2026-2027 BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship Application Form
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  • BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship Application Form

    A program of Midday Movement Series

  • Thank you for your interest in Midday Movement Series' BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship, a program supporting early-career BIPOC professional contemporary dancers to root their dance paths in Greater Boston. This program aims to empower and celebrate early-career BIPOC dancers by creating a sense of connection and community, and by providing opportunities for dancers to shape the sector and world around them through their participation, relationships, and by leading from "behind" and "across." This program will run from September 2026 - May 2027. Contemporary dancers of color ages 18+ with 4 or less years of professional experience are eligible to apply to this nine-month program. Deadline to apply is June 28, 2026. Applicants will be notified of selection decisions by August 1. Questions? Contact info@middaymovement.org for more information.

  • Eligibility Criteria

    The BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship Program was designed to support early-career professional contemporary dancers of color who are 18+ and living and working within Greater Boston (I-95 loop). Please respond to the following to determine your eligibility.
  • I identify as a professional or pre-professional contemporary dancer.
  • I identify as a person of color.
  • I am currently 18 years old or older.
  • I live and primarily work in Greater Boston (within the I-95 loop).

  • Given your response to one or more of the criteria questions, it seems you are ineligible for this program.

    • Section 1: Applicant Information 
    • Do you identify as a member of the disabled and/or deaf community?*
    • Do you identify as a contemporary dancer?*
    • What is your self-identified level of profession? Select all that apply*
    • Are you new to the Boston dance community?*
    • Section 2: Personal Artistry + Program Participation 
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    • Section 3: Program Logistics + Agreements 
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    • Program participants will be expected to attend virtual bi-weekly, one-on-one mentorship sessions and monthly cohort meetings/professional development workshops with all program participants. Mentorship sessions will ocurr during the work week; cohort meetings and professional development sessions may happen during the week or weekend.

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    • Our program will commence with our program orientation on Tuesday, September 8 from 6:30-8:30PM at the Cultural Equity Incubator at the Coop Social Club, 94 Green St, Boston. Attendance is required of all program mentees.
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