National Dance Association

National Dance Association

Established	1932
Location	Reston, Virginia, US
Affiliations	American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Website	National Dance Association

The National Dance Association (NDA), was an association of SHAPE America (originally titled American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) (AAHPERD). It was one of the oldest dance education organizations, and developed programs, published books and materials, and sponsored professional development conferences for dance educators in a broad range of disciplines. It also functioned as an arts advocacy organization.^[1][2]

NDA was first known as the National Section on Dance and was officially recognized in 1932 with Helen Norman Smith as Chair.^[3] It was elevated to Divisional status in 1965 and nine years later became the National Dance Association within the newly renamed American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).^[3] By 1989, its membership had grown to nearly three thousand.^[1] In 2013, NDA was dissolved as AAHPERD became one unified organization and changed its name to SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Education).^[4]

References

1. Howe, Dianne S. (1989-06-01). "At the Crossroads: The National Dance Association in the 1990s". Design for Arts in Education. 90 (5): 44–47. doi:10.1080/07320973.1989.9934813. ISSN 0732-0973.
2. LaPointe-Crump, Janice (2006-05-01). "Dance Movement and Spirit". Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. 77 (5): 3–12. doi:10.1080/07303084.2006.10597868. ISSN 0730-3084. S2CID 146385673.
3. Nelson-Paunil, J. (1992). National Dance Association Conference: 60th Anniversary. Dance Research Journal. Vol. 24, no. 2. pp. 68–69. doi:10.1017/S0149767700012237. ISSN 1940-509X.
4. Cone, Stephen L.; Cone, Theresa Purcell (2016-07-23). "Dance in SHAPE America Is Alive and Well!". Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. 87 (6): 3–4. doi:10.1080/07303084.2016.1192912. ISSN 0730-3084. S2CID 192163940.