There are many national or international dance organizations around the world, including governing bodies, teaching associations and examination boards.

Organisations covering multiple dance styles

  • Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre, Australia (defunct)
  • Australian Dance Council
  • British Association of Teachers of Dance
  • bbodance (formerly the British Ballet Organisation) - musical theatre, ballet, jazz, tap, modern
  • CDMT (Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre), UK
  • Dancewave, Brooklyn, New York City
  • Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, UK - ballet, modern, theatre, national dance, Greek dance, Classical Indian, ballroom, sequence, disco
  • International Dance Teachers Association, UK
  • International Dance Council, part of UNESCO, based in Paris, France
  • National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association, Australia
  • National Dance Alliance (NDA)
  • National Dance Association (defunct)
  • National Dance Education Organization, Maryland, US
  • One Dance UK
  • TANEČNÍ SVAZ ČR
  • UKA Dance
  • Universal Dance Association (UDA)

Organisations for specific dance styles

Folk dancing

  • Country Dance and Song Society

Ballet/contemporary/jazz

  • American Dance Guild
  • Royal Academy of Dance

Ballroom (including dancesport)

  • British Dance Council
  • Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association
  • English Amateur Dancesport Association
  • European Tournament for Dancing Students
  • Swedish Dancesport Federation
  • World Dance Council
  • World DanceSport Federation

Country and western

  • United Country Western Dance Council

Rock'n'roll, modern jive, swing

  • World Rock'n'Roll Confederation

Irish dance

  • An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (Irish Dancing Commission)
  • Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha (Congress of Irish Dance Teachers)
  • World Irish Dance Association

Competitive Dance

  • OneBeat Dance Brands (Beyond The Stars, Groove, Breakout, and Reverb Dance Competitions)

See also

  • List of dance companies