Moving On Summer 07 #17 - Career Transition For Dancers

Broadway at Sardi’s Caitlin Carter, Charlotte d’Amboise,
Mercedes Ellington, Donna McKechnie, and Desmond
Richardson hosted CTFD “Between Shows,” March 28th.
Underwritten by the Shubert Organization for the 4th year, over 80 dancers from the Broadway musicals
A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Curtains, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Tarzan, The Producers,
The Lion King, The Pirate Queen, and 110 in the Shade attended. CTFD Board member Caitlin
Carter spoke about CTFD’s methodology and programs and introduced clients Ana Maria Andricain of
Beauty and the Beast and Todd Michel Smith of Hairspray. Both clients spoke about their introduction
to CTFD at last year’s Sardi’s event and how CTFD has helped them develop their skills outside of dance.
Through 1-on-1 career counseling and an entrepreneurial grant, Ana Maria started an online jewelry business,
Jewel of Havana (jewelofhavana.com), and has expanded it to five retailers across the USA. Through
an educational grant from the Caroline Newhouse Scholarship Fund, Todd recently graduated from college
and will pursue a career in Physical Education.
Photos (clockwise from top left): CTFD Clients Judine Somerville & Michelle Marie Robinson, Karen Ziemba, & Board Member Caitlin Carter; CTFD Counselor Suzie Jary, Hostesses Charlotte
d’Amboise and Donna McKechnie, & CTFD Client Noah Racey; Members from The Lion King Kylin Brady, Dawn Noel Pignuola, Michelle Camaya, Jennifer Newman, Dennis Lue, Torya, Angelica
Edwards, Kristina Bethel, Shekitpa Starke, & Camille Brown; Guest speaker Todd Michel Smith with members from Hairspray Arbender Robinson, Bryan West, Andrew Rannells, Abdul Latif, &
Tommar Wilson (Photos: Linda Lenzi / BroadwayWorld.com).
Winter Heat Representing the spectrum of dancers’ careers,
CTFD and Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts joined
together March 1st for the third year of Winter Heat.
The evening’s event included special performances from the Gestures Dance Ensemble and members of
Dance Times Square. After the performances, nearly 300 patrons took over the dance floor so they could
“bust a move” to the 21 piece Harbor Latin Big Band. The event was a huge success thanks to Benefit Chairs
Janice Becker, Fe Saracino Fendi, Beth Dannhauser, and Ginny Knott. Honorary Chairs included Peter
Martins, Rosie Perez, Chita Rivera, and Sylvia Waters. Ronda and Mark Axelowitz, Caroline Cronson,
Lisa I. Cuevas, Justine DiCostanzo, Kelly DeMarco, Robert Dorf, Alexander J. Dubé, Mercedes Ellington,
Barry S. Friedberg and Charlotte Moss, Yolanda Santos Garza, Roberta Silbert, Susan Krysiewicz,
Ketty Maisonrouge, Lady Maughan, Jean Shafiroff, Patricia Shiah, and Susan Fawcett Sosin served
on the Benefit Committee. The evening was sponsored by Rolex Watch USA and Capezio/Ballet Makers.
Photos (clockwise from top left): Event Chairs Fe Saracino Fendi & Janice Becker with event Sponsor Daniel Terlizzi of Capezio/Ballet Makers; Stone Phillips & Debra Del Toro-Phillips; Ann Van
Ness & Josephine Hall; Benefit Committee Member Kelly DeMarco with Helen Corrigan, Julie Corrigan, Staci Kline, Megan Maloney, and Nina Jezic (Photos: Jerry Ruotolo).
Rolex Hosts Gala Luncheon Allen Brill, President and CEO
of Rolex Watch USA, hosted a gala kick-off event at Sardi’s.
The June fifth luncheon was held to celebrate Anka K. Palitz and The Jerome Robbins Foundation being
honored with CTFD’s awards for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance at the Annual Gala
on October 29, 2007. Twenty-second Anniversary Chairs Allen Brill and Patricia J. Kennedy gave heartfelt
speeches about the honorees; dedication to the mission of CTFD, and what an extraordinary privilege it is
for the organization to be able to honor Ms. Palitz and the Robbins Foundation. Mr. Brill stated that “the
movie industry has Cher, the music industry has Madonna, but the dance industry has Anka.” Ms. Kennedy
announced this year’s goal of $1.1 million and the strategy she and the many other hard working gala chairs
have created to achieve it. The luncheon was underwritten by the Gala’s Executive Producer Alexander
J. Dubé. Thanks to Auction Chair Ann Van Ness, the wine for the event was graciously donated by Beni di
Batasiolo, the Official Wine Sponsor of CTFD’s 22nd Anniversary Jubilee.
Photos (clockwise from top): Allen Brill with Gala Chairs & Honorees Floria Lasky, Laura Zeckendorf, Cynthia Gregory, Ann Van Ness, Ann Marie DeAngelo, Anka K. Palitz, Patricia J. Kennedy,
Janice Becker, & Mercedes Ellington; Gala Sponsors Karla Johnson & Jeff Schaffer of MacFadden Performing Arts Media; Michele Riggi & Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick (Photos: Jerry Ruotolo).
Moving On Summer 07
The semiannual newsletter of Career Transition For Dancers
#17
Family Trees

President’s Message Dreams by Cynthia Fischer
We dreamed of a graduate study scholarship
program to offer our undergraduate clients
the opportunity to continue their studies on a
graduate level. Last year, through the generosity
of Sono Osato and her husband Victor
Elmaleh an endowment fund was established
and we were able to award two $5,000 graduate
scholarships. This year the proceeds from
this endowment allowed us to award four
scholarships and help four more remarkable
candidates to achieve their dreams.
We dreamed of somehow expanding our
visibility and accessibility. Through Board
support and foundation funding CTFD has
embarked on a ground-breaking branding
project which includes an extensive and much
needed overhaul of our website. This project
will enable us to reach the public, our clients
and our supporters with a distinctive iden-
tity and a compelling vision. It forces us to
consider and to communicate both who we are
today and what we wish to become.
Further, our clients are now computer savvy
and online. As part of this project a userfriendly,
expanded and exciting website will
be designed. We will have our grant applications
online, easy navigation and invaluable
links to other services and organizations. Our
new website will deliver both services and
significantly more information. This project
is an essential step in supporting our national
program, in providing more effective delivery
of our services and in our ability to reach out
to the general public in a meaningful way.
