TAD Members enjoy the following benefits and services:

 

Education & Scholarship

TAD provides training to Tennessee’s diverse and growing dance community.

  • TAD produces an annual statewide festival featuring renowned master teachers in varied disciplines. In addition, periodic regional workshops further enhance student training and professional development.
  • The Tennessee Dance Summit is offered biannually as a professional development opportunity. Dance professionals participate in master classes, seminars, and networking unavailable anywhere else in the state.
  • Three competitive scholarships for student dancers are available through an audition process at the Annual Statewide Conference. These scholarships enable three aspiring student dancers to advance their training through summer study.      
  • TAD annually offers a Professional Development Grant to eligible dance professionals for continuing education, research or career transition.

     •  TAD creates, publishes and distributes informational brochures on varied dance education topics.

 

Advocacy

TAD represents the interests of dance--as art, as education, and as a profession--to individuals and organizations as appropriate, and informs members of governmental issues that may impact dance in Tennessee. Members of the Association actively participate in statewide arts organizations, local and national dance-related organizations, often holding leadership positions.

 

Communication

TAD serves as a central source of information for Tennessee’s dance constituencies. Through the TAD website and publications (newsletter and directory), we report dance activities, employment opportunities, auditions, master classes and workshops, as well as issues of local and national importance in the field. Members’ activities, events, and accomplishments are highlighted. TAD can provide access to master teachers, choreographers and guest artists.

 

Leadership

TAD developed the K-12 dance curriculum, approved by the State Board of Education for use in Tennessee’s public school system, and took an active role in the development of the current standards for dance licensure.

TAD worked closely with the State Department of Education to develop the first dance major in the state in order to establish a dance certification for public schools. As a result             of those efforts, Tennessee now has a fully operational teacher certification program in dance.

 

Recognition

TAD recognizes exceptional contributions to the field through three awards.

The Margaret Martin Award recognizes individuals or corporations who make long term, consistently outstanding contributions that further the public image and accessibility of dance in Tennessee.

The Outstanding Dance Educator Award, a peer award, honors excellence in teaching dance.

The Dance Advocate Award recognizes individuals or corporations that noted for generating interest in the art of dance at the local or state level.

All TAD voting members have the opportunity to nominate candidates for each of the above awards.

 

 

TAD Membership Benefits

 

Individual and Student Memberships:

            • discounts of 10 to 20% at selected dance stores, studios, performances, and rental spaces across the state of Tennessee

            • Annual Festival member discounted tuition

            • Professional Summit or other workshop discounted member tuition

            • selected performance opportunities at annual festivals

            • receive TAD’s The Call Board newsletter

            • priority coverage of accomplishments, activities in The Call Board

            • listing in TAD’s Dance Directory

           

 

Non-Profit and For-Profit Organizations:

• new institutional membership category that allows up to 4 faculty/staff individual memberships

• discounted advertising rates in The Call Board

            • priority coverage of organizational events in The Call Board

            • discounted advertising rates in TAD’s Dance Directory

            • organizational summary/picture in the Dance Directory

            • performance opportunities at annual festivals

            • link to organization website from www.tennesseedance.org

            • attendance at member tuition rate for one individual at conferences and workshops


Click below for list of current member organizations

List of current member organizations

           

 

Membership Dues

            Individuals

  • Dance Professional – TAD only - $35
  • Dance Patron—TAD only - $35
  • College Student (non-voting) –TAD only $25
  • Student under 18 (non-voting)—TAD only $25

 

            Organizations

  • OrganizationalPLUS Membership – $150 allows you to add up to 4 additional faculty/dancers to receive membership benefits
  • Profit Organization – TAD only -$75
  • Non-Profit Organization – TAD only - $75

 

The Tennessee Association of Dance is a non-profit corporation that receives support through an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Tennessee Association of Dance is an equal opportunity employer; and provides equal opportunity to all applicants for employment, recipients of services and benefits of the Association and participants in Association programs without prejudice in regard to race, color, or national origin.