A PROGRAM OF THE HARKNESS CENTER FOR DANCE INJURIES AT NYU LANGONE HEALTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GIBNEY, MARK MORRIS DANCE CENTER AND BROADWAY DANCE CENTER.
The Harkness Center Healthy Dancer Initiative (HCHDI) provides a cohort of professional dancers in financial need with free wellness workshops to encourage a sound, holistic approach to self-care and aid in career longevity and subsidized classes at three of New York City's premier dance centers.
BENEFITS:
- Free injury prevention and wellness workshops and check-in meetings at the four partner organizations as well as virtually.
- Free Injury Prevention Assessment conducted by the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries
- $5 dance technique and somatic classes at Gibney, Mark Morris Dance Center, and Broadway Dance Center. Dancers may take up to 25 classes over the six-month term across the two centers. All adult drop-in classes are included.
Dancers are eligible based on financial need – gross household income is equal to or below 225% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) – and accepted by lottery into each six-month term. Income Threshold Chart.
HCHDI has a capacity of 60 dancers.
Application Period: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - Friday, November 15, 2024
Following a lottery selection process, applicants will be notified of their acceptance by Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
Accepted dancers must confirm their participation by Monday, December 16, 2024, and watch an Injury Prevention Workshop recording by January 15, 2025.
Six-month term: January 2, 2025 - June 30, 2025