We dreamed of blanketing the US with our
National Outreach Project “NOP’s”. In the
past seven years we have held 20 National
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it,
whoever you are, you need one. — Jane Howard, author
Outreach Projects in 17
cities throughout the
United States to bring
the CTFD message and
services to the local
dance communities.
In 2006, through the
continued generosity
of the Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation
and thanks to support from the National
Endowment of the Arts we increased our
National Outreach Projects from three to an
all time high of six NOP’s. There is a vibrant
regional dance scene with both expanded educational
programs and a significant increase in
performing companies. It is so important that
we can reach them!
To all of you who inspire and make our dreams
possible our heartfelt thanks.
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just
to realize them. — Man Ray, artist
This issue, reflections on the extended families of dance
Mail Call Letters from our clients
Dear Mrs. Palitz,
I greatly appreciate the support of my continued education and thank
you for your generous gift. I was a member of the Trisha Brown Company
for a five year span from 2002 to 2006. I also worked with Trisha
Brown in creating O Zlozony / O Composite for the Paris Opera Ballet.
In 2006, I left Trisha’s company due to a knee injury. Determined to
rehabilitate my injury, I enrolled in a full-time, three-year course at the
Manhattan Center for the Alexander Technique. CTFD provides a rare
and vital service to dancers in need of counseling and support.
Thank you for your ongoing support for this scholarship fund.
CTFD provides the rare assistance to thousands of dancers attempting
to change careers.
Sincerely,
Cori Olinghouse, Brooklyn, NY
Dear Mr. Theodore Sayers,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous
gift to Career Transition For Dancers. Because of your help, I have
received a grant to help pay for tuition at the University of Pennsylvania.
In May 2008, I will graduate with a BA in English and hopefully
start working towards a career in writing.
I would like to incorporate my passion for ballet — perhaps as a dance
critic or a dance historian. I have had a tremendously full career
— eleven years with San Francisco Ballet and three years with the
Pennsylvania Ballet — a principal dancer with both companies —
and I look forward to my next step in life.
Thank you again for your generous support.
Sincerely,
Julie Diana, Philadelphia, PA
Dream Imagine Conceive Explore Focus Target Direct Move Act Believe

Crossing Boundaries: The National Outreach Project
Building Community and New Careers for Dancers by
Paulette Fried, CTFD Senior Career Counselor
In 2000, Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD)
began a new program to connect with dancers
around the country. Prompted by the foresight
and generosity of the Bossak-Heilbron
Charitable Foundation, CTFD took our programs
and services “On the Road”, initiating
the National Outreach Project (NOP).
We had no idea how many boundaries would
be crossed when we ventured out with the
NOP initiative. Sure, there were state lines we
would pass through, but there were also unanticipated
emotional and relational boundaries
to be traversed for those with whom we met in
different dance communities. Also, how would
the NOP’s be a catalyst for enabling attendees
to eclipse the blocks and chasms that can
impede a career transition? This begins by
reaching out.
The NOP workshops held in communities
around the U.S. include a number of activities
targeted at helping dancers experience
and grapple with career transition challenges
in a very direct way. Taking advantage of the
unique and specialized expertise, CTFD Career
Counselor Suzie Jary brings a unique skill as a
psycho-drama therapist; several techniques
are incorporated to get dancers actively and
fully engaged with where they stand along the
transition process. Positioning themselves on
an imaginary line that represents that continuum,
dancers are able to really see and connect
with the complexity of their present situation.
By sharing their circumstances as well as their
hopes, beliefs and concerns, they can begin to
associate what it means to be in their spot (literally
and figuratively) and to understand how
it is relative to those standing beside them.
Being able to voice such deep, often taboo,
sentiments with other kindred spirits in such
a safe and supportive environment, can be
transforming. Hearing from others in different
places along the continuum line is invaluable
— often providing perspective and encouragement
to those who are new to transition, while
infusing confidence and motivation in those
who have had success. For the latter, sharing
their experience helps them claim ownership
of their achievements, realize their growth and
appreciate the richness of the process.
Hence, the “transition line” exercise becomes
a way to promote an acceptance and understanding
of the stages of transition and
diminish fears of the heretofore unknown.
Recognition of what is entailed in the change
process, makes the movement into unknown
emotional and experiential territory less
loathsome and being with others, in a community,
makes it less lonesome.
Crossing from the
emotional terrain of a
career transition into
the practical presents
many barriers dancers
must navigate and
move through.
In the next part of the NOP workshop, we
provide participants with a “Career Map” and
a prescribed five-step path to follow in finding
a next “good fit” career. To help them take that
first step in their career development, counselors
guide the dancers through a series of
individual exercises and more group activities
that give them the opportunity to explore
different aspects of themselves — specifically
their interests, skills, values, strengths and
unique qualities. Noting these traits on their
personal Career Map, each dancer can begin to
envision other career prospects with increased
hope and self-assurance. A group brainstorming
simulation for one of the NOP participants,
then helps all to see how they can creatively
involve others in finding links between the
pieces of information on their map — like linking
together pieces of a puzzle — which often
reveal “pictures” or possibilities for the future.
Spotlight On: Hans Kriefall
Views on passion and pragmatism from a former Broadway dancer
To a dancer, dance is an extension of one’s identity — a reflection of
one’s devotion, drive and aspirations; and an established career validates
one’s ability to succeed and confirms confidence in oneself. For dancers,
the launching of a professional dance career is equivalent to a scientist
establishing a breakthrough discovery, or a runner completing a marathon
— it is recognition of their skill and dedication, and an embodiment
of their lifelong passion. A career in dance exemplifies not only a dancer’s
dedication, but also a dancer’s love for the art. Hans Kriefall, an experienced
performer in musical theatre, refers to dance as his “first love” —
a notion that many of CTFD’s clients can relate to, for it is their genuine
love for this art form that motivates our dancers to pull through meticu-
The second step along
the practical path
involves exploring the
career options identified
in Step 1. Again, a bit of
“boundary crossing”
may be required. Dancers
may need to move
outside their comfort zone and reach out
to people they don’t know in fields or occupations
with which they are unfamiliar. For
some, networking and informational interviewing
will involve making a big leap, which
includes overcoming self-imposed stops in
connecting with people who have had different
life and work experiences. Yet, by accessing
the same determination used in their dance
training and performances, as well as the tools
and information supplied in the NOP workshop,
dancers find that differences need not be
barriers. On the contrary, those in the “civilian
world” are usually willing, even delighted,
to engage with dancers if they will simply
venture out.
