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NDCA Press Releases

Event Sanction UpdatePublished: Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Palm Beach Classic and Orlando Classic …read more

Competitor Rule ChangesPublished: Wednesday, April 4, 2012

At the January, 2012 bi-annual meeting of the NDCA, three areas had rule changes that directly affect NDCA competitors. …read more

National Dance Council of America Announce…Published: Monday, April 2, 2012

The National Dance Council of America (NDCA) is proud to announce that commencing in 2013, $36,000 in scholarships will be awarded to the United States Champions (Pre-Teen to Adult Senior) selected in Provo, Utah at the United States Amateur Championships to assist with travel expenses to the World Amateur Championships in Paris. …read more

WADA Anti-Doping ClarificationPublished: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Correction re February 8, 2012 letter …read more

[WDC-World Dancesport] WADA-Letter - -Coup…Published: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The year 2012 will bring us a new era of competitive dancing for WDC Professionals. As you all know, the WDC has signed an agreement with WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) that all Competitors have to adhere to the rules of antidoping. …read more

Rule ChangesPublished: Friday, January 27, 2012

The winter bi-annual meeting of the National Dance Council of America, Inc. was held on January 8, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The rule changes that were made and ratified by the Board of Governors at that meeting are now... …read more

United States National Amateur Championshi…Published: Friday, January 27, 2012

The NDCA is pleased to announce that those Amateur couples finishing first and second in the United States National Amateur Championships in Provo, Utah will receive... …read more

January 8th Meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel @ DFWPublished: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The January meeting of the National Dance Council of America will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel @ the Dallas (DFW) International Airport. Continental breakfast is at 8:30 am. The meetings commence at 9:00 am and are scheduled to end at 7:00 pm. …read more

Qualifying Event for the World Professiona…Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The WDC would like to inform and announce that the 2012 World Professional Ballroom Championship will be held in an exciting new "Open" format... …read more

NDCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RELEASEPublished: Thursday, July 21, 2011

The NDCA has recently become aware of a number of small events around the country that have been running for many years, and which have consistently hired NDCA registered judges and officials. …read more

USA Dance Clarification 2Published: Friday, July 15, 2011

It has been NDCA’s intent not to enter into rhetoric and recrimination in regard to the suspension of its member USA Dance (USAD,) thus the releases put out by the Council have been short and purely factual. …read more

USA Dance ClarificationPublished: Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The NDCA has received many questions in regard to its’ statement issued on Sunday July 10th concerning the suspension of its member, USA Dance, which was imposed by NDCA’s Board of Governors on Saturday July 9, 2011. …read more

Membership of USA Dance has been suspendedPublished: Monday, July 11, 2011

During a meeting of the full Board of Governors of the National Dance Council of America, Inc. (NDCA), the membership of USA Dance, the constitutionally ‘recognized amateur body’, was suspended. …read more

POSTPONEMENT : PRO-AM STUDENT DANCER REGISTRATIONPublished: Monday, March 14, 2011

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGISTRATION FOR STUDENT DANCERS PARTICIPATING IN NDCA SANCTIONED CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COMPETITIONS - AS ANNOUNCED IN THE RECENT E-MAIL BLAST - HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND CLARIFICATION. HOWEVER, VOLUNTARY STUDENT DANCER REGISTRATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT FEE. …read more

January, 2011 NDCA Meeting HighlightsPublished: Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Highlights from the meeting that took place in Dallas, TX - January 7th and 8th, 2011 …read more

July 10, 2010 NDCA Meeting HighlightsPublished: Tuesday, July 27, 2010

First NDCA President's Award PresentedPublished: Monday, July 12, 2010