List of dance organizations
Encyclopedia
This is a list of dance organizations having Wikipedia articles, including governing bodies, teaching associations and examination boards.
Rock and Roll dance
Round dance
Square dance
Swing dance
Ballet
- British Ballet OrganisationBritish Ballet OrganisationThe British Ballet Organisation is a dance examination board based in London, England.- Overview :The British Ballet Organisation was founded in England in 1930 by Edouard Espinosa and Louise Kay, both noted dance teachers. It was established as a dance teaching society and developed a syllabus...
- Imperial Society of Teachers of DancingImperial Society of Teachers of DancingThe Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in London, England and operating internationally. Established on 25 July 1904 as the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, it changed to its current name in 1925 and is now a registered educational...
- International Dance Teachers AssociationInternational Dance Teachers AssociationThe International Dance Teachers Association is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton, England. Operating internationally, the IDTA is one of the largest dance teaching organisations in the world and currently has over 7,000 members in 55 countries...
- Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
Ballroom (including DanceSport)
- British Association of Teachers of DanceBritish Association of Teachers of DanceThe British Association of Teachers of Dance is a UK based dance examination board, with its Head Office in Glasgow, Scotland. The officially recognised date for the formation of the society is 30 November 1892, making it the first professional dance organisation of its kind in the United...
- British Dance CouncilBritish Dance CouncilThe British Dance Council was formed in 1929 as the Official Board of Ballroom Dancing . The name was subsequently changed in 1985 to the British Council of Ballroom Dancing and in 1996, the name was changed to British Dance Council...
- Canadian Amateur DanceSport AssociationCanadian Amateur DanceSport AssociationTha Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association is the governing body for competitive ballroom dancing in Canada. It is a member of the International DanceSport Federation and the Canadian Olympic Association...
- English Amateur Dancesport AssociationEnglish Amateur Dancesport AssociationThe English Amateur Dancesport Association Ltd is a volunteer-led organisation which represents the interests of Amateur Dancers within England. EADA provides support and training for Amateur dancers and acts as the voice of English Amateur dancers amongst other dance organisations both in the...
- European Tournament for Dancing StudentsEuropean Tournament for Dancing StudentsThe European Tournament for Dancing Students or ETDS is a recurring tournament for ballroom and Latin-American dancing for students from Europe.- Introduction :...
- International DanceSport FederationInternational DanceSport FederationThe World DanceSport Federation , formerly the International DanceSport Federation , is the international governing body of dancesport and Wheelchair DanceSport, as recognised by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee .Originally founded in 1957 as the...
- Imperial Society of Teachers of DancingImperial Society of Teachers of DancingThe Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in London, England and operating internationally. Established on 25 July 1904 as the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, it changed to its current name in 1925 and is now a registered educational...
- International Dance Teachers AssociationInternational Dance Teachers AssociationThe International Dance Teachers Association is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton, England. Operating internationally, the IDTA is one of the largest dance teaching organisations in the world and currently has over 7,000 members in 55 countries...
- International Dance Union
- Swedish Dancesport FederationSwedish Dancesport FederationSwedish Dancesport Federation administers all dancesport in Sweden. The association was formed on February 25, 1968 and is one of 68 different sports federations in Sweden. DSF became member of Swedish Sports Confederation in 1977, which administers all sports in Sweden...
- World Dance CouncilWorld Dance CouncilThe World Dance Council Ltd , is a registered limited company, and the legal successor to the International Council of Ballroom Dancing, and was established at a meeting organised by P.J.S Richardson on 22 September 1950 in Edinburgh...
Educational and other
- American Dance GuildAmerican Dance GuildThe American Dance Guild was founded in 1956 as the Dance Teachers' Guild by twelve dance teachers in New York City to promote the art of dance in the United States by educating the American public and by maintaining standards of teaching....
- Australian Dance CouncilAustralian Dance CouncilThe Australian Dance Council is a national dance advocacy organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors and educators. It has offices in the states and territory...
- British Association of Teachers of DanceBritish Association of Teachers of DanceThe British Association of Teachers of Dance is a UK based dance examination board, with its Head Office in Glasgow, Scotland. The officially recognised date for the formation of the society is 30 November 1892, making it the first professional dance organisation of its kind in the United...
- British Ballet OrganisationBritish Ballet OrganisationThe British Ballet Organisation is a dance examination board based in London, England.- Overview :The British Ballet Organisation was founded in England in 1930 by Edouard Espinosa and Louise Kay, both noted dance teachers. It was established as a dance teaching society and developed a syllabus...
- Council for Dance Education & Training
- Dance PlaceDance PlaceDance Place is an arts organization in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C.. "The heart and home of Washington Dance," Dance Place aims to "transform lives through performing arts and creative education programs that inspire personal growth, professional success, physical...
- International Dance CouncilInternational Dance CouncilThe International Dance Council is an umbrella organization for all forms of dance in the world. It is a non-profit international non-governmental organization founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters. Its headquarters are in Paris...
- Imperial Society of Teachers of DancingImperial Society of Teachers of DancingThe Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in London, England and operating internationally. Established on 25 July 1904 as the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, it changed to its current name in 1925 and is now a registered educational...
- International Dance Teachers AssociationInternational Dance Teachers AssociationThe International Dance Teachers Association is a leading dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton, England. Operating internationally, the IDTA is one of the largest dance teaching organisations in the world and currently has over 7,000 members in 55 countries...
- National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development AssociationNational Aboriginal Islander Skills Development AssociationThe National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association Dance College was established in 1975 to train Indigenous Australians in dance....
- National Dance AssociationNational Dance AssociationThe , headquartered in Reston, VA, is an association within the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance...
- National Dance Education OrganizationNational Dance Education OrganizationThe National Dance Education Organization , located in Washington, D.C., was established in 1998 as a national non-profit organization supporting dance education and dance in the United States generally....
- RoundalabRoundalabRoundalab is an American educational non-profit organization established in 1976 for round dance cuers and teachers.The organization publishes a manual that standardizes round dance figures in over a dozen Smooth and Latin rhythms...
- Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
Rock and Roll dance
- World Rock'n'Roll ConfederationWorld Rock'n'Roll ConfederationWorld Rock'n'Roll Confederation was registered in 1984, although its history traces to 1974. It is an umbrella organization for national professional and amateur Rock and Roll dancesport federations...
Round dance
- RoundalabRoundalabRoundalab is an American educational non-profit organization established in 1976 for round dance cuers and teachers.The organization publishes a manual that standardizes round dance figures in over a dozen Smooth and Latin rhythms...
Square dance
- CallerlabCallerlabCallerlab is the international association of square dance callers, and is the largest square dance association in the United States. After some initial work started in 1971, it was officially established in 1974 by several members of the Square Dance Hall of Fame.Callers from all over the world,...
Swing dance
- World Swing Dance CouncilWorld Swing Dance CouncilThe World Swing Dance Council , established in 1993, is an organization based in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. with the purpose of enabling communication, informational services, and recordkeeping for the community of all styles of swing dance....