Taking the second step paves the way to the
third, Focus and Goal Setting, which leads
to Pro-Active Job Searching (the fourth) and
ultimately to Career Management. In time
one finds they have become part of a new
community, a professional community with
new colleagues who are able to partner with
and support them.
The experience of the NOP is often a catalyst
for 1-on-1 discussions with a career counselor,
immediately following the workshop portion
of the program or sometime thereafter — be
it in person or by phone. Whatever the timing
or the circumstances, the CTFD career counselors
are available to help dancers move out of
the fog into greater clarity, to cross from now
into the future, as well as to traverse barriers
that might keep them from turning dreams
into reality.
lous and grueling rehearsals, and nerve-racking
auditions for years upon years, to the point in
which their bodies are no longer able to keep up to
speed with their drive.
“If this was something I could do forever, I probably
would” says Hans when asked about his dance
career; and after glancing at his prolific resume. As a dancer whose focus
was exclusively on musical theatre, Hans’ work experience includes an
array of performances both on and off Broadway, with national tours,
and in regional stock shows. His road towards a professional dance career

egan in 1987, when, equipped with a bachelor’s degree, Hans moved to
New York City and began to study dance more seriously at Steps on Broadway.
From 1988-1995, after performing in some non-Equity shows, Hans
began touring nationally with a number of popular musicals starting with
West Side Story, and followed by Me & My Girl, Cats, A Chorus Line,
and Jesus Christ Superstar. Well on his way towards a successful Broadway
career, Hans obtained a Broadway role as Alonzo in Cats in 1995.
It was during his four years in Cats that
Hans began evaluating his need for a career
change. He told CTFD that “I hit my early
Thirties and realized that there’s a finite life
span to dancing.”
While examining opportunities in other careers in theater, Hans decided,
“rather than starting over from square one, in an aspect of performing
that wasn’t necessarily something I was ‘dying’ to do, I decided to retire
and quit while I was ahead.” With the help of Suzie Jary, CTFD counselor,
Hans was able to take the next step towards finding something new. “It
is an absolutely priceless resource to have 1-on-1 attention focused on
you and your priorities…through the process of identifying what your
strengths and interests are, and what you need to do to get where you
want to be.”
Hans was encouraged to apply for internships and to take advantage of
his previous experience as an actor’s union representative during contract
negotiations with Actors’ Equity Association. Recalling his experience
as a committee member at Actors’ Equity, Hans remembers being
impressed by the knowledge and communication skills of the lawyers on
staff. He recalls how these individuals not only had some passion about
the subject of contract negotiations, but also the hard facts and skills to
back it up. As he continued to work more closely with lawyers through
various internships, Hans realized how much this work appealed to him
and was ready to pursue a career in law for himself.
At Columbia Law School, Hans quickly learned the benefits of having an
established professional career already under his belt. His previous career
as a dancer left him equipped with a level of professionalism and a more
“sophisticated view of the world,” which his professors and colleagues
Sanford (Bud) I. Wolff In memoriam
Sanford I. (Bud) Wolff passed away in New
Canaan, Connecticut on April 14, the day after
his 92nd birthday and was interred at Arlington
National Cemetery on June 14, 2007. Born
in Chicago where he attended public schools,
Bud Wolff was a graduate of Knox College, the
University of Chicago, and The John Marshall
School of Law. Soon after being admitted to
the Illinois bar, Mr. Wolff enlisted as a private
in the Army, and during World War II saw service
as an Infantry Officer in New Guinea, the
Central Pacific, the Philippines and Japan. His
citations include the Combat Infantryman’s
Badge, The Purple Heart, The Bronze Star and
The Silver Star. At the time of his separation
from the service in 1946, he had achieved the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the
3rd Battalion of the 123rd Infantry.
Following the War, he resumed his legal career
with a Chicago labor law firm, becoming a
partner within two years. By the early 1950s
Mr. Wolff had his own law firm in Chicago,
representing many performers in broadcast-
ing, as well as the Chicago Local of AFTRA,
the Central Region of AFTRA, the Directors’
Guild, American Guild of Musical Artists,
Screen Actors Guild in the Central Region and
United Scenic Artists. In 1968 Mr. Wolff began
a 17-year relationship with AFTRA, the 70,000member
union of professional performers,
broadcasters and recording artists, as its
National Executive Secretary. In 1978, he was
honored by State of Israel Bonds which, presenting
him with the coveted “Israel Award,”
cited his long commitment to the members of
the performer’s union and his parallel concern
for the survival of the State of Israel. Mr. Wolff
received AFTRA’s highest honor, the George
Heller Memorial Gold Card, in 1984 for his outstanding
service to the union and its members.
He resigned from AFTRA in 1985 to resume the
practice of law.
In 1988, Mr.Wolff became the National Executive
Secretary of the American Guild of Musical
Artists and counsel to Career Transition For
Dancers, which was incorporated that year.
seemed to appreciate. And as he began working for law firms in New York
City, he witnessed that his co-workers appreciated his real world experience.
Now, as a corporate finance lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,
Hans has discovered how useful his discipline as a dancer is towards his
career in law.
“It’s the attitude of how you approach work
that is consistent: putting your best foot
forward and having no fear of failure. I was
conditioned to accept challenges, do my
best and rely on that to get me through.”
This basic philosophy has helped Hans establish a successful career in
law, and has availed some wonderful opportunities. Most recently, Hans’
newfound career allowed him to spend two years in Europe as he worked
from the firm’s office in Frankfurt, Germany.
When asked about the challenges and some of the fears he faced during
this period of redefining his professional self, Hans states: “the difficult
thing with any transition in life is that there’s such uncertainty…my fear
was that I wouldn’t be equally passionate about whatever other work I
found…however, I think you have to realize that your next field may not
be your first love — the way theatre was my first love.” During this period
of self reflection, Hans seemed conflicted between his true passion and
his innate sense of pragmatism. Although, he understood the need to
transition and pursue a career outside of dance, his devotion and love for
the art remained.
