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Founded in 1988, DANCE UMBRELLA OF ONTARIO is a not-for-profit, non-membership-based organization.
We offer custom design arts management solutions to assist and support professional dance creators, collectives and small scale dance companies in Ontario dance centres as they strive to create and disseminate their dance work.
We reach out to both dance professionals and emerging artists through a series of community projects such as On the Move, our Seminar Series, and our bi-monthly Newsletter.
We remind the public of the importance of dance in our society.
Our Toronto-based office — the dance plant — offers a resource centre that is open to the public.
Mission Statement
The Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) is a service organization that provides quality management and administrative support to professional dance artists in Ontario and actively works to facilitate their success. DUO fosters a healthy dance community by promoting communication and interaction between and among dance artists, dance organizations, dance presenters, funders and the public. Dance is a vital part of a healthy community and can be enjoyed, understood and embraced by all.
Core beliefs
- We believe that dance is a vital part of a healthy community.
- We believe that the work created by dance artists is of value and should be appropriately recognized.
- We believe that an artist’s vision, and the audience, benefit from good business practices.
Core Values
- We maintain the principle of first-come, first served.
- We treat all clients with respect and strive to work for them all equally.
- We will at all times respect the confidentiality of clients and staff.
- We will at all times strive to work with clarity, integrity and transparency and expect the same from our clients.
- We respect and work toward work/life balance for our staff and encourage that for our clients.
- We create opportunities that promote audience development and engagement.
