FAQs About The Movement Org.
General
The Movement Org is a freelance marketplace and social discovery platform for dance. It helps dancers showcase their work, connect with opportunities, sell digital content, and be discovered by viewers, customers, brands, and other creatives.
The platform is for:
Dancers who want to build a profile, appear in Discovery, sell digital products, and be found for work.
Pro dancers who want more visibility, more media space, contact links, direct booking enquiries, and stronger marketplace tools.
Customers and viewers who want to discover dancers, browse profiles, purchase digital products, or enquire about bookings.
Dancers can:
- Create a public dancer profile
- Upload videos and portfolio images
- Appear in Discovery
- Sell digital products such as classes, tutorials, performance content, or creative resources
- Receive booking enquiries through the platform
- Upgrade to Pro for more visibility, more uploads, direct contact options, and lower platform fees
CUSTOMERS can:
Purchase digital products from the marketplace.
Connect & book dancers to hire them directly for work.
Steam free (discovery) & purchased content in the platform.
Social media is built around general attention and algorithms.
The Movement Org is built specifically for dancers, discovery, bookings, and digital product sales. It gives dancers a focused profile, marketplace tools, and a clearer way to connect with people looking for dance talent or dance content.
The Movement Org is not a traditional agency.
We do not manage your full career or represent you exclusively. Instead, we provide tools for dancers to showcase their work, receive enquiries, sell digital products, and connect with opportunities.
Dancers remain independent and in control of their own career decisions.
The Movement Org exists to help dancers gain visibility, build income, and connect with real opportunities.
The goal is to give dancers a stronger digital home for their work, while making it easier for customers, viewers, and industry professionals to discover and support dance talent.
Discovery & Viewer Access
Discovery is the video browsing experience on The Movement Org.
It helps viewers explore dancers through short-form video content, while giving dancers a way to be seen beyond their profile page.
Discovery visibility depends on your account type. Free dancers receive standard visibility, while Pro dancers receive priority visibility.
Discovery viewing time depends on account type:
- Logged-out visitors: 3 minutes per day
- Free logged-in accounts: 20 minutes per day
- Pro dancers / members: 60 minutes per day
- Discovery Day Pass holders: 24 hours of extended Discovery viewing
The Discovery Day Pass is for viewers who want more time to browse without needing a full membership.
A Discovery Day Pass gives viewers 24 hours of extended Discovery viewing.
It is designed for customers, fans, recruiters, brands, or anyone who wants to explore more dancer content in one session.
price: $2.99
Memberships & Profiles
No. Dancers can join with a Free Dancer profile.
Free Dancer profiles include a public profile, limited uploads, standard Discovery visibility, and the ability to sell 1 digital product.
Dancers who want more visibility, more uploads, direct contact options, unlimited digital products, and lower platform fees can upgrade to a Pro Dancer profile.
A Free Dancer profile includes:
- Public dancer profile
- 1 video shown on profile and Discovery
- 1 portfolio image
- Standard Discovery visibility
- Ability to appear in Discovery
- Ability to sell 1 digital product
- Booking enquiries routed through the platform/admin email
- 20 minutes of Discovery watch time per day
Free Dancer profiles do not include public contact details, social links, email, or website links.
A Pro Dancer profile includes:
- Public dancer profile
- 6 videos total, shown on profile and Discovery
- 4 portfolio photos
- Priority visibility in Discovery
- Contact section unlocked
- Social links, email, and website
- Direct booking enquiries sent to your own email
- Option to route enquiries through the platform/admin email
- Unlimited digital products
- Lower platform fee on digital sales
- 60 minutes of Discovery watch time per day
- Optional booking support available case by case
Pro is designed for dancers who want stronger visibility, more control, and more ways to turn their work into opportunities.
Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade your membership depending on the options available in your account.
If you upgrade to Pro, you may unlock extra profile features, more video and photo uploads, priority Discovery visibility, direct contact options, unlimited digital products, and lower platform fees.
If you downgrade or cancel your Pro membership, your account may return to Free Dancer limits. Some Pro features may be removed, hidden, or restricted based on the Free Dancer allowance.
If you cancel your Pro membership:
- Your account may return to Free Dancer limits
- Extra videos, images, contact links, and Pro features may be removed or hidden
- Your Discovery visibility may return to standard placement
- You may only keep the Free Dancer allowance active
- Platform fees may return to the Free Dancer rate
Any active digital products or profile features may be adjusted to match the Free Dancer plan.
Digital Products
Yes. Dancers can sell digital products directly through the platform.
Examples include:
- Choreography and combo-style classes
- Tutorials and educational videos
- Performance videos
- Zoom coaching replays or feedback sessions
- Creative resources, guides, or digital downloads
Free Dancers can sell 1 digital product.
Pro Dancers can sell unlimited digital products.
Platform fees depend on account type:
- Free Dancer: 25% platform fee
- Pro Dancer: 15% platform fee
Payment processing fees may also apply through Stripe or the payment provider.
Yes. Customers can purchase digital products from dancers directly through the platform.
