Dancers receive cash for business skills

16th May 2013

 Spanish dancer and choreographer Avatâra Ayuso is set to learn the ropes of a dance company, thanks to a new bursary that aims to cultivate business skills amongst dance artists. Dance UK awarded ‘Business of Dance’ bursaries to eight dancers and choreographers, who will work in a host dance organisation or company, honing their marketing, fundraising and management skills. The bursary comes in the form of a flexible GBP1,000 (€1,182) that can be put to use where it’s needed; the goal is to strengthen the dance workforce as a whole through peer-to...

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