"You'll find most professional dancers in the studio teaching, not onstage performing - because paid performing work has always been scarce, and keeps getting scarcer. And with President Trump's policies gutting arts funding and devaluing cultural work at every turn, the squeeze on dance artists is getting even tighter. So these highly skilled artists do what actually pays: They pour everything they know (and it's a lot; 15-50 years and more of intensive dance and fitness training) into the next generation in studios across America."
"December begins with BodyVox's Pearl Dive Project, showcasing new works by visual artists, musicians, and writers in collaboration with directors and dancers Jamey Hampton, Ashley Roland, and the company dance artists. Together, they and the BodyVox dancers will present an evening of work that fuses movement, music, visual art, and storytelling, offering audiences a glimpse into a creative world full of process and experimentation."
Paid performing work for professional dancers has long been scarce and continues to decline, intensifying precarity for dance artists. Government policies that reduce arts funding and devalue cultural work further constrict opportunities and earnings. Highly skilled dancers therefore teach, channeling 15–50+ years of intensive dance and fitness training into instructing the next generation across American studios. The seasonal proliferation of Nutcracker productions and holiday shows makes that labor visible. December programming includes BodyVox's Pearl Dive Project, which showcases new collaborative works by visual artists, musicians, writers, directors, and company dancers, and presents interdisciplinary performances blending movement, music, visual art, and storytelling.
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