“There are few things I would love as much
as I loved dancing and musical theatre…
it’s a passion that I don’t think ever
completely goes away.”
With CTFD’s help, Hans was able to find a new area of interest, and eventually
a new niche after coming to the realization that “you can’t dance in
a show forever” — a truism which made his pursuit of a career outside of
dance even more attainable.
He retired from AGMA in 1993 to become Of
Counsel to the law firm of Becker and London
until its dissolution. In 2006, Mr. Wolff
received the Career Transition For Dancers
Award for Outstanding Contributions to the
World of Dance.
During his career, Mr. Wolff also served as a
member of the Board of Directors of the AFL-
CIO Department for Professional Employees
and Chairman of its Arts, Entertainment and
Media Industry Committee; as Executive
Secretary of the Associated Actors and Artistes
of America, and a member of the Archive Advisory
Board of the Jewish Museum in New York.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Ann
Barry, his sons Paul and David Wolff and his
daughter, Laura Brant.
Modified and reprinted with permission from
AFTRA magazine.

Ann Barry and Bud Wolff
Setting the Foundation for Future Success
Interview held December 2006
This year, as Career Transition For Dancers
celebrates it’s 22nd year, we look back on how
much the organization has matured into
adulthood. Celebrating some of the pioneers
of CTFD — the essential people who helped
lay a solid foundation for the future growth of
this organization, we acknowledge the collective
efforts of current Grants Administrator,
and CTFD’s first President and Administrative
Director, Ann Barry and former Board
Member, Sanford (Bud) Wolff. CTFD rejoices
in the success and growth that the organization
has experienced since its birth in 1985,
and remembers the impact the efforts of this
devoted couple have made on the lives of
thousands of dancers, nationwide.
“What started as a union supported program is
now a nationally recognized arts service organization”
says Ann as she reflects on CTFD’s
evolution. The topic of career transition arose
at an international conference in London in
1981. The issue was later brought to a national
dance conclave at Lincoln Center, New York
City, which recognized the problem that
always existed but had never been addressed
by the dance community.
All dancers eventually
become aware that their
careers will not last
forever, and when faced
with this eventuality
many find themselves
in a serious crisis.
The result of the conferences was to make
people in the dance world realize “that there
was a void that could be filled by supporting
dancers during their transitions.” Thus, it
was the performing arts unions that decided
to address this issue more proactively, and
the Actors’ Fund of America initiated a pilot
program funded by the unions which counseled
dancers in the process of transition. Ann
served on the advisory board of this program
and emphasized that “this was the Unions’
way of giving back to its dancers.”
As the program grew, Ann
realized that changing
the way the organization
was structured would
improve the long-term
benefit to dancers.
At this point, Ann looked to her husband Bud,
an experienced lawyer and union leader who
had served as Executive Director of AFTRA, and
was now AGMA’s National Executive Secretary.
“[CTFD] was truly driven by Ann Barry,” said
Bud, “she really pushed it.” Ann recalls how
“Bud always had an affinity for dancers,” and
since his work exposed him to the needs of
all dancers, he was really responsive towards
helping Ann. “I leaned on Bud since he was
a lawyer… he was always there… and the
guidance he provided - I couldn’t have done
without it.” Ann and Bud worked together
to establish CTFD’s not-for-profit status, and
since their goals for the organization truly
mirrored each other, they were able to focus
on bettering the organization and reaching out
to as many dancers as possible.
“We shared the same
views,” says Ann, “that
this was a program that
was much needed and the
unions could be of great
help — which they were
and still are.”
Bud notes that some of their original concerns
were “how do you make this attractive to
contributors?” and more importantly, “how
do you make it attractive to the people you’re
trying to help?” These are challenges Bud and
Ann faced together, along with CTFD’s other
board members and volunteer leaders.
Bud and Ann both agreed on the importance
of approaching issues within the organization
with a personal touch.
“Personal relationships
are instrumental in
getting people to become
involved,” says Bud, “so that
help becomes welcoming
and not forbidding.”
Thus, Ann’s current role as Grants Administrator
is essential to the organization. Her
warmth and ability to connect with dancers
is important towards keeping the organization
personal. “She has terrific patience,” Bud
added. However, Ann’s tremendous patience
and reverence for dancers aren’t the only
things that she contributes to CTFD programs
and services, her personal experience
as a former dancer adds to the services she
provides. Ann previously had a career dancing
on Broadway and in films and television,
and was able to work within the industry as
a stage manager when
she made her transition.
Since she had found a
profession closely tied
to her previous one
and something she
felt a great passion for,
she realized that each
transition is an individual process. “This,” she
adds, “is one of the reasons why our organization
can be so responsive — we recognize the
individuality of each dancer and the individuality
of each dancer’s transition process.”
As CTFD moves into the future and realizes
more and more opportunities for growth, the
organization will always remain grateful for
the foundation and original goals Ann and Bud
set together. Ann and Bud hope that CTFD’s
fundamental philosophy of empowerment for
dancers continues.
Throughout her years with
CTFD Ann has witnessed
how “dancers have ‘found
their voice’ sooner than
they used to… they are
more aware and willing
to accept that dance is not
the be all and end all
of their lives.”
As an empowerment program, CTFD encourages
dancers to take charge of their lives and
to take charge of managing change. “We are
here to help them understand,” says Ann,
“that they have the ability to take charge and
do what is necessary.” When asked about
CTFD’s role in the future as dancers become
more proactive and independent, Ann states:
“I think there will always be an element of
concern as how to transfer the passion that
one has for performing as a dancer to another
career. Although people may be more able to
identify what the challenge is, they may not
have the tools or see right away how they’re
going to achieve their goal.”
This is when dancers come to CTFD for the
organization’s guidance and support. And
because of the hard work of Ann Barry and Bud
Wolff along the organization’s many supporters
and advocates, dancers are able to continue
through the transition process and create
meaningful change for themselves.

National Outreach Projects
CTFD’s professional career counselors are taking their vital
individual and group career counseling services “On the
Road” to select cities this fall.
