By the simple act of completing the Incorporation procedures, the group becomes a legal entity, thereby relieving the individual dancers and officers from liability that can be financially damaging. Generally, statues require the duration of the corporation to be expressed in the Articles of Incorporation. A corporation has perpetual existence, unless the statue of the Articles of Incorporation provides to the contrary. Incorporators are those person who sign the Articles of Incorporation. The charter is issued by the state to the incorporators authorizing them to do business as a corporation.
Most statutes provide for a minimum number of incorporators, usually three.
Since incorporation is contractual in nature, the incorporators must have legal capacity to contract. The names and addresses of the incorporators must be stated in the Articles of Incorporation.