MovingOn Semiannual Newsletter Issue 19 Fall 08

The new face of Where passion meets The new careertransition.org opportunity Career Transition President’s message We asked over 2,000 dancer-clients, patrons, Spotlight On: Nina Goldman and members of the dance community how we For Dancers could better serve dancers. We listened, and Online resource directory responded with a refined mission, updated logo and voice, and resource-driven web site. Happenings MovingOn

We surveyed over 2,000 The new dancer-clients, patrons, and members of the dance face of community to find out how we were perceived Career and how we could better Transition serve dancers. What we learned For Dancers And what we’re doing Where An impressive 92% of surveyed dancers felt we were a key component in their transition. They viewed us as supportive, resourceful and perceptive of their needs. passion Donors viewed us as reliable, equipped to provide personalized services, and committed to helping meets dancers across the country.

At Career Transition For Dancers we celebrate the achievements of dancers. Over the past 23 years, our active dancer-clientele has grown from 300 to opportunity 4,000, not including the thousands of other dancers we have helped across the nation. As more dancers look to Career Transition For Dancers to help navigate their life’s career moves, it’s increasingly important that we continue to provide the proper insight and resources they need to define their career possibilities.

Our new logo And refreshed messaging

To better demonstrate our belief in the potential of dancers, and to visualize their passion for discovery, innovation and expression, we updated our logo. Backing up our new logo is a tremendous optimism for the future—and that comes through in how we communicate in the messages we send out to dancers and the community. We’re better positioned than ever to empower dancers to continue to affect our world in positive ways, both on and off the stage.

Expanded mission And new tagline

In 2005 we expanded our mission to help dancers in all stages of their career, including students and pre-professionals. As many of you know, our services can be directly applied to the real-world issues that dancers face. They’re designed to help dancers find their individual paths on their journey to realize their unique potential. Now, to better communicate our mission and the spirit of our organization and service offerings, we’ve introduced the descriptive tagline that appears everywhere our logo does, The connection to your future.

Throughout this strategic project we engaged individuals who believe in our mission, many of whom gave us their insight and valuable time. And we sought out and received candid feedback from the dancers we serve. We are grateful to everyone who helped us accomplish our strategic goals to date.

We invite you to read more from our new messaging platform on page 7 under the title About, or log onto careertransition.org and select About.

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Visit the new careertransition.org Reaching dancers nationwide and 24/7

Knowing the hectic lifestyles of dancers and the fact that our dancer-clients hail from 47 states across the nation, we reconstructed our website to make our services more accessible.

Our enhanced career resources include a resource directory connecting dancers with over 120 useful resource websites, and a search engine to help dancers find information that is pertinent to their career growth.

Our rotating home page Read our new mission In the About section Our online resources are keeps visitors up to date on organized into 11 categories new services provided online The launch of our new website is only the beginning of a long-term initiative to to help dancers find the provide more resources online. Other features that are coming soon include information they need. streaming videos of over 100 Career Conversation seminars that cover topics such as how to go back to school or how to start your own business, where dancers will be able to subscribe to videos through iTunes and view them on their personal computers or iPods. We will also have an online version of our very popular National Networking Directory that connects dancers with individuals who can provide career and educational information.

Share your feedback In the Contact Us section

To everyone in our extended family, our current and future accomplishments would not have been possible without your support. Thank you for being our connection to the future.

Donate online at careertransition.org Keeping pace with giving trends

Since 2005, readership of MovingOn has nearly doubled. With the launch of our new website, and its state To ensure that the useful of the art security measures, Career Transition For content in the newsletter is available to dancers, we’ve Dancers can now receive donations online. put them online. View them by issue or individual article. As more individuals are turning to the web to execute everyday tasks, so are donors to support their favorite charities. According to research from Harvard University’s Initiative on Social Enterprise, by 2010, one-third of all donated funds will be given online. This is very encouraging to non-profits who are always looking for ways to streamline their fundraising efforts in order to dedicate more resources towards the needs of their constituency. We know how busy dancers’ schedules are. That’s why If you would like to learn more about the organization’s online giving capabilities the new schedule of events or about the 128-bit encryption technology that keeps our donor’s information is organized to get you the secure, please visit the Donate Now section of our website. On every page information you need, quickly. of the site, look for the shortcut to Donate Now at the top right of your screen. Donors wishing to mail or fax their contribution can still fill out the information online and select proceed by mail or fax to create a printer-friendly form.

