Annex a Resources for Dance
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ANNEX A RESOURCES FOR DANCE Wales The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) funds both the creation and presentation of dance through their portfolio of revenue funded organisations and project grants. Dance currently accounts for 6 per cent of the Arts Council of Wales’s total art form budget. Funding from the Arts Council of Wales for the dance sector includes: w two revenue funded professional dance touring companies (Diversions and Earthfall) w three membership based revenue funded dance Umbrella bodies (Community Dance Wales, Welsh Independent Dance and Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru) w and seven revenue funded community dance organisations As shown in table 1, the total revenue funding in 2004-05 for these ACW clients was £1,102,016. Table 1: Funding allocated to the Arts Council of Wales’ dance revenue clients £ Community Dance (Total) 363,708 Dawns Dyfed 49,140 Powys Dance 58,428 Dawns TAN TAN Dance Ltd. 56,648 North East Wales Dance Ltd 49,140 Dawns i Bawb 43,899 Rubicon Dance 69,386 Dance Blast 37,067 Production Company (Total) 597,811 Diversions Dance Company Ltd 461,044 Earthfall Dance Ltd. 136,767 45 £ Umbrella Bodies (Total) 140,497 Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru 7,120 Welsh Independent Dance 75,339 Community Dance Wales 58,038 Overall Total 1,102,016 Source: Arts Council of Wales The funding shown above for 2004-05 enabled these organisations to employ 171 people (of which 39 were employed full-time) and to deliver 300 projects involving 115,129 participants across Wales, and to generate a national dance audience of 90,000 at ACW funded venues across Wales. In 2004/05 there was additional support offered through the Arts outside Cardiff funding (over £35,000 shown in Table 2). This benefits both Welsh dance companies and the key venues that are committed to developing dance in their programmes. Table 2: Arts Council of Wales grants for dance related schemes and projects £ Dance schemes and projects (Total) 636,507 Arts outside Cardiff 35,317 Capacity Building and Development fund 40,000 Capital (Lottery) 22,096 Children, Young People and the Arts 13,550 Creative Wales Awards 47,900 Local Authority Scheme 41,878 National Assembly Direct Funding 24,000 Presentation and Audience development 65,453 Professional Development Training 12,076 Small Grants 45,323 Small Grants: Training 26,623 Sustainability Scheme 15,830 Taking Part and Arts in the Community 116,200 WMC residency 130,261 Source: Arts Council of Wales 46 The dance sector also receives lottery funding. Some examples of lottery grants awarded in 2004/05 are: w Carlson dance company - £20,060 for Marketing Manager and Touring support, w Community Dance Wales - £20,000 for continuing the highly successful Valleys Dance Co-ordinator’s Project, w Independent Ballet Wales - £20,700 to provide Community Dance Workshops around Newport in 2005, w India Dance Wales - £20,000 from the Capacity Building and Development Fund, w Conwy County Borough Council - £33,628 to develop “Migrations”, International Contemporary Dance Project into it’s 2nd year, benefiting North West Wales, and w Jem Treays - £20,000 for “Transducer” and “Is This It”, touring across Wales. Grants for training in dance Some of the other grants that are available for dance projects/training are: Dance and Drama Awards (UK) The Dance and Drama Awards were introduced to provide scholarships for the most talented dance and drama students in the United Kingdom. The Awards are offered annually to students by their provider on the basis of talent demonstrated at audition. 525 Awards were available in 2004 for students joining courses at the 22 participating private providers. The awards offer greatly reduced tuition fees and help with living and learning costs and registered child care of up to £5,125 for each child. There are no providers in Wales, but the scheme is open to all UK residents. Students on dance courses must be over 16 years old. No information on the number of successful applicants from Wales is published. Music and Dance Scheme (Department for Education and Skills) The Department for Education and Skills’ Music and Dance Scheme (formerly the Music and Ballet Scheme) is for boys and girls with outstanding talent in music and dance. The scheme helps parents pay the fees and boarding costs at eight specialist independent schools which 47 are centres of excellence in their field. Entry into the four dance schools is normally at age 11. The contribution to fees is dependent on family income. All eight schools are located in England although there is one similar school in Scotland. In March 2004, a new national grants scheme was announced. This is for exceptionally talented children which will allow them to gain access to specialist non-residential training. The aim is to provide access to more local specialist training although again all the centres for this non residential training are