After purchase, customers receive access to the purchased content according to the product settings and platform delivery system
Customers keep access to purchased digital content unless the product expires, is removed for policy reasons, or was sold with limited-time access.
If a product is removed unexpectedly, customers can contact support for help.
No, videos are not intended to be downloaded unless a product is specifically offered as a downloadable file.
Most video content is streamed through the platform and protected by the platform’s delivery system.
Videos are available for streaming 7-30 days upon purchase.
Payments & Payouts
Dancers are paid through Stripe, the secure payment provider used by The Movement Org to process customer payments and send payouts to dancers.
The Movement Org releases eligible payments instantly after a successful customer purchase. From there, Stripe may take approximately 3-5 business days to transfer the funds into the dancer’s connected bank account.
Payout timing can depend on Stripe’s processing times, the dancer’s bank, account verification status, weekends, public holidays, and any security or compliance checks required by Stripe.
Platform fees and payment processing fees are deducted before the dancer receives their payout.
To receive payouts, dancers must have a valid Stripe account connected and complete any required identity and bank verification.
For Stripe account, verification, bank account, or payout issues, dancers may need to contact Stripe Support directly here:
For platform-related payment questions, contact The Movement Org support.
Before a dancer receives their payout, the platform fee and payment processing fees are deducted from the customer’s payment.
The platform fee depends on the dancer’s account type:
- Free Dancer: 25% platform fee
- Pro Dancer: 15% platform fee
Stripe or the payment provider may also deduct standard payment processing fees.
The remaining balance is released to the dancer’s connected Stripe account, then transferred to their bank according to Stripe’s payout timing.
Bookings & Contact
Yes. The Movement Org is designed to help dancers be discovered for real-world opportunities.
Customers, brands, studios, events, and creative teams can view dancer profiles and submit booking enquiries through the platform.
Booking enquiries may be sent through the platform/admin email or directly to the dancer, depending on the dancer’s account type.
No. You do not need an agent to use The Movement Org.
The platform is built to help independent dancers showcase their work, receive enquiries, sell digital products, and connect with opportunities directly.
If you already work with an agent, manager, or representative, you can still use the platform as part of your wider professional presence.
Customers can enquire about booking a dancer through the platform.
For Free Dancers, booking enquiries are sent to the platform/admin email.
For Pro Dancers, booking enquiries can be sent directly to the dancer’s own email. Pro Dancers may also choose to route enquiries through the platform/admin email instead.
Optional booking support may be available case by case.
Customers can contact dancers depending on the dancer’s account type.
Free Dancer profiles do not show public contact details. Enquiries are routed through the platform/admin email.
Pro Dancer profiles can unlock direct contact options, including social links, email, and website.
Joining, Rules & Standards
Dancers can join if they are at least 18 years old and have original dance-related work to share.
By joining, dancers agree that they own or have permission to upload the content they publish.
Yes. All uploaded content must follow The Movement Org’s Terms of Use, Community Standards, and content guidelines.
You must only upload content that you own or have permission to use.
You must not upload content that is stolen, misleading, hateful, exploitative, illegal, sexually explicit, unsafe, or harmful to another person’s reputation, privacy, or wellbeing.
Content that breaks the rules may be removed, and accounts may be restricted or closed if needed.
Dancers may upload dance-related content that they own or have permission to use.
Content must follow the platform’s Terms of Use and Community Standards.
You must not upload:
- Content you do not own or have rights to use
- Offensive, hateful, misleading, or illegal content
- Content that exploits or misrepresents another person
- Stolen videos, music edits, or media without permission
The Movement Org is committed to fair pay, safe work, consent, and professional standards across the dance industry.
We do not support unpaid labour disguised as opportunity, unsafe working conditions, harassment, coercion, misleading job offers, or the misuse of a dancer’s image, likeness, or content.
Dancers should have clear information about the work, payment, usage rights, expectations, and working conditions before accepting any opportunity.
We encourage members to follow the MEAA Dancers Australia Dance Industry Code of Practice as a baseline for professional conduct.
When setting up your dancer profile, you may be asked to select your current dancer level.
The Movement Org follows the Dancers Australia Code of Conduct as a benchmark for assessing dancer levels in line with industry standards. Members are expected to represent their skills, experience, and professional level honestly.
If you are unsure which level best describes you, choose the level that most accurately reflects your current training, performance experience, paid work experience, and professional readiness.
For full details, please refer to our Code of Conduct. Download Code Of Conduct
Support
If you need help, you can contact platform support: HERE
Free users can access general support resources.
Pro and Business members may receive additional support options, including profile, product, or enquiry-related help where available.
Why The Movement Org. Exists.
Many dancers want more control over their careers — how they present their work, how they connect with clients, and how they get paid.
The Movement Org exists to support dancers who choose to manage their careers professionally, giving them the tools, visibility, and optional guidance to build income and momentum across real-world and online opportunities.
— Chris Van Doren, founder & professional dancer.
— Chris Van Doren, On set of Magic Mike Live: Melbourne
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
The Movement Org supports fair pay, safe work, and professional standards in the dance industry. We encourage all members to follow the MEAA Dancers Australia Dance Industry Code of Practice as a baseline for work.