Why your Gift Matters
A career in performance is often intense, insecure and short. At an age when most professionals are reaching a peak in their careers, a dancer’s career often ends.
Did you know?
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Most dancers devote at least 10 years to pre-professional training, but their careers last only 14 years on average
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The average annual salary of a dancer in Canada is $18, 500
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As high-performance athletes, dancers face a high risk of career-ending injury
New beginnings start with the Dancer Transition Resource Centre
With the generous support of donors like you, we can help dancers:
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feel more secure
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address the unique challenges of their career
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plan and prepare for the future
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acquire transferable skills that are useful in any career
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pursue studies leading to parallel or second careers – studies, which would otherwise be cost-prohibitive for most
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transfer their incredible passion, determination, self-discipline and creativity into wide-ranging second careers when a life on stage is no longer possible.
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network with their peers and gain important non-performance skills in entrepreneurship, work-life balance, and other areas essential to success