Constitition
Article I
Name
The Name of the Corporation shall be “CORPS de Ballet International, Inc.” (The Council of Organized Researchers for Pedagogical Studies)
Article II
Objectives
The CORPS de Ballet International, Inc. is a professional non-profit Corporation dedicated to the development, exploration, and advancement of ballet in higher education and to the service and promotion of the art of ballet.
The specific objectives are as follows:
- To serve and support the community of university and college teachers of ballet
- To foster excellence in ballet teaching, creation, performance, and research
- To promote recognition of the contributions that dance, ballet in particular, and the other arts, in general, apply to human society
- To sponsor and initiate activities and research related to these goals
Article III
Membership
Membership is open to all dance professionals who have worked in higher education as tenured, tenure track, full time, adjunct or part-time ballet faculty both past and present. Membership is granted upon the completion of the application process and payment of annual dues. Members are eligible and encouraged to participate in all aspects of
the corporation and have ONE vote in the decision making and election processes.
Dance professionals who work with higher education programs on a guest artist basis or who work in secondary education (including performing arts high schools and pre-professional and professional training schools) may apply for an associate membership. Membership is granted upon the completion of the application process and payment of annual dues. Associate members are eligible and encouraged to participate in all aspects of the corporation with the exception of voting privileges.
Graduate students in dance may apply for a graduate student membership. Membership is granted upon the completion of the application process and payment of annual dues. Graduate students are eligible and encouraged to participate in all aspects of the corporation with the exception of voting privileges.
Article IV
Dues
To meet the expenses of the Corporation, an annual fee shall be paid by each member, the amount to be proposed by the Board and ratified by the membership. Dues for all members are payable upon application for membership, and thereafter annually on a date set by the board of directors. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be from July 1 to June 30.
Article V
Government
The government of the Corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors. The Officers shall be the President, President-elect, Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Board shall have a minimum of 3 members.
Article VI
Committees
Committees may be established to carry on the programs of the Corporation.
Article VII
Historian
In order to maintain accurate archival records of the activities of the Corporation and its membership an historian will be appointed.
Article VIII
Elections
There shall be an annual election of officers and directors, with a slate of nominees to be prepared by a nominating committee, appointed by the Board of Directors, and submitted to the membership.
Article IX
Code of Ethics
A code of ethics shall be established by the membership to define standards of professional conduct of Corporation members.
Article X
Parliamentary Authority
Robert’s Rules of Order (revised) shall be govern the meeting of the Corporation in all cases where said rules do not conflict with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Corporation. The President shall have the power to appoint a parliamentarian as appropriate.
Article XI
Amendments
The Constitution of the Corporation may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the membership present at an Annual Meeting, provided a written notice of the proposed amendment be sent to all members at least four weeks before said meeting.
