We Count.

 

In May 2021, the Gold Standard Arts Foundation administered a survey seeking to better understand racial representation and the creative contributions of Asian Americans in professional ballet companies in the United States. The survey was published in the American Journal of Arts Management Volume 13, Issue 1, February 2025. The full survey pdf can be read here.

The Asian American Representation in Professional Ballet and Dance Companies research survey (IRB2021-356) was conducted by Kori Wakamatsu from Brigham Young University. Questions and comments may be sent to koriography@byu.edu. 

In May 2021, the Gold Standard Arts Foundation administered a survey seeking to better understand racial representation and the creative contributions of Asian Americans in professional ballet companies in the United States. We are pleased to finally publish the results of this important research.

This pdf serves as an at-a-glance version of this research, highlighting key findings and providing a general overview of the methodology and aims of the survey. We also encourage you to read the full survey report here.

We especially thank

  • Kori Wakamatsu, Associate Professor of Dance at Brigham Young University

  • Pamela Yau, Assistant Teaching Professor and Program Director, Arts Administration & Museum Leadership at Drexel University

  • Jason Yeung, Independent Researcher and Vice President of Dance Data Project

  • Phil Chan, Founder and President of Gold Standard Arts Foundation and Co-Founder of Final Bow for Yellowface

  • and Rebecca Manning, Independent Researcher

for their dedication to this work. We hope this inspires continued interdisciplinary research into Asian representation in the arts.