Dancer Transition Resource Centre
- Dancer Transition Resource Centre
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Founded in 1985 by former ballerina Joysanne Sidimus,[1][2][3] the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) is a Canadian charity that provides counselling and retraining grants to dancers making career transitions.[4] In 2006, Joysanne Sidimus was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, in part due to her work establishing the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.[5][6][7]Karen Kain was the founding Board President of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.[8]
The Dancer Transition Resource Centre is a member of the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers(IOTPD).[9] Other organizations in the IOTPD include: Career Transition For Dancers (US),[10] The Dancers' Career Development (UK),[11] Association Suisse Pour la Reconversion des Danseurs Professionnels (Switzerland).[12]
References
- ^ William Littler, "Is there life after dance?", Toronto Star, August 31, 1985
- ^ Dierdre Kelly, "Av Paul finds there is life after dance", The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1985
- ^ Jamie Portman, "A dancer's short life: many can't cope after careers end", The Ottawa Citizen, February 1, 1986
- ^ Susan Walker, The Toronto Star, Entertainment, January 31, 2008, http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/298929
- ^ Governor General's Performing Arts Awards website entry for Joysanne Sidimus,http://www.ggpaa.ca/en/recipient.html?p_sidimus_j
- ^ Natasha Gauthier, "Sidimus improved life for dancers stepping into career change", The Ottawa Citizen, November 4, 2006
- ^ Martin Knelman, "Toronto artists' night to shine/Gala honours our nation's best", The Toronto Star, November 6, 2006
- ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia, http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004210
- ^ IOTPD website at http://www.iotpd.org/links.html.
- ^ Career Transition for Dancers website at http://www.careertransition.org/
- ^ Dancers' Career Development website at http://www.thedcd.org.uk/
- ^ Swiss transition centre website at http://www.dance-transition.ch
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