The Most Influential People in Dance Today: Amy Fitterer

Former arts lobbyist Amy Fitterer is all about diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity—and making Dance/USA relevant for today’s climate.

Since assuming leadership in 2011, Fitterer has worked to create programs that genuinely serve the needs of today’s dance world. She’s established the Institute for Leadership Training for emerging dance leaders, which has been enormously successful in empowering young dance makers and producers. Committed to ending racism, Dance/USA now offers ongoing racial equity training for its board, staff and the attendees at Dance/USA Annual Conferences. She’s also responded to the enormous sector of the field that operates on a small budget with a Dance Business Bootcamp. She’s retooled Dance/USA’s re-granting program, Engaging Dance Audiences, to support a broader population and Dance/USA staff are available for house calls and will come to your community to ecosystem analysis research.

Under her leadership, Dance/USA genuinely serves the needs of today’s dance world.

Read the rest of Dance Magazine‘s list of the most influential people in dance today.