Dance Archives Project

Dance Heritage Coalition published America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100. Twenty of those 100 dance icons regarded Southern California as home, yet 13 archives are mainly housed in collections outside of California! Only one archive (American Bandstand) is solely housed in California.

Dance Archives Project promotes knowledge about the distinguished professionals and companies, whose work was cultivated in California and significantly impacted the field. The effort focuses on amplifying collaborations among the legacy partners and recognizing the generational linkages connecting and influencing creative benchmarks of the future.

DTP’s Platforms of Service

• Archivist’s Resource Group
• Legacy Basics for Artists
• Trailblazers Exhibit

Objectives

• Expand the diversity of dance resources available at our institutions
• Develop legacy planning skills of the artists
• Provide greater access to materials for the artistic community and general public