Houston Metropolitan Dance Center Inc

#YAYDANCE

aka Houston Met Dance   |   Houston, TX   |  metdance.org

Mission

The Mission of The Houston Metropolitan Dance Center, Inc. is to enhance the quality of life for individuals and society through the instruction in, and the performance of dance.

Notes from the nonprofit

Currently undergoing a rebranding to clarify our position in the Houston dance community as an organization that provides resources on many levels including space for classes, rehearsals and performances, arts integrated educational from PK to High School and open public classes that also include programming to integrate the public classes into the creative process of resident artists and resident dance companies.

Ruling year info

1997

Founder and Executive Director

Michelle Smith

Main address

P. O. Box 980457

Houston, TX 77098 USA

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EIN

76-0470269

NTEE code info

Arts Service Activities/Organizations (A90)

Elementary, Secondary Ed (B20)

Dance (A62)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Open Public Classes

Offering public dance classes that include children, teens/adults, pre-professional and professional training. These classes are for all levels and all genres of dance. The HMDC studio provides an inclusive positive environment for all students in the Houston community, regardless of age or experience. Classes are designed to enhance each student’s experience to the fullest in a stimulating and creative atmosphere. Offering extensive dance classes in an array of disciplines including Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Broadway, Hip Hop, African Dance & Drum, and Tap, and in various levels, from introductory to advanced.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Providing Houston schools with programming that excites and motivates local youth and provides teachers with alternative learning tools. HMDC guiding principles for educational programming are diversity, vitality, accessibility, and inclusiveness.  HMDC looks at educational programing through the lens of equity and collaboration.  The programming breaks down the  socioeconomic and cultural barriers and presents the arts in an approachable and enlightening manner.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adolescents

“Made In Houston” is inspired by residency programs currently facilitated in other dance cities across the US. For the past 3 years HMDC has been in conversation with Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, Washington, sharing institutional experiences as both organizations continue to undergo radical transitions helping HMDC translate their 25 years of dance production experience toward programming that focuses on encompassing the needs of working dance artists, providing space and time for all aspects of dance making. The underlying theme for is Practice, Process and Presentation.
Emerging Artists follow six-week production calendar, Mid-Career Artists follow a three-month production calendar and Established Individual Artists and small to mid-sized Dance Companies needing support for long term project development engage in six to twelve-month residencies. All performances will be fully produced by The Houston Metropolitan Dance Center and housed in Phoenix Studio Theater.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Dance USA 2015

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To establish both the company and center as a nationally recognized dance facility for the professional, pre-professional and general public. To become one of Houston's premiere mid-sized arts organizations with a stabilized funding pool and corporate sponsors.

Branching out into more corporate asking.
Expanding our free performance offerings to reach a larger audience base

As for the expansion into the community it is great as we have an established outreach program that grows and adapts to the needs of the community. It is a lack of funding that holds this program back.

As for the corporate sponsorships, we need to find those community connections that will help us present to the corporations the good that we can do for the community and their employees. This is a matter of finding the right people in the right places. After 20 years we are in a position to make this happen.

A lack of funding for the mid-sized dance companies has been an issue for the past five years. We are the only existing mid-sized dance company left - 4 others have closed their doors after the lack of arts funding - especially for performance dance arts led them to that decision.

We have been able to sustain a lot due to our ability to re-organize and develop programs that stay within a strict budget. That often means sacrificing dancers salaries, performance rehearsals and other performance budget items.

Our school and its strong existence for 20 years has been what has stabilized the organization.

Financials

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Houston Metropolitan Dance Center Inc

Board of directors
as of 07/26/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ceciia Winters-Morris

Audit/Accounting Consultant

Sofia Aranha

Accenture

Marcela Arroyave

Post Oak Bank

Megan Jackson

HISD

Haylie Lehtovaara

Accenture

Lindsay Pearce

Professional Counselor/Private Practice

Crissy Poole

HearBeat Houston Dance & Fitness

Anne Sears

Counsultant

Elizabeth Smith

Consultant

Michelle Smith

Founder/Executive Director Houston Metropolitan Dance Center, Inc.

Cecilia Winters-Morris

Finance/Audit Consultant

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/26/2022
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Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/26/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.