Support Transition & Empower Performers

STEP aims to strengthen career guidance, provide lifelong learning opportunities, and empower performers to build sustainable futures after dance.

Because the end of a performance career should never mean the end of possibilities.

Project Streams: 

LEARNING RESOURCES

Here you can find the key Intellectual Outputs of the “Step” Project

Project roadmap

The creation of a document detailing the roles and responsibilities of each partner, across the implementation timeline of the project.

Project Quality Plan

Defines the standards the project must meet to be considered complete and successful. These standards guide implementation and provide reference points for assessing progress, quality, and achievement.

Activity  Timeline 

March 2026- August 2026
March 2026- August 2026

Project Launch

Building the partnership, establishing project management, and preparing the communication strategy, and research methodology.

March 2026- August 2026
March 2026- August 2026

Understanding and documenting Dancers' Needs

Conducting desk research, focus groups, and stakeholder interviews across Europe to understand the realities of career transitions for professional dancers.

October 2026- April 2027
October 2026- April 2027

Designing the STEP Framework

Transforming research findings into the STEP Career Transition Framework.

October 2026- April 2027
October 2026- April 2027

Creating Learning Resources

Developing the Modular Training Curriculum and Mentorship Programme to equip dancers with practical skills for their next career stage.

Step | Project Launch

STEP: Support Transition & Empower Performers | Supporting Dancers in Career Transition and Development We are beyond excited to kick off our new project focused on transforming the future of professional dancers and redefining career life after the stage. This...

Step | Focus Groups

STEP | Open Call for Dancers What happens after a professional dance career ends? We are entering the research phase of STEP, Support Transition & Empower Performers, and we are looking for professional dancers who work, or have worked, in Greece to join our focus...

Step | Transnational Partners’ Meeting

STEP | Supporting Dancers Through Career Transitions From June 15th to 17th, the STEP project partners came together in Athens for the first offline consortium meeting of the project. Over three days, we focused on the research currently taking place with professional...

project partners

The organisations and people behind the project who we join forces with and grow together.

Academy of Entrepreneurship

Academy of Entrepreneurship

Greece

Puglia Culture

Puglia Culture

Italy

LOF

LOF

Netherlands

Framework

Framework

Italy

Roes Cooperativa

Roes Cooperativa

Greece

Innovation Education Lab (iEL)

Innovation Education Lab (iEL)

Roumania

The “STEP” project is approved the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) under the project number: 101259332 and it is co-financed by the programme of the European Commision

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