The German Dance Association is committed - in exchange and cooperation with associations and initiatives - to dance and the performing arts as well as to the social issues of dance professionals. It also conducts surveys and initiates discussions on issues such as accessibility and inclusion.
Recognition of professional status and the problem of transition are central issues. The impulses of the associations, also supported by the German Dance Association, gave rise to the foundation TANZ - Transition Zentrum Deutschland (DZI). The foundation advises, accompanies and awards scholarships to dance professionals in transition to a new profession after an active career as a dancer.
The representation of interests at the Künstlersozialkasse and the Bayerische Versorgungskammer is carried out by the associations of the performing arts.
In February 2020, the German Dance Association conducted a "survey to record the situation of freelance dance professionals as well as all trades in the context of the current pandemic (from March 2020 to the end of July 2020) and corresponding aid programs". We present the results and our resulting tasks and recommendations for action for cultural policy in Germany here.
"The foundation serves exclusively and directly the charitable purpose of supporting dancers during their training and career in their artistic development and performance, and after the end of their active dance career and during the transition to a new profession (= transition), to support them ideally and materially through all measures suitable for this purpose."
Link zum PDF der Stiftung Tanz: Tanz! Und danach? (only in German)
By implementing the Artists' Social Insurance Act (KSVG), the Artists' Social Insurance Fund ensures that self-employed artists and publicists enjoy similar protection in the statutory social insurance system as employees. You can find out more about the possibilities of insuring yourself in the Künstlersozialkasse under:
