What We Do

The Professional Network for the Dance Industry

Relevé Connect is a vetted professional platform that connects dancers, teachers, choreographers, performers, casting directors, and studios — through opportunity, education, community, and intellectual property ownership.

Built by dance professionals, for dance professionals.

OUR VISION

The dance industry has never lacked talent. It has lacked infrastructure.

For generations, dancers, teachers, choreographers, performers, and studio owners have relied on fragmented networks, word-of-mouth, spreadsheets, and personal connections to find opportunities, fill positions, and build careers.

Opportunities have been lost because of a lack of networking and missed connections.

Relevé Connect was created to change that — a place where every professional relationship can be seeded, nurtured, monetized, and grown.

Relevé Connect is the infrastructure the dance industry has always needed — and the ecosystem where its artists, and their craft, can flourish:

  • Where dancers find opportunity
  • Where teachers build sustainable careers
  • Where choreographers protect and monetize their work
  • Where studios access trusted professionals and innovative programming
  • Where experience is preserved, knowledge is shared, and excellence becomes the standard
  • Where integrity and intention align to honor our craft

Our mission is simple: to build the professional infrastructure that serves the total dancer. The standards body that connects, elevates, protects, represents, and advances the industry for generations to come.

WHO WE SERVE

Dancers · Teachers · Choreographers · Performers · Studios · Casting Directors

From emerging artists to established professionals — the tools, visibility, and opportunity to support every stage of a dance career.

WHAT WE OFFER

The Roster™

The vetted professional directory for dance.

  • Elevate standards
  • Protect artistic work
  • Market professionals
  • Increase visibility, build connections, and open opportunities industry-wide

Profiles showcase training, credentials, education, certifications, teaching experience, choreography, performance history, specialties, and accomplishments.

The $50 Floor. Fifty dollars an hour is the floor — after that, studios and teachers go dance on it. The dancer keeps 100% of their rate. Relevé never taxes labor.

The Catalog™

Protect. License. Earn. Build Legacy.

  • Choreography is intellectual property — protected, valued, and compensated
  • Licensed, protected choreography libraries that can be purchased again and again
  • Choreographers, educators, and professionals build libraries approved members can license
  • Recurring revenue from work that used to disappear after a single use
  • Reach studios beyond your geographic region

Legacy Library™

Although a dancer’s body will age, their legacy should be timeless.

  • Careers evolve. Bodies age. Teaching changes. But artistic knowledge remains invaluable.
  • Preserve and monetize a body of work long after an active performance career ends
  • A lasting contribution to the dance community — and ongoing income
  • Because great choreography should not disappear when a career changes

The Swing™

The professional substitute-teacher network for dance studios.

When a studio needs coverage, The Swing connects it with vetted educators ready to teach.

  • For Studios: fill classes quickly · access qualified professionals · maintain continuity for students · reduce staffing stress
  • For Teachers: accept teaching opportunities · build professional relationships · expand your reach · earn additional income

*The Swing has a set rate: $50/hour — the dancer keeps 100%.

The Flex Series™

Test. Explore. Grow.

Short-term offerings — 6, 8 … 12 weeks — with no full-season commitment.

  • For Studios: fill unused hours · introduce new genres · pilot programs · attract new students · generate revenue · discover future faculty · expand with minimal risk
  • For Teachers & Choreographers: teach specialized programs · introduce unique styles · reach new markets · build studio relationships nationwide · create additional income

From ballet to breaking — test demand before making a permanent commitment. Identify the white space in your program and schedule classes that sell.

Education & Professional Development

Masterclasses · Industry panels · College forums · Career development workshops · Mentorship · Adjudicator training & certification pathways · Specialized training programs

Community & Connection

Dance is built on relationships. Relevé Connect links professionals across disciplines, generations, and geographic boundaries — a culture of excellence, collaboration, and mutual respect.

WHY RELEVÉ CONNECT?

In the heart of every dancer lives a lion. That strength is not just majestic. It is artistic. It is professional. It is economic. It is yours.

Relevé exists to make sure it stays that way.

Your sweat is your equity. Your art is your asset. Your expertise has a value that this industry has never properly honored — until now.

Together — we rise.

— Kathleen McAree, Founder