What are the Professional Standards for Dance?

1. The Professional Standards for Dance (PSD) is a best-practices guide, intended to promote and support professional standards and conditions of work in dance.
   
   
2. The PSD provides basic guidelines intended for the members of CADA/East in negotiating work agreements - everyone is welcome to use it.
   
   
3. The PSD provides suggested minimum standards regarding hours of work, fee standards and working conditions and outlines rights and responsibilities in work agreements.
   
   
4. Please note that the PSD guidelines recommend minimums, and do not preclude the negotiation of further terms of agreement as determined by negotiating parties.

Why should I use the Professional Standards for Dance?

1. The PSD can help you develop contracts for working in dance.
   
   
2. The PSD can help you determine when a work environment is acceptable or unacceptable.
   
   
3. The PSD holds standards that you can use as an authoritative source respected in the dance community.
   
   
4. Instead of personal opinion, you can refer to accepted standards and gain a clear negotiation tool.
   
   
5. Your use of the PSD contributes to the health of the dance field. Every time one person takes care and attention to artists’ working conditions and payment, it positively impacts the field.

The - Professional Standards for Dance - Fine Print

1. These standards should not be regarded or relied upon as legal advice or opinions.
   
   
2. CADA/East and its directors, employees and volunteers make no warranties or representations, express or implied, with respect to this document and shall in no event be liable for any damages arising from the use of this document including, without limitation, any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the document.
   
   
3. As per the CADA/East Membership Application and Agreement, members agree to endeavour to undertake and abide by the principles and policies of CADA/East, including the PSD.
   
   
4. CADA/East takes no responsibility – legal, moral, or financial - for any failure of its members to abide by the guidelines of the PSD.
   
   
5. In instances of reported misconduct, CADA/East reserves the right to suspend or deny membership at the organization’s discretion.

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ISBN 978-0-9812061-3-4 
© Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists - East Chapter 2021

The PSD was last updated in April, 2021.  If you would like to be included in our PSD updating committee, let us know! 
Reach out to mailto:cadaeast.office@gmail.com!