Founded in 1985 by former ballerina Joysanne Sidimus,[1][2][3] the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) is a Canadian charity that provides counselling and retraining grants to dancers making career transitions.[4] In 2006, Joysanne Sidimus was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, in part due to her work establishing the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.[5][6][7]Karen Kain was the founding Board President of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.[8]
The Dancer Transition Resource Centre is a member of the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD).[9] Other organizations in the IOTPD include: Career Transition For Dancers (US),[10] The Dancers' Career Development (UK),[11] Association Pour la Reconversion des Danseurs Professionnels (Switzerland).[12]
^William Littler, "Is there life after dance?", Toronto Star, August 31, 1985
^Dierdre Kelly, "Av Paul finds there is life after dance", The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1985
^Jamie Portman, "A dancer's short life: many can't cope after careers end", The Ottawa Citizen, February 1, 1986