World Swing Dance Council
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The World Swing Dance Council (WSDC), 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.
The WSDC maintains event calendar and placements in swing dance competitions, the registries of competitors, instructors, disc jockey
s, judges, organizers, etc.
The WSDC also sponsors the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame honoring those with long-time contributions and accomplishments to the swing dance community and industry.
The WSDC has the following levels of membership: professional, associate professional, gold, and “Friends of the Council”.
Phoenix, Arizona
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, Arizona
Arizona
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, U.S.
United States
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with the purpose of enabling communication, informational services, and recordkeeping for the community of all styles of swing dance.
The WSDC maintains event calendar and placements in swing dance competitions, the registries of competitors, instructors, disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
s, judges, organizers, etc.
The WSDC also sponsors the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame honoring those with long-time contributions and accomplishments to the swing dance community and industry.
The WSDC has the following levels of membership: professional, associate professional, gold, and “Friends of the Council”.
Board of directors
- 2006:
- Vic Damon
- Skippy BlairSkippy BlairSkippy Blair is an American dance teacher for over 50 years. Blair's first Dance Studio was on Firestone at Woodruff, next door to the Downey Elk's Hall in Downey, California, opened in 1958...
- Dani Canziani
- Annie Hirsch
- James Tigges