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 Five Global Networks were established at the WDA 4th Global Assembly Executive Council Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan on 1-2 August 2000. They are:
· Education & Training
· Creation & Presentation
· Research & Documentation
· Status & Welfare
· Management & Promotion
Education & Training Network
Encompasses many areas within the teaching field ranging from professional training in various dance techniques, history and theory to the teaching of dance to general primary and secondary students, recreational dancers and so forth.
Creation & Presentation Network
Covers the many activities related to the creation and performance of dance and may involve the choreographer, arranger/stager, performers and other collaborators such as composers, designers and other artists.
Research & Documentation Network
Involves a variety of scholars who describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate the phenomena of dance such as historians, anthropologists, ethnographers, notators, theorists, critics and so forth.
Status and Welfare Network
Deals with issues relating to the recognition of dance as an acceptable career choice and as an important part of general education. It also addresses health matters from insurance benefits to injury prevention and treatment.
Management & Promotion Network
Focuses on the administrative aspects of the dance field including marketing and fund raising, and involves presenters, agents, company managers and the like.
Goals
The general goals of the WDA Networks are to:
· provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas
· plan and implement projects which facilitate exchange
· identify needs and dreams for the Field of Dance
· propose projects which address those needs and dreams
· link other international organisations to the WDA Networks
· look at world-wide standards in all aspects of dance
Suggested Activities for Global Networks
· Setting up Network Sections within international and regional WDA websites and including items such as a calendar of events, bulletin board, list of relevant servers & chat rooms, reports on current projects, and forms to submit suggestions or volunteer.
· The drafting and implementing of Advocacy Statements.
· The issuing of Publications targeted at various Network interests.
· The compilation and construction of useful Databases on the internet and/or as a hard copy publication.
· The inclusion of hyperlinks to websites of other international dance organisations related to each Network.
Regional Chairs of WDA Networks
Education & Training
Americas: Keyla Ermecheo, Daniel Lewis
Asia-Pacific: Sue Street
Europe: Aime de Ligniere
Creation & Presentation
Americas: Grant Strate, Silvia Kaehler
Asia-Pacific: Nanette Hassall
Europe: Jan Linkens
Research & Documentation
Americas: Chrystelle Bond, Marta Avila Aguilar
Asia-Pacific: Urmimala Sarkar Munsi
Europe: Jetty Roels
Welfare & Status
Americas: Vanessa Harwood, Pearl Schaeffer
Asia-Pacific: Tom Brown
Europe: P. Braunschweig
Management & Promotion
Americas: Jan Hanvik, Patricia Carreras
Asia-Pacific: Sal Murgiyanto
Europe: Bertram Mueller
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Using the WDA Networks as a model, MyDance Alliance has set up its own MyDance Networks.
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