotional materials provided to you upon request
• Provide volunteers on the day of the festival
• Other

Check all that apply.

Other (please describe): *

The theme for this year's festival will once again center around Global Peace and related issues from nuclear disarmament to racial and climate justice. Please let us know if you are interested in aligning your performance material with this theme, or other local or global social issue, so that we are able to feature it as such on the program. Your response will not impact acceptance decisions. *

• Yes
• No

Please share any ideas about ways we can strengthen our partnership to support your participation in the festival. *

COMPANY FACEBOOK PAGE *

If you don't have one, enter N/A.

COMPANY TWITTER HANDLE *

If you don't have one, enter N/A.

COMPANY INSTAGRAM *

If you don't have one, enter N/A.

COMPANY TIKTOK *

If you don't have one, enter N/A.

ANY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA *

Please list or enter N/A.

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