Mental/emotional well-being and career resilience are our themes.
DTRC is excited to announce an expansion of our services – to members AND non-members.
We are now offering two new counselling streams to support professional dance artists by increasing their career resilience through employability and entrepreneurship coaching. In addition, members can apply for a new Counselling Subsidy Reimbursement to work with their own counsellor of choice and be reimbursed up to $100/session.
We are also increasing our support to non-member Indigenous, Black and People of Colour (IBPOC) dance artists through our partnership with the Adulam Foundation. Homecoming is a six-week pilot workshop series focusing on movement and mindfulness aimed at decolonizing healing and improving well-being.
Watch for our series of workshop info sessions upcoming throughout May! We kick things off on May 13th with our “Let’s Talk About Mental Wellness” video, in partnership with AFC.
Read more about our expansion of services below.
New Member Services!
Employability Coaching (For Members)
Employability coaching assists you in finding ideal part-time employment that best supports the busy lifestyle of the working dancer. Learn how to identify your transferable skills on your résumé. Write a great cover letter. Hone your interview skills. Secure the additional income you need so you can focus on performing.
A next step: apply for a DTRC Skills Grant.
Entrepreneurship Coaching (For Members)
Entrepreneurship coaching helps you transform your idea into a parallel career or small business. Learn the tools to create a successful business plan. Develop an understanding of marketing and sales strategies. For already established entrepreneurs, take an assessment and learn how to grow your business with the support of a coach. Create a successful parallel or portfolio career and lay the foundations for your future.
An additional option: apply for a DTRC Career Exploration Grant.
Counselling Subsidy Reimbursement Program (For Members)
Members in good standing may apply to the newly formalized Counselling Subsidy Reimbursement Program for support of up to $100/session to work with their own counsellor of choice in any of the DTRC counselling streams (personal, career, financial, legal, employability, entrepreneurship). Applications must be approved by a DTRC membership team representative. This subsidy may not be applied retroactively.
Workshop Info Sessions
May 13: Real Talk About Mental Wellness, with AFC (For Members)
Hear from experts about some of the common mental health stressors for dancers in these times. Learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental strain and suffering in yourself and others. Pick up some effective strategies for maintaining your well-being.
A next step: access the DTRC’s Counselling Services or the Counselling Subsidy Reimbursement Program.
May 27: Résumé Remix: translating your transferable skills (For Members)
As a dance artist, you have talent, passion and creativity. You also have a strong set of practical skills and expertise that is transferrable beyond dance – and that would be valuable to any employer. Learn how to identify and translate these skills onto a non-dance résumé that will get you noticed – and hired!
A next step: apply to work with a DTRC Counsellor in the Employability Stream.
May 13: Homecoming: movement and mindfulness sampler (For Non-Members, IBPOC)
Discover the Homecoming workshop series in this introduction and sampler. Hear from facilitator Nylda Gallardo-Lopez, who will offer a sample of the practice. Learn about the program framework from Daniela Glaser, founder at our partner organization the Adulam Foundation.
