John Munger is Director of Research and Information for Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional
dance. He is widely acknowledged as a leading national expert on dance-related data and trends in America. He served on the Executive Committee of the Performing Arts Research Coalition, has conducted in-depth censuses of dance communities in Chicago, greater Washington, DC, New York City, and the State of Minnesota, and is the author of “Dancing With Dollars In The Millennium,” a special publication by Dance Magazine analyzing financial trends among major dance companies during the 1990’s.
He joined Dance/USA’s staff in 1996 after serving as a project consultant to the organization for five years. His prior experience includes extensive work as a consultant providing financial planning and management services for arts organizations. He has also served as Business Manager of the Saint Paul United Arts Council, Associate Director and Financial Manager of the Minnesota Dance Alliance, and General Manager of the Nancy Hauser Dance Company. He has served as a panelist for numerous local, state and national arts agencies, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Council. A 1967 Harvard graduate, he has been an active artist in dance since the early 1970s, when he studied and performed extensively with former Horton company member Norman Cornick and with legendary modern dance pioneer Hanya Holm. He still teaches, choreographs, and occasionally performs.