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President’s Message Reaching out

By Cynthia Fischer

We are proud of how we continue to find new ways to reach and engage our dancer-clients and supporters. As you will read elsewhere in this newsletter, we have just launched our new, improved website.

Career Transition For Dancers is the only not-for-profit The Gala Gallery is coming organization solely dedicated soon, featuring photo-essays to the career needs of of previous Galas and more. dancers. Find out how it all began in our history.

Many new features will help our supporters and donors reach us and share in the activities and accomplishments of our dancer-clients and of the organization. For our supporters, for the first time, donations can be made securely, online. The expanded Gala section keeps us constantly updated and allows tickets to be purchased online as well. In addition to our Gala Gallery of wonderful photos, we have a new feature which allows you to Tell a friend about the Gala by simply entering an email address. We will send a personal message to them about the Gala. A great way to spread the word!

Most important, our new site allows us to reach out more effectively to our dancer-clients, providing more services and easy access. Dancer-clients who reside outside of New York, LA and our new office in Chicago can plug right in. Our site offers busy and often touring dancers easy access to services and information. They will be able to access scholarship applications, contact other clients who have volunteered to share their experiences through the National Networking Directory and follow one of the 120 links to other organizations, services and informative websites.

We are also very proud to announce that we are reaching out to more dancers in the Chicago area and greater Midwest from our new Chicago office. Hubbard Street Dance Center has graciously provided space and we thank them for their support! We urge members of the vibrant Chicago dance scene and our dancer-clients passing through, to visit, sample our services and resources and Everything you need to know sign up for one-on-one counseling. about our 23rd Anniversary Jubilee is available online. Read more elsewhere in this newsletter about our website and our Chicago Buy tickets, tell a friend, and office and know that we will continue to seek more and better ways to reach find out who is performing! out to you, our dancer-clients, supporters and public.

Visit donate now to make a secure donation online. Or if you prefer, print out the form and donate by mail or fax.

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Making our new website Explore options Gather information

The connection to 1. Read lets dancers learn about career paths from online resources, books, trade journals, magazines and occupational guides. your future

2. Talk is having conversations or informational interviews with people By Suzie Jary, LCSW, CP, PAT in occupations or working in fields with which you have a fascination.

Our new website, careertransition.org, has an online resource directory that provides valuable 3. Do can be accomplished by job shadowing, volunteering, apprenticing or participating in an internship; allowing you to move tools for exploring the career development process. from confusion to clarity.

At the same time, the Internet and all its resources can be overwhelming and intimidating. So, keep it simple and try the following strategy to allow yourself to warm up to the process of exploration and information gathering. Moving forward With a Career Counselor

Focus and Goal Setting, Pro-Active Job Search and Career Management are the subsequent stages in the Career Development process. This can be 1. Ask yourself a specific question, such as, “What is required to be aided by one of our career counselors who will act as a resource, sounding a nurse? How can I use my dance training skills? Where do I start if board and thought stimulator to help navigate these stages as well. I want my own business? What is arts administration? What are the salaries for Physical Therapists?” If you’re confused You need more information

2. Find sites relating to what you want to find Exploration and self-assessment can pave the way for the later stages in your career development. So, connect with one of the organization’s counselors or view our online resources page to aid your development process. Start the journey to your future now. 3. Start with one site, and let yourself discover and uncover all the layers of information that literally open up to you.

4. Impose a time limit of around 15 minutes to experience a site. Happenings This will prevent you from getting so overwhelmed that you never want to go online again. Across the country

Career Conversations In New York City 5. In the last 5 minutes, return to thinking about your original question. Hone in on finding some specific information to answer the question. Nov 17 The ABCs of financial planning

Dec 8 Holiday networking event At another time, ask the same question, but go to a different site. Since information on each website can be limited or biased, you will want to have as Jan 21 Going back to school for your graduate degree full and as accurate a picture as possible. Jan 26 How to survive and thrive in healing, wellness & fitness careers

The Career Development approach A process Feb 23 The art of blogging

A Career Development approach equips dancers with a method or process, for Mar 23 Creating and navigating website design choreographing each stage of their life. This cultivates a sense of empowerment by putting dancers in charge of creating options and making choices for their May 4 The business of being a freelance dancer / choreographer life. Self-assessment is the first stage in the Career Development Process.

