Founded in 1985 by former ballerina Joysanne Sidimus, the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) is a Canadian charity that provides counselling and retraining grants to dancers making career transitions. In 2006, Joysanne Sidimus was awarded the

Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

, in part due to her work establishing the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.

Karen Kain Karen Alexandria Kain (born March 28, 1951) is a Canadian former ballet dancer, and was the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada from 2005 - 2021. Early training and childhood Kain's mother enrolled her daughter in ballet training ...

was the founding Board President of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre. The Dancer Transition Resource Centre is a member of the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD). Other organizations in the IOTPD include: Career Transition For Dancers (US), The Dancers' Career Development (UK), Association Pour la Reconversion des Danseurs Professionnels (Switzerland).French-speaking part of Switzerland Transition centre website at http://www.dance-transition.ch

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