Boston, MA — September 23-24
Hosted by the Boston Ballet
Cincinnati, OH — October 7-8
Hosted by the Cincinnati Ballet
Seattle, WA — October 12-13
Hosted by Pacific Northwest Ballet
Miami, FL — November 9-10
Hosted by Miami City Ballet
Career Conversations
in NYC
September 17, 2007
Grants and Scholarship Funds for School,
Businesses, and Non-Profits
Five “grant detectives” provide in-depth step by step strategies
on how to research, acquire, and utilize grant money.
January 14, 2008
Teaching Artist Opportunities K-12
Learn best practices on how to hone in on your dance skills
to get that perfect teaching job.
February 25, 2008
High Powered, Big Bucks Careers
A panel of speakers talks about what it
takes and how to become a tycoon or mover and shaker.
April 7, 2008
Start-Up Business Advice and Resources
A panel of Entrepreneurs and representatives from Smith
Barney “Working Wealth” investment firm coach you on
how to keep your money and use it to get you more.
April 24, 2008
The Business of Being a Dancer /
Choreographer
Representatives from Smith Barney investment firm
reveal how to best manage your money and always stay
ahead of the game (co-sponsored by Dance/NYC).
May 12, 2008
Idealists & Do Gooders:
Careers in the Non-Profit World
A panel of dancers discuss interesting jobs in the Non-
Profit and Foundation world and how to obtain those jobs.
CTFD would like to thank Actors’ Equity
Association for hosting the Career
Conversations Seminars in New York City.
Career Conversations
in LA
September 20, 2007
Interview and Resume Do’s and Don’ts
Learn what communicates your special skills and talents
to your perspective employers.
January 29, 2008
The ABC’s of Credit
Smith Barney “Working Wealth” Financial
Education Program (Part 1). Understand the definition of
credit, its impact, managing credit, the application process
and safeguards to help you protect your credit rights.
March 20, 2008
The ABC’s of Financial Planning
Smith Barney Financial Education Program (Part 2). Understand
the reasons for saving, the value of a personal financial
plan, creating a successful plan and why budgets are
important for taking control of ones future.
May 27, 2008
Round Table: Gathering of the LA Dance Community
An evaluation of the state of L.A. Dance Today — Needs
and Solutions for the Community.
July 26, 2008
Balancing Life and Career
Are you trying to balance life and work and trying to do it
all? Learn some simple techniques that will help you put
order and control into your life.
Holiday Networking Party NYC
New York City, Actors’ Equity Building
Monday, December 10, 2007 5-7pm.
Holiday Networking Party LA
Los Angeles, SAG Building 5757 Wilshire
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4-6pm.
Bring your business cards to hand out. Please come and
join us for refreshments, munchies, and great company.
Bring your own dish if you like.
Check our website at careertransition.org regularly for
information on all NYC & LA activities and updates/
changes to the schedule above. Our website also has
helpful links to other important organizations. Click on
“Programs and Services” to check them out.
About Career Transition
For Dancers
Dance is a passion. As a career, it is the fulfillment of a
childhood dream — a privilege that many work hard to
achieve and few attain. At CTFD, our goal is to keep dancers
moving — as performers, as curious inquiring people,
and when the time is right, as professionals possessed
of all the qualities and skills to make success happen a
second time around.
Our Purpose
Whether our dancers are novice performers, seasoned
artists at the height of their technical and artistic
prowess, or professionals on the brink of retirement,
CTFD recognizes they possess the assets and growth
potential that every employer seeks. As the only artsservice
organization in the United States dedicated solely
to the enrichment of dancers’ post-performing years,
CTFD is committed to enhancing dancers’ many attributes
through self-empowerment. Unique in purpose (unlike
other programs that focus only on “survival jobs”), CTFD
helps dancers develop their identity and professional
skills as they plan, pursue, and, ultimately, establish
rewarding careers to last a lifetime.
Our Programs and Services
CTFD provides a broad range of cost-free specialized
services and resources. These include:
Career Counseling
One-on-one strategic counseling and group “Career Conversations”
seminars, Focus and Support groups; National
hands-on counseling through the National Outreach
Project and local outreach seminars to the performers
of major dance companies, as well as to pre-professional
students of universities, conservatories, and dance company-related
academies; and CareerLine, our nationwide
toll-free telephone hotline.
Financial Support
Limited educational scholarship grants for undergraduate
and graduate education; entrepreneurial grants to help
dancers grow and form a business.
Resource Information
Careertransition.org, an informational website; bi-coastal
Career Resource Centers in New York City and Los Angeles;
the National Networking Directory connecting dancers
around the country with similar career interests and educational
resources; and computer literacy classes.
Our Impact
Since its inception in 1985, CTFD has awarded more than
3,900 dancers in 47 states with an excess of $2.8 million
in grants for various levels of education and retraining,
and provided approximately 38,000 hours — equivalent
to $4 million — of innovative career-counseling. Essential
to building a productive, satisfying future, these services
have enhanced the lives of dancers who are attending,
or have graduated from, an estimated 170 colleges,
universities, and specialized certification programs, both
here and abroad.
Scholarship News
Dancer and actress Sono Osato has recently given a major
gift to increase the Sono Osato Graduate Scholarship
Program. This generous gift of $200,000 will almost
double the current funds endowed to help dancers seeking
graduate degrees.
Supporters 06
Dear Friends,
On behalf of Career Transition for Dancers, I am
profoundly grateful to your exceptional dedication and
generosity during 2006.
Your outpouring of friendship is the driving force that
keeps CTFD on the cutting edge of specialized programs
and services for dancers. With this and the year’s achievements
in mind, I am very proud to introduce CTFD’s list of
supporters for 2006. Its broad range of giving pays tribute,
not only to the organization and its clients, but to you
— our knowledgeable and enthusiastic donors whose gifts,
at every entry level of support, define the word, “partner.”
Each and every gift to our Annual Fund for 2006 and “ONE
WORLD,” our 21st Anniversary Jubilee Gala, helped make
the year a very memorable one. Thanks to our extended
“family” — growing roster of clients, alumni, and friends;
members of our Board of Directors and National Advisory
Board; foundation, corporation, and performing arts
unions, we are forging ahead with new programmatic
initiatives and the educational and entrepreneurial scholarships
that mean so much to dancer-clients throughout
the United States.
It is with heartfelt appreciation for all that you have done
to ensure the year’s success that I thank you, one and all.
