CADA/West supports dance artists from all forms, cultures and career stages.

Through our Subsidies, Resources, Outreach and Professional discounts, we work with our members to promote fairness, safety and financial security in dance. Join us!

Join & Renew

Membership application form

No longer taking membership applications.
Please join/renew in the new year: Apr 1, 2024.

Membership year

The membership year runs from April 1–March 31. Membership must be current to receive benefits.

Membership levels, cost & benefits

$70/year

Working professionally as defined by the Canadian Artist Code with 2 years or more experience

Access to CADA/West Subsidies, Professional discounts, free consultations, voting rights at AGM and automatic joint membership with the Canadian Dance Assembly

$60/year

Pursuing professional artist employment as defined by the Canadian Artist Code

Access to CADA/West Subsidies, Professional discounts, free consultations, voting rights at AGM and automatic joint membership with the Canadian Dance Assembly

Not available to students enrolled in a pre-professional dance training program

$30/year

Training in an educational institution, pre-professional dance training program or with a recognized teacher

Access to CADA/West Professional discounts, free consultations, voting rights at AGM and automatic joint membership with the Canadian Dance Assembly

$50/year

Dance teachers, administrators, stage managers, technical staff, companies, etc.

Access to CADA/West Professional discounts, free consultations, voting rights at AGM and automatic joint membership with the Canadian Dance Assembly

$15/year

Members of the public who want to show their support for CADA/West and its members

$60/year—and a commitment to offer CADA/West members a reduction on your products/services: Business application form

Benefits to your business include a listing in our Professional discounts, News features and mentions on social media

Discounts go a long way towards easing the financial burden of everyday living for our members

Discounts can be in the form of a percentage, dollar amount and/or package deal

There is no cost—just a commitment to offer CADA/West members a reduction on your products/services: Business application form

Benefits to your business include a listing in our Professional discounts

Discounts can be in the form of a percentage, dollar amount and/or package deal

Eligibility

We represent dancers, choreographers, producers, teachers, mentors, students and other cultural workers residing in the colonially-named provinces and/or territories of BC, AB, SK, MB and YT.

Although we're a regional organization, CADA/West Membership's also available to artists and students from across so-called Canada. If you’re already a member of CADA-East or RQD, you’re only eligible for Associate Professional level membership. This open membership policy recognizes the nomadic worklife of many dance artists and the distribution of the dance community across rural and urban centres.

Who should join?

Do you dedicate a lot of time to dance? Is dance part of your artistic practice, career, religion and/or lineage? If so, we encourage you to join!

To start, identify the level of membership to apply for [see above]. If you don’t identify with any one category, please Contact us. We want to support you in your practice and we’re happy to discuss which programs will serve you best.

You can include a biography in your application, instead of a CV. Just make sure it details your training, performing and the context of your practice, wherever and whenever it takes place.

Membership application form

 

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