Career Conversations In Los Angeles The starting point is you Decision-making Oct 15 Lifeline careers In this stage dancers identify their individual interests, abilities, skills, and personal style in order to create decision-making criteria to find a good fit in Dec 16 Holiday networking event the world of work. The process is made less fearful by working in partnership with one of the organization’s career counselors. Whether in-person or on the Jan 22 Creative re-invention: Craft a more meaningful career & life phone, Career Transition For Dancers can provide a place and a partner to embrace this process, making it doable and empowering. Feb 17 The art and skill of finding money for your project

Exploration of options, the second stage in the process, means gathering Mar 3 PR & marketing in the 21st century: Websites, blogs, and more information by practicing Read, Talk, Do.

Keep up to date and RSVP for our many seminars and events by visiting the Schedule of Events page at careertransition.org.

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Spotlight On: Nina Goldman New office in Chicago How a Broadway dancer Blown over with support remains a step ahead of the from the Windy City transition curve Career Transition For Dancers is proud to announce the opening of a new Midwest career By Nina Goldman counseling office in Chicago.

This summer I am graduating from Empire State With space generously provided by Hubbard Street Dance Center, the office College. I began my academic journey in 2000 will provide services to 12 states—from­ Ohio to Iowa—with individual career while I was performing on Broadway in counseling. For more information on the services provided by the Chicago office, please contact us at [email protected] or contact our Chicago career Contact. Seeking a higher education was counselor directly at [email protected] or 312 666 0234. facilitated and encouraged by Career Transition For Dancers so I feel it is important to thank you for your support, financially and emotionally, that started me on this path. Meeting of the International Transition Organizations Addressing the needs of dancers around the world

Members from the International Organization of the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD), representing transition centers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, South Korea and Australia, met at its annual conference in Paris on June 19th & 20th. The agenda consisted of collective goals, an activity plan, and a strategic plan. The next meeting will take place in London on June 4th & 5th, 2009.

Presently, I am on tour in Australia with Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands and will miss my graduation ceremony. Not being able to experience this marker in my life almost made me turn down the tour. I did not want to miss a ceremony and ritual that celebrated and validated my academic achievements. My dance career was, once again, keeping me from experiencing MovingOn is now online an important event; one of the many I have missed over the years due to nightly performances or out of town touring. With the guidance of wonderful teachers Let your friends know about at Empire, however, I realized that I could find a sense of closure with my undergraduate studies in more personal ways, beginning with writing this letter. this new resource One of the biggest obstacles I faced when deciding to return to school was myself. I procrastinated going back to school because it felt as though I was To make our semiannual newsletter more accessible, the organization now has giving up on my career. By focusing in another direction I was, somehow, not an online library containing previous issues of MovingOn. You can now view committing fully to my dancing. While it has taken me twice as long to complete the entire newsletter or just browse our library for specific articles. Also feel my degree, I have managed to perform in first rate productions. free to download issues in PDF format or email them to your friends. Just type MovingOn into our search engine at careertransition.org to find it. School did not take me away from my dance career but supported my work as an artist; it helped me find a stronger voice. School encouraged critical thinking and helped me to develop a point of view that enhanced my dancing. I have juggled a performing career that took me all over the world while researching, writing papers, and discussing material with my teachers on the phone. Dancers on the Move I first learned about Empire at an organizational seminar, and I have become a better performer because of school which is something I stress when speaking bulletin goes digital with other dancers.

Career Transition For Dancers is an invaluable institution. I look forward to Let your friends know continuing my journey with you as I get closer to the next chapter in my life. Once again, thank you for your support. To keep dancers better informed of upcoming events, our semiannual bulletin Dancers on the Move has now evolved into a bi-weekly email newsletter. To receive up to the minute information on Career Conversation seminars, support and focus groups, scholarships and grants or other useful resources, email us with your name and address at [email protected].

