Transition of professional dancers

A non-profit organisation founded in 1993, the RDP guides professional dancers in  French-speaking Switzerland during their performance career and at the moment of their professional transition. The organisation has developed expertise regarding the dance profession on which is based its vision and commitment. From this perspective, it helps dancers to become aware of their skills and their potential. It gives them the tools and the means to reach their professional goals. It offers the following services:

  • study grants and subsistence grants as part of retraining studies
  • skills assessment allowing to determine a professional transition objective
  • coaching on how to set up a professional project 
  • mentoring aimed at streamlining a vision and reflection regarding further career development
  • conference-meetings for the professional improvement of dancers

 

AGENDA

The next session for allocating transition Fernando et Rose Inverni-Desarzens grants will be held on February 23, 2010. Applications must be submitted before January 26, 2010 to the organisation’s office. Next dates can be found here.

RDP is proud to announce that we now have a new employee, Selina von Schack, since January 1st, 2010. 

The RDP is glad to announce that two new grants have been given for studies in written communication technique at Université de Lausanne and dance pedagogy at Zürcher Fachhochschule.