The dance sector in Uruguay

A quantitative approach. First National Dance Survey (ENDA)

Abstract

The article presents some aspects of the first National Dance Survey (ENDA), carried out in Uruguay, in the context of the work implemented by grups and organizations in the construction of the National Dance Plan. The study, of a descriptive nature and quantitative approach, aimed at seizing the Uruguayan dance community, to come close to its main sociodemographic characteristics, as well as grasping the perceptions of its members on their working and training conditions. Similarly, it sought to identify its potentialities, difficulties, main problems and challenges. In particular, the survey was meant to serve as a baseline to contrast the results of subsequent reissues, to deepen the knowledge of the evolution of the sector. Among other results, it reflects the image of a young age-group, highly feminized, with tertiary education and high levels of certification, mostly inserted in areas not linked to dance. Those with insertions linked to dance showed worrying levels of precariousness and underutilization of the instruments of calls, recognitions and competitive supports.