Resources for Dancers
The resources below offer information and support for AGMA dancers, including education and career development, workplace safety, injury prevention, financial assistance, and other professional and personal resources. If you have any questions, please visit our Contact Your Staff Representative page to locate the AGMA representative for your company or email dancerscaucus@musicalartists.org.
Educational Scholarships, Programs, and Career Transition Resources
- Second Act – Apply to be a Mentor or Mentee
- Second Act – Encore Fund Scholarship Program
- The Entertainment Community Fund – Career Transition for Dancers
- Union Plus – Educational Assistance and Scholarships
- Penn LPS – Undergraduate Degree Programs and Certificates
- Pivot for Dancers – Career Transition Resources for Dancers from Dancers
- St. Mary’s College – LEAP Degree Completion Program
Workplace Safety Resources
- AGMA – Respectful Workplaces and Anti-Discrimination/Anti-Harassment Resources
- Disrupting Harm in Dance – Free Workbook
- Disrupting Harm in Dance – Free Course
- Disrupting Harm in Dance – Boundaries and Consent Worksheet
- Dance Data Project – Best Practices and Guidelines for Ballet and Dance School Safety
Injury Resources and Prevention
- Harkness Center for Dance Injuries
- The Entertainment Community Fund – Mental Health Resources
- The Entertainment Community Fund – The Dancer’s Resource
- Oberlin Dance Collective (OBC) – Healthy Dancers Clinic at OBC Commons in SF
Financial & Hardship Resources
- AGMA Relief Fund
- Union Plus – Hardship Assistance
- Union Plus – Audition or Leisure Travel Benefits
- Union Plus – Home and Auto Assistance
- The Entertainment Community Fund – Financial Wellness Program
- The Entertainment Community Fund – Housing Resource Center
- Rauschenberg Foundation – Medical Emergency Grants
- Rauschenberg Foundation – Dancer Emergency Grants
Additional Resources and Research
- Dance Data Project – Global Dance Leadership Report 2026
- Dance Data Project – Ballet Artistic and Executive Compensation Report 2026
- Final Bow for Yellowface – Information on the Movement to remove Yellowface from Ballet
- Dancing Parents – Dance Mama US + Dancers & Motherhood
- Black Dance Change Makers
- International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) – Resource Guide
- The Hustle – The Hustle NYC – Audition Resource for Professionals – New York City
- Audition.Dance – Audition.Dance, Ballet & Dance Auditions Worldwide