located in England. The scheme was piloted from September 2004 and extended to two extra centres in September 2005. Both new grants are intended for young musicians aged 8 to 16 and for young dancers aged 11 to 16 with exceptional potential and dedication, and who do not have the financial means to access the best available training. The grants are means-tested and the full amount is £3,000 a year. Arts Council of Wales The Arts Council offers Professional Training Grants which can provide up to a maximum of £2,000 per grant per year. The aim of the scheme is to support: w Provision of all artistic, creative, technical, business, marketing and managerial training in the arts in Wales; w Individuals or organisations wishing to undertake or purchase training within Wales, the UK or abroad. For individuals or organisations providing training, the scheme can pay for costs (except those for statutory education) such as salaries, trainers’ fees, training materials, translation costs, marketing, transport, accreditation, hiring of venues and equipment. For individuals or organisations undertaking training, the scheme can pay for costs such as training fees, conference fees, travel and accommodation. The scheme does not support applications to attend full-time courses in higher or further education institutions, or applications to pay for individual tuition or lessons. Eligible individuals must be aged 16 years old or above and not in full-time education when the training takes place. 48 National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) and National Youth Dance Wales (NYDW) Through its sponsorship programme, National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) seeks to nurture partnerships with companies wishing to invest in: w the pursuit of excellence w opportunities for young people w a national enterprise, which has local dimensions w the arts and culture of Wales. Local Authorities Councils in Wales may have funding streams available to support community activity although they are often related to regeneration. Additionally, Councils are members of European funding partnerships, which are partnerships of public, private and voluntary sector representatives, responsible for the allocation of European funding within the authority area. Other sources include: w Communities First partnerships, again comprising representatives from the various sectors, have access to funding from the Assembly’s Communities First scheme w European social fund w Education and Learning Wales (ELWa) w Charitable trusts and foundations w Private sponsorship. England It is estimated the dance economy employs around 30,000 people and that there are about 200 dance companies in the UK.1 The UK also has a well-developed network of strategic support and development organisations for dance. They include: w Dance UK w The Foundation for Community Dance 1 Dance UK Dance facts http://www.danceuk.org/facts/ 49 w The Place Dance Services w Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) w The South Asian Dance Consortium w Equity w The Independent Theatre Council w The Society of London Theatre w The Theatrical Management Association w The Network of National Dance Agencies. The UK Government’s current three-fold policy on dance was outlined by the then Minister for Arts, Rt. Hon. Estelle Morris in her evidence to the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee’s inquiry into dance as: w To cherish excellence w To make sure that everyone has access to dance and w To maximise the contribution of dance to healthy living. Some of the key issues in the dance sector identified by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee’s inquiry into dance (April 2005) were: w Sponsorship is a potential source of funding for dance that has not historically been tapped by the sector. The sector must reduce its dependence on the public purse. w Better training for teachers and greater use of specialist teachers would enhance the experience of dance in schools. w There is tension in the sector as to whether dance is an art form or physical activity. This has funding implications. w The Government should balance the need to encourage participation with the need to ensure that excellence is taught. w Working conditions can vary hugely which can affect the artist and performance. w There is a culture of low pay in the sector, which needs to be addressed. 50 w Cultural space should be included at the planning stage of new settlements. In September 2004, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Education and Skills published a detailed joint response, which contained 38 recommendations. The UK Government relies on the Arts Council England (ACE) to meet the objective of nurturing excellence and stimulating innovation within dance. In 2004-05 the Arts Council England (ACE) awarded 354 Arts grants for dance totalling £7,339,650. In addition to the arts grants from the Arts Council England, £4,250,000 of National Lottery money was awarded as grants to benefit dance in 2004-05.