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Fundraising partnerships Career Counseling Vital dialog Providing career counseling is at the heart of our mission. We help dancers with Performers helping the process of self-evaluation, guide their discovery of practical options, and motivate them to achieve their long-term goals. Created to provide dancers with an open-ended dialogue, career counseling helps define dancers’ interests performers and skills. We provide individual and group counseling that introduces dancers to useful skills and topics. We also have local and national outreach projects to In 2008, two organizations pledged to support our programs and services by engage dancers outside of our local offices. In 2007 we provided over 3,685 donating a portion of their ticket sales. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has hours of counseling to dancers across the country. pledged to donate a portion of each ticket sold during their 2008/09 season to help their fellow dancers. Givenik.com, which provides discount tickets to Broadway shows, has pledged to donate 5% of online tickets sales for patrons Scholarships and Grants Financial Assistance choosing Career Transition For Dancers as their beneficiary. If you happen to purchase tickets through these two organizations, please tell them that you also Career Transition For Dancers is the only organization in the nation that provides support Career Transition For Dancers. financial assistance specifically to help dancers’ careers. The various programs within The Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Fund and The Sono Osato Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies provide assistance for dancers who are looking to earn undergraduate or graduate degrees, vocational certification, or the acquisition of new skills. The organization also provides seed money for entrepreneurial dancers to found new businesses, encouraging the community’s About vitality. In 2007 we awarded over $317,000 in scholarships and grants. Career Transition Resources Beyond counseling and scholarships

For Dancers As Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is Power.” He couldn’t be more right in this day and age. Information is the key to the success of individuals striving to realize their life’s goals. Just as dancers depend on their knowledge of technique We believe in the potential of dancers. We are to develop their talent as artists, they also need the right information to help committed to providing the experience, insight, navigate their life-long career moves. We provide resource centers in our New York City and Los Angeles offices, equipped with a computer lab and a library and resources dancers need to define their stocked with career development literature, university guides and other relevant career possibilities and develop rewarding materials. We also have a comprehensive website that provides a wide range of post-performance careers. career resources.

Donate now Send in your reply envelope Dancers possess unique skills and unrivaled dedication. Their passion for discovery, In addition to the organization’s 4,000 active clients, we have empowered innovation and expression is an exceptional thousands of dancers in 47 states to reach their potential. Every contribution towards our mission makes a difference. $5, $10, or $50 may not seem like a lot strength. In everything we do, we celebrate to an individual, but combined with the over 1,900 donors who are committed dancers’ unique potential and empower them to our programs, it provides almost 70% of our annual budget of $1.3 million. Donations can also be made on our secure website at careertransition.org. to continue to affect our world in positive ways, both on and off the stage.

Our mission Your future

Career Transition For Dancers is a not-for-profit organization that enables dancers to define their career possibilities and develop the skills necessary to excel in a variety of disciplines.

Our commitment Your potential

We are supportive, perceptive and resourceful. As dancers continue to develop their strengths, many of them look to us to help cultivate their unique abilities as they begin the process of defining viable career possibilities. At Career Transition For Dancers, dancers’ needs always come first. Our insightful career counselors focus on and address each dancer’s individual needs. We do this because we believe that strong relationships are built on understanding, which is why our programs are designed to provide long-term support when dancers need us most.

With offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and a mobile National Outreach Project, we have provided over 41,000 hours of individual and group career counseling, with a dollar value of over $4 million, and awarded over $2.8 million in educational and entrepreneurial support. Outside of the organization’s 4,000 active clients, we have helped thousands of dancers in 47 states take their first steps in discovering rewarding second careers.