Sincerely,
Alexander J. Dubé
Executive Director
Career Transition For Dancers values the contributions of
its many volunteers who gave so generously of their time
and talent throughout the year. With deepest gratitude,
thank you so much.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of
the list. Please call William Dale at (212) 764-0172 with
questions or corrections.

Supporters 06
ANGELS $100,000 & above
Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc.
Screen Actors’ Guild – Producers Industry
Advancement and Cooperative Fund
LEADERS $50,000 to $99,999
Cambria Estate Vineyards & Winery
Dance Magazine and Pointe
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc.
PACESETTERS $25,000 TO $49,999
Denise & Brian Cobb
Computer Associates, Inc., John Swainson
John Goodman
Lloyd E. Rigler –
Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation
Fe & Alessandro Saracino Fendi
Cynthia & Bruce Sherman
BENEFACTORS $10,000 to $24,999
Actors’ Equity Association, Inc. (NY)
American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists Foundation
American Guild of Musical Artists,
AFL-CIO
Anonymous
Bank of America
Tina & Jeffrey Bolton
Bossak-Heilbron Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance
Foundation, Inc.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Suzanne & Robert Chute
Condé Nast Publications, Inc.
Barbara & Robert Crown
The Victor Elmaleh Foundation,
Sono Osato and Victor Elmaleh
The Ford Foundation
Connie & Thomas Galloway
Jill & Martin Handelsman
The Harkness Foundation For Dance
Independent Artists of America
Patricia J. Kennedy
Sandra Lee
Nancy & Duncan MacMillan
Movado Group, Inc. –
Gedalio & Efraim Grinberg
John Scot Mueller
National Endowment for the Arts
Anka K. Palitz
Lewis S. Ranieri
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Screen Actors’ Guild –
Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund
Thornburg Charitable Foundation –
Catherine Oppenheimer &
Garrett Thornburg
Ann & William Van Ness
Laura & William Lie Zeckendorf
PRODUCERS $5,000 to $9,999
Actors’ Equity Association, Inc. (CA)
Anonymous
Janice & Stuart Becker
Evelyn Berry
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Alexander J. Dubé
Mercedes Ellington
Gillian Fuller
Yolanda Santos Garza
Victoria Herbert
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Hoerle
Lenore & Fred Kayne
Linda & Jim Malone
Lori A. Milken –
The Milken Family Foundation
Irene Belk Miltimore
Alexandra Nadal & Eugene Slavin
Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc.
New York State Council on the Arts
North Fork Bank
Carol & Nicholas Paumgarten –
Steps on Broadway, Inc.
Mark Sayers
Theodore Sayers
Karin Schwalb
The Shubert Organization, Inc.
The Silbert Family Foundation –
Roberta Silbert
Susan Fawcett Sosin
Michael Terlizzi –
Capezio/Ballet Makers, Inc.
Vicky & Raul Walters
DIRECTORS $3,000 to $4,999
ABC, Inc.
Amy & Elliott Adler
Allen & Company Incorporated
Mildrid C. Brinn
Mr. & Mrs. John K. Castle
Justine DiCostanzo
Linda & James Ellis Fund
Myrna Felder
Cynthia Fischer, Esq.
Diane & Guilford Glazer
Rachel & David Goldring
Peter C. Gould
Raul M. Gutierrez
Judyth & Reuben Gutoff
Ketty & Francois Maisonrouge
New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs
Patricia & Thomas Shiah
SUSTAINERS $1,000 to $2,999
Leonard Abess
The Actors’ Fund Of America –
Joseph P. Benincasa
Allomatic Industries
American Friends of the Paris Opera
Ballet
Ann-Margret
Anonymous
Jody & John Arnhold
The George Balanchine Trust
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Baldwin
Jami Baldwin
Margaux & Aaron Basha
Ruth & Ted Baum
Frank Baxter
Tina Blakeman
Barbara & Robert Bradford
Inge & Lester Brafman
Christopher Brant
Philippe Braunschweig
Robin & Elliott Broidy
Isabel Brown & George Irving
Elizabeth Bryden
Buccellati, Inc. – Lauren & Mario Buccellati
Rachel & Michael Byars
Robert M. Carr
Susan & Alan Casden
Vivian B. Chambers
José Farías Chapa
Theodore S. Chapin
Emily Chen & Christopher Carrera
Mr. & Mrs. Gustavo Cisneros
Shepherd Clark
Coco Clayman-Cook
Alice & Stuart Coleman
Arlene C. Cooper
Caroline & Paul Cronson
Mary Sharp Cronson
NormaLynn Cutler
Scott Dainton & Cross Siclare
Ada & Daniel de Maurier
Kelly Demarco
Mrs. Richard E. Diamond
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donohue
Julia Dubno – Ballet Academy East
Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg
Family Foundation
Gail & Alfred Engelberg
James A. Essey & Nina Zakin Essey
Fund – The New York Community Trust
Mary Lou Falcone & Nicholas Zann
Patricia & Edward Falkenberg
Thomas King Flagg
Olivia & Adam Flatto
Martha & James Fligg
Darren Fogel
Barbara Fox-Bordiga
The Barry Friedberg and Charlotte
Moss Family Foundation
Annette and Jack Friedland Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Loti Falk Gaffney
Marion & John Gasparinetti
Trutti Maria Gasparinetti
Mrs. John W. Georgas
Mary Gilbert
Cynthia & Stanley Gingold
Elaine & Joel Golstein
Cynthia Gregory & Hilary B. Miller
Barbara & David Gross
Sadie & John C. Hall
Anneliese Harstick
Betty & Fred Hayman, Fred Hayman
Family Foundation
Darlene & Brian Heidtke
Chris Hellman
Michele & Lawrence Herbert
Celina & Noel Hernandez
Yaz & Valentín Hernández
William Barron Hilton
Judith M. Hoffman
Anita Jaffe
Judith Jones
Johanna Judah
Mariana & George S. Kaufman
Richard M. Kielar & Christian Zimmermann
Fiona & Alex Kirk
Bettie & Gary Kraut
Dr. Susan C. Krysiewicz & Thomas Bell
Lisa & Jay Larkin
Dr. Roberta Leff & Roy Raved
The Elbert Lenrow Fund, Inc.
