Call for Board Members 2025 - All Bodies Dance Project

Deadline to apply: July 31, 2025 

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About All Bodies Dance Project:

All Bodies Dance Project (ABDP) is an inclusive dance company located on unceded homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver, BC). In our work, differences are regarded as creative strengths as we explore the choreographic possibilities of diverse ways of moving and perceiving. Our work straddles between labels of community-engaged and professional dance practice. We blur these boundaries as we prioritize new cultural practices in integrated dance and expand beyond traditional euro-centric notions of dance training to value the lived experience of movers both with and without disabilities. Our practice aims to dismantle assumptions, biases and default notions around contemporary dance, the theatre, and the dancing body. We approach accessibility tools and practices as sources of generative artistic possibility that welcome new understandings of the body in motion. Through training and mentorship ABDP creates opportunities for diverse artists to research and create innovative, inclusive dance.

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Commitment and Responsibility:

• The board meets 2-3 times a year + Annual General Meeting held in the fall. Typically no more than 3 hours per month. 

• Board members must attend minimum one performance/event and one community class/workshop per season 

• Board members acts in a governance and fiduciary capacity 

• The Board provides feedback to the staff re: governance, policy and ensures that the mandate and values are being maintained

• The board acts as the collective employer and supports conflict resolution processes

• Supports fundraising and organizational development

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Requirements to Apply:

• Must be familiar and in alignment with ABDPs mission, mandate and values 

• Must have prior involvement with the organization in some capacity (e.g. volunteer, attended classes, attended performances or other events)

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Skills & diversity we look for in new board members:

• Legal knowledge 

• Finance 

• Fundraising and donor relations

• Not-for-profit organization knowledge 

• Experience/ Knowledge/ Appreciation of dance practice and the performing arts

• Lived experience of disability and/or understanding of Disability Justice

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Term:

Two years with option for renewal

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Remuneration:

Board Members are volunteers and cannot receive financial compensation for this role

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Applications process:

• Interested parties can apply through a simple expression of interest (in text, audio or video format) sent to  info@allbodiesdance.ca 

• Potential board members will be invited to a “coffee chat” interview with a staff and board members before the Annual General Meeting

• Selected board nominees will be formally invited to run at the Annual General Meeting held in fall 2025

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Accessibility:

All Bodies Dance Project celebrates and uplifts all bodies and their access needs. We are committed to being as accessible as possible and welcome applications in audio, video or written format. We can provide ASL interpretation upon request. If you have specific access requests related to submitting an expression of interest or serving on the board of directors, please contact us and we will do our best to meet it.

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To Apply:

Please send a short expression of interest in either text, video or audio format answering the following questions: 

• Why are you interested in serving on the ABDP board of directors? 

• What experience, knowledge and/or skills can you bring to the board?

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Read more on our mandate, vision and core values.​​

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Send to info@allbodiesdance.ca by July 31, 2025