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Luigi Gasparinetti Mailing list (1942-2002) If you would like to provide Career Transition For Dancers Sanford I. Wolff feedback or have your name (1915-2007) added to our mailing list, please 23rd Anniversary Jubilee email [email protected] Directors Emeriti MovingOn has been generously Edward Weston underwritten by Screen Actors’ (1925-2006) Guild — Producers Industry Founding Chairman Advancement and Cooperative Fund Ann Barry Founding Director MovingOn is supported in part by The Liman Foundation Board of Directors Selected services are supported, A GLITTERING SALUTE TO THE AMERICAN MUSICAL Cynthia Fischer in part, by public funds from the President New York City Department of Cultural Affairs MONDAY,MONDAY, OCTOBEROCTOBER 27,27, 20082008 • • 7:007:00 PM PM •• NEWNEW YORKYORK CITYCITY Judith Anderson Vice President “…spectacular… Hosted by scintillating… Terry Walker this most jubilant Secretary / Treasurer Angela Lansbury Special thanks to NYSCA “Dancers dazzle Paley Stephen by: photo of galas!” Janice Becker for its support in benefit gala...” – The New YorkTimes Joseph P. Benincasa with appearances by Elaine F. Brodey – The Star-Ledger Robert M. Carr Mikhail Baryshnikov Caitlin Carter Kelly Bishop Jane Krakowski Bebe Neuwirth Denise L. Cobb C.C. Conner Noah Racey John Selya Karen Ziemba The National Outreach Projects Noah Racey John Selya Karen Ziemba John P. Connolly for 2008 are underwritten, in American Ballet Theatre’s Mercedes Ellington part, by the National Endowment Myrna Felder, Esq. Xiomara Reyes & Herman Cornejo for the Arts David Goldring and artists from Nora V. Heiber New York Theatre Ballet Denise Jefferson Florence B. Kahn Honoring Harvey Lichtenstein Sono Osato Brian Heidtke Tommy Tune Lourdes Lopez Nancy S. MacMillan featuring show-stopping live performances from Broadway’s greatest musicals including Anka K. Palitz Career Counseling is supported In the Heights, 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Crazy for You, Pippin, Karin Schwalb in part by the New York Roberta Silbert The Pajama Game, Oklahoma! and Seesaw. With Broadway’s top talents, Community Trust Jae Je Simmons renowned dance companies, film clips, and the Jubilee Orchestra... plus more surprises! Michael Terlizzi Lori Rosecrans Wekselblatt produced and directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo Mary Lou Westerfield Laura Zeckendorf Career Transition For Dancers written by Deborah Grace Winer executive producer Alexander J. Dubé admits eligible current, former, Alexander J. Dubé Patron Tickets: $1,200; $750; $600 and Tables including premium performance seating and and future professional dancers Executive Director post-performance “Anniversary Supper with the Stars” contact Marjorie Horne 212.228.7446 x33 of any race, color sexual Group Sales: 718.499.9691 • Artists and program subject to change without notice. orientation, national and ethnic Our offices New York origin to all the rights, privileges, The Caroline & Theodore programs and activities Newhouse Center for Dancers generally accorded or made 165 W 46 Street, Suite 701 available to its clients. Career New York, NY 10036 Transition For Dancers does PERFORMANCE ONLY TICKETS T 212 764 0172 not discriminate on the basis of AT $130, $75, $55, $45 F 212 764 0343 race, color, sexual orientation, [email protected] age, national and ethnic origin 23rd Anniversary Chairs Anka K. Palitz and Allen Brill Our offices Los Angeles in administration of its policies, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 455 scholarship awards and other Underwritten by Condé Nast Publications and The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Los Angeles, CA 90036 organizational programs. T 323 549 6660 Patron tickets also available at our new website: careertransition.org Newsletter credits F 323 549 6810 [email protected] William J. Dale Director of Development Our offices Chicago Editor Career Transition For Dancers At Hubbard Street Cynthia Fischer Dance Center Suzie Jary Career Transition For Dancers Non-Profit Organization 1147 W Jackson Blvd Contributing Editors & Writers The Caroline & Theodore US Postage Chicago, IL 60607 Newhouse Center for Dancers PAID T 312 666 0234 BinaryDesign 165 W 46 Street, Suite 701 Permit No. 79 F 312 455 8240 Design New York, NY 10036 Hackensack, NJ 07601 info-chicago@ careertransition.org Action Graphics Printing Career Line Sponsored by The Silbert Foundation, Nora Kaye – Herbert Ross Foundation, and Cynthia Fischer

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