To support current and former professional dancers who can demonstrate earning their livelihood from performing as a dancer.
Applicants must be dancers who have performing dance careers of 7 or more years; performing years need not be consecutive or current; must have 100 weeks or more of paid dance employment in the United States within a career-span of 7 or more years; must have total gross earnings of minimum of $56,000 arrived at by combining the annual gross income of the 7 highest earning years of performing dance careers.
Selection shall be based on the applicants’ respective work history as professional dancers.