In July 2008 the following two questions were asked of the ACI membership in a survey. 40 members responded. Here are the results.
A. What direction should the ACI go in?
These were the responses by the membership in order of priority
1. raising the expertise levels of the dancers within the current community by offering more jams, more classes, bringing in teachers from outside Montreal
2. evolving CI as a form, e.g. supporting exploration and research, fusion with other forms of dance, voice, theatre, etc.
3. expanding CI into the broader public, e.g. supporting development of CI in schools, community centres, health clubs, etc.
4. find a physical home (its own studio) for the CI community (that ACI would administer)
4. enhance the skill of dancers by elevating the quality and numbers of local CI teachers (support them with paying for workshops, raising salaries, bonuses, etc)
5. leave it the way it is
6.other____________________________________________________
B. How should the ACI’s accumulated surplus of $7000 be used?
These were the memberships responses in order of priority.
1. lease our own full-time studio, which would be available to rent to teachers, dancers for rehearsal, jams, classes, soirées, etc.
2. subsidize public outreach development of CI in schools, community centres, health clubs, etc.
3. support local teachers by raising salaries, giving bonuses, paying for training for them, etc.
4. subsidize cost of more jams, classes, soirees,
5. awarding grants to groups or individuals with interesting projects
6. collaborate with projects of individuals/groups in the community (e.g. researchers, documentarists, other performing arts groups)
7. don’t spend the surplus, keep accumulating it for a rainy day (for some future dream project or some unforeseen catastrophe like loss of Studio 303)
8.other___________________________________________________
