Dancer & Teacher Survey
White & Givan Launch National Dance Surveys to Help Shape the Future of Professional Dancers Careers in Scotland
White & Givan is delighted to launch Scotland's first national workforce surveys for dancers and dance teachers. The surveys will generate the first comprehensive picture of how Scotland's dance workforce sustains professional careers, while providing comparative data against elements of Creative Scotland's Dance Sector Review (2012).
The findings will help us develop and test Dancers Connected – a new initiative exploring how collaborative working across the sector, can better support professional freelance dancers to sustain long-term performing careers, while building stronger partnerships across the wider network of dance teachers and practitioners to nurture future talent, grow audiences and collectively strengthen Scotland's dance sector.
We want to understand the realities of working as a dancer or dance teacher today, including professional opportunities, training, income, geography and career pathways. We also want to explore the vital role dance teachers and practitioners play in developing future dance talent and growing audiences across all dance forms.
Survey deadline: Friday 31 July.
White & Givan is delighted to launch Scotland's first national workforce surveys for dancers and dance teachers. The surveys will generate the first comprehensive picture of how Scotland's dance workforce sustains professional careers, while providing comparative data against elements of Creative Scotland's Dance Sector Review (2012).
The findings will help us develop and test Dancers Connected – a new initiative exploring how collaborative working across the sector, can better support professional freelance dancers to sustain long-term performing careers, while building stronger partnerships across the wider network of dance teachers and practitioners to nurture future talent, grow audiences and collectively strengthen Scotland's dance sector.
We want to understand the realities of working as a dancer or dance teacher today, including professional opportunities, training, income, geography and career pathways. We also want to explore the vital role dance teachers and practitioners play in developing future dance talent and growing audiences across all dance forms.
Survey deadline: Friday 31 July.
Errol White & Davina Givan, Artistic Directors of White & Givan, said:
"Scotland has extraordinary dance talent. Yet too many dancers struggle to sustain long-term careers here, despite the dedication, skill and commitment they bring to their work. Through these surveys, we want to listen to the experiences of dancers and teachers across the country and better understand what conditions are needed to support thriving careers and stronger connections between professional practice and communities."
The Surveys are now open and White& Givan is encouraging responses from:
- Professional dancers currently based in Scotland, or those who have trained or been professionally active in Scotland, regardless of dance form, employment status or career stage.
- Dance teachers and practitioners working in Scotland across all dance forms and settings, whether paid or voluntary.
Both surveys take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete.
Survey Links
Dancer Survey:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/DancersConnected2026Workforce/
Dance Teacher Survey:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/DancersConnected2026Teachers/
White & Givan is also inviting dance organisations, companies, colleges, teachers, choreographers and sector networks to help circulate the surveys to ensure that as broad and diverse a range of voices as possible is represented.
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