Bernard H. Leser
Harvey Lichtenstein
Lea & Ben Lipman
David Mack
Susan & Morris Mark
Lady Maughan
Linda May & Jack Suzar
Stephanie & David McCaw
Joe McGinnis
Anne Walsh McNulty
The Edith Meiser Foundation
Marla Metzner-Gidlow & Gary Gidlow
Vivian Milstein
Ruth Mueller
Barbara & Peter Newhouse
Katharine & David Newhouse
Lorry & Mark Newhouse
Robyn A. Newhouse, Ph.D.
The New York Times Company
Foundation, Inc.
Madeline Oden
Judith & Samuel Peabody
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Peek
Nancy & Steven Peters
Sonja Rand & Anthony Kane
Heather Randall
Teresa Reyes & Martin Monas
Nancy Ellison & William Rollnick
Christina Rose
Victoria Lasdon Rose & Dr. Donald J. Rose
Gail Sanders
Robert Schaffer
Eileen & Allen Scherl
Scott Schoettes
Lisa & Bernard Selz, The Selz Foundation
Jean Shafiroff
Susan B. Shanks
Jean & Lawrence Shaw
Linda Shelton – The Joyce Theater
Irene & Fred Shen
Adrianne & William Silver
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Snyder
Richard Soloway
Vada & Ted Stanley
Fran & Victor Strauss
Judy & Donald Tallarico
Claudia Terlizzi
Barbara & Donald Tober
Chevalier Desmond Towey
Lee & Marvin Traub
June Ugelow
Mimi & Alan Vella
Honey Waldman
Anne & Tom Wamser
Marilyn & Robert Weinberg
Fran & Barry Weissler
Ann Colgin & Joseph Wender
Daniel J. Williams
Pat Woglom
Lois & Martin Zelman
SUPPORTERS $250 to $999
Actors Equity Foundation, Inc. (NY)
Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick
Karen & Lewis Altfest
Luis Alvarez
Donald J. Ambrose
Fran & Mahyar Amirsaleh
Marion Amsellem
Judith Anderson & Donald Grody
Anonymous
Maryam Ansari & Akbar Lari
Veronica & James C. Baker
Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc.
Virginia & Robert Barnett
Dr. Phillip A. Bauman
Samuel Bennett
Eva & Tobias Bermant
Bruce Bider
Edith C. Blum Foundation, Inc.
Julianne Bond
Bonny Borden
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Borer
Elaine F. Brodey
Lawrence Brodey – Jaclo Industries
Susan K. Burke
Pamela & John Casaudoumecq
Jeannette & John Cibinic
Jerry Cole
C.C. Conner
Lauren B. Cramer
Dance Paws LLC
Peggy & Gordon Davis
Teran Davis
Norberto De La Rosa
Josephine & John Destefano
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Deutch
Elizabeth Dobrish
Margaret F. Donovan
Patricia Eltinge
Adrienne & Russ Fierman
Jeanne C. Finlay
Jacqueline Fowler
Elizabeth Frankel
Dame Diana Frankel
Marilyn & Lawrence Friedland
Lola M. Froman
Victoria & Jay Furman
Marina & Franchesco Gallesi
Jane Gould
Susan Greenfield
Ricelle Grossinger
Diane Grumet
Maly Guirola
Josephine Hall
Dr. Eva M. Hansen
Fred D. Hoff
Hans E. Hopf
Lynn & Ralph Huber
Charles W. Hungerford
Marjorie S. Isaac
Jacob’s Pillow
Denise Jefferson
Shelley Johnson
Erica Jong & Ken Burrows
Florence B. Kahn
Madeline & Theodore Kaplan
Jerry Kauff
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kaufman
Mary Theresa Khawly
Dorothy Kochiras
Margo Korda-Schoneman &
Martin Gottfried
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Krauss
Margaret Kreischer
Robert D. Krinsky – The Segal Company
Margaret M. Langenberg
Pia & David M. Ledy
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Lerner
Caroline Lieberman
Julie & Richard Lobel
Murray Louis
Gail & Richard Maidman
Sherry Matays
Peter Means
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Mecum
Bruce Michael
Gayle Miller
Barbara Nessim & Jules Demchick
Helen & Jim Neuberger
Michael & Nancy Newman
Mary Nimkoff
Paula Sarnoff Oreck
Jo Ousterhout & Jeffrey D. Fergus
Julie Fleece Owens
Guy Pace
Jamie J. Brust Perez
Pamela Phillips & Todd Morgan
A.J. Pietrantone
Ellen & Roy Piskadlo
Jane Powell & Dick Moore
Lavinia Giuliani Ricci &
Giorgio Masetti Zannini
Richard Rippe
Danielle Rodriguez & George Schneider
Xenia Krinitzky Roff
Janice & Donald Rosenthal
Ralph Rucci
Stephen Ruchman –
Ruchman Associates, Inc.
Margery Russell
Homera Sahni
Michael Alan Salem
Mary & Saul Sanders
San Francisco Ballet
John Sefakis
Philip Seldon
Barbara Selz
Selma Sirkus
Marilyn & Barry Steiner
Stephanie Stokes
Elizabeth Stribling
Dr. Wilfredo Talavera
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Jon Teeuwissen
Daphne Telfeyan
Theatrical Stage Employees,
Local One I.A.T.S.E., AFL-CIO
Cynthia A. Thelen –
General Mills Foundation
Malcolm Thomson
Marsha Tosk & Seymour Ubell
Robert Valdes-Calusell
Jaquie von Rohrscheidt
Terry Walker
Peggy & David Weisbrod
Michael Weiskopf
Maria C. Wirth
Barbara Wolf
Woo Family Charitable Foundation –
Glenn & Linda Woo
Doreen Wright
Marta Xercavins
Ingrid Yonke
Zdenek Financial Planning LLC
Baroness Mariucia Zevilli-Maremo
Cathy & Seymour Zises
Rachel & Michael Zugsmith, NAI Capital
Friends $5 to $249
Brenda Anderson
Anonymous (6)
Ian Archer & Jack Watters
Karen Arenson
Barbara Badyna
Nancy Ball
Ballet Chicago
Robert J. Banas
Angela Barton
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Batchelor
Jeri Beaumont
Jeanna Belkin
Henry & Jayne Berger
Larisa Beskina
Irving & Joan M. Bolotin Fund
Zane Booker
Jeanne Bresciani & Steven A. Orenstein
Diana Baffa Brill
Steven C. Brill
Elaine & Daniel Brownstein
Barbara & Steven Buffone
Mary Burke – Burke Design
Caitlin Carter
Marge Champion
Charles M. Chernick –
Arthur Chernick Co., Inc.
Annika L. Cioffi
Cheryl Clark
Hope Clarke
Jane Condon & Kenneth Bartels
Judy Coopersmith
Andrew Currie
Yvonne Curry
Bella Malinka Dall
Barbara De Leon
Webster Dean
Ann Marie DeAngelo
Joanne DiVito
Carolyn Dorfman
James Dybas
Lisa Ebeyer
Bruce Emra
Ellen Estes
Lois Fischer Ewert
Charlotte Fairchild & A.J. Pocock
Juliette Feffer
Claudia Fine & Dr. David Hurwitz
James Darrell Fontenot
Lori Lynott Freeman
Mikala Freitas
Stephanie French
Susan & Evan Friedman
Sandra Froelich
Kathryn Gabler & Melvyn L. Cantor
Mignon Ganne
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Garber
Dov Gertzulin
Jonathan Gochu, M.D.
Nancy S. Goldberg
Patricia & David Goodrich
Rachel & Charles Gray
Jane Grenier
Susan Beth Gruber
Mary Guettel
Burkes Hamner
Joseph Harris
Vicki Harris
Stanley E. Harrison
Carole Divet Harting
Colette Hawkins
Martha & Frank Hegeman
Sally & Elliot Heller
Doris & Leo Hoenig
Fred Hohn
Meg Huggins
Lucia Hwong-Gordon
Tracy Inman
Robert Israel, D.D.S.
Kenro & Yumiko Izu
Suzie Jary
Lesley Jennings
Lauren Jonas
Barbara & Christopher Kende
Ray Klausen & John Harrington
Sue Klein
Violetta Klimczewska
Hans Kriefall
Susan Landesman
Sondra Bianca Landin
Jacqueline Leeds
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Leonard
Amir Levy
Dawn Lille
Marc Lipman
May & William Louie
Lori Mahl
Roni J. Mahler
Christina Mainwaring-Samwell
Brenda & Chris Major
Merceditas Manago
Rosemary & David Mandelbaum
P.J. Mann
Herci Marsden, State Ballet of
Rhode Island
Lisa & Allan Marzen
Mary Ann & George Mathys
Brian McDonald
Julie McDonald
Kevin McKenzie
Shirley M. Mordine
Milton J. Mosk & Tom Foutch
Barbara Myers
Eric Myers
Joanna Myers
Barbara & Norman Namerow
Jeffrey L. Newhouse
Yana Nirvana
Valentina Oumansky
Ann Owen
Sabrina Pagani
Laura Pati & Dr. Mark L. Urken
Marianna Pecora
Katherine Persky
Robert Petza
Sally R. Phelps
Constance H. Poster
Dr. Naomi Rabinowitz
Bart Raffaele
Melissa R. Randel
William T. Rooney
Kathy & Skip Rosenblatt
Laura Rosenwald
Dr. Jeffrey S. Roth
Sharyl & Greg Rubin
Maxine & David Rush
Donna Russo
Suzy Saltzman
Shelley Sayetta
Lynn Hecht Schafran
Isabel & David Schmerler
Margaret Schwartz
Christine & Raymond Serrano
Margaret M. Sharkey
Stacey Shea
Susan Sigrist
Todd Sinett
Martha M. Skidmore
Kathleen Stanford-Grant
Chantal Stern
Joanne Stern
Ruth Ann Stewart
Stuart A. Sundlun
Randy Swartz
Christina Tadross
Anna M. Taglieri
Sandra Teger & David Waks
Pat Trott-Skarlatos
Demetrios M. Tryforos
Vanessa Valcillos
Felicia d’Amico Velasco
Edwardo Vilaro
Deborah Weaver
Julia & Gerry Westerfield
Edward Weston
Mary & Paul Wolff
Diane Woodward
Annie Zinker, C.S.W.
Christopher Zunner

Career Transition
For Dancers
The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers
Cynthia Gregory
Chairman Emerita
Caroline H. Newhouse
(1910-2003)
Luigi Gasparinetti
(1942-2002)
Sanford I. Wolff (1915-2007)
Directors Emeriti
Edward Weston (1925-2006)
Founding Chairman
Ann Barry
Founding Director
Board of Directors
Cynthia Fischer
President
Judith Anderson
Vice President
Terry Walker
Secretary / Treasurer
Janice Becker
Joseph P. Benincasa
Elaine F. Brodey
Robert M. Carr
Caitlin Carter
Denise L. Cobb
C.C. Conner
Mercedes Ellington
Myrna Felder, Esq.
David Goldring
Nora V. Heiber
Denise Jefferson
Florence B. Kahn
Harvey Lichtenstein
Lourdes Lopez
Nancy S. MacMillan
Anka K. Palitz
Karin Schwalb
Roberta Silbert
Jae Je Simmons
Michael Terlizzi
Lori Rosecrans Wekselblatt
Mary Lou Westerfield
Laura Zeckendorf
Executive Director
Alexander J. Dubé
New York City Office
The Caroline &
Theodore Newhouse
Center for Dancers
165 West 46th Street
Suite 701
New York, NY 10036-2501
Tel (212) 764-0172
Fax (212) 764-0343
Los Angeles Office
5757 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 455
Los Angeles, CA
90036-3689
Tel (323) 549-6660
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Special thanks to NYSCA
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The National Outreach Projects
for 2007 are underwritten,
in part, by the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Career Transition For
Dancers admits eligible
current, former, and future
professional dancers of any
race, color, sexual orientation,
national and ethnic
origin to all the rights,
privileges, programs
and activities generally
accorded or made available
to its clients. CTFD does not
discriminate on the basis
of race, color, sexual orientation,
age, national and
ethnic origin in administration
of its policies, scholarship
awards and other
organizational programs.
Newsletter Credits
William J. Dale
Director of Development
Editor
Cynthia Fischer
Anne Coburn
Paulette Fried
Heidi Woo
Contributing Editors
& Writers
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