# National Dance Week

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{{Short description|Annual dance event in the United States}}
'''National Dance Week''' ('''NDW''') is an annual event in the [United States](/source/United_States) sponsored by the [United Dance Merchants of America](/source/United_Dance_Merchants_of_America) to increase public awareness and appreciation of various forms of dance.<ref name = "NDW">{{cite web| title = National Dance Week| work = Official website| url = http://www.nationaldanceweek.org/}}</ref><ref name=maloney>{{cite journal| first = Carolyn B.| last = Maloney|date=March 1996| title = Congressional Record – Extension of Remarks| pages = E401| url = http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1996_record&page=E401&position=al}}</ref> The event is coordinated by an organization under the same  name  headquartered in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania), which operates under the sponsorship of the UDMA and currently seeks for the [501(c)(3)](/source/501(c)(3)) [nonprofit organization](/source/nonprofit_organization) status<ref>[http://www.volunteermatch.org/orgs/org28316.html NDW organization summary]</ref>

The '''Coalition for National Dance Week''' was formed in 1981 by a group of dance related organizations to bring greater recognition to dance as an art form.<ref name = "NDW"/>  Since 1991 the NDW is sponsored by the UDMA.

NDW volunteers host more than a thousand events nationwide during the observation.<ref name=maloney/>

== National Dance Week 2009 ==
Dance Week 2009 was from April 24-May 3, 2009.<ref name = "NDW"/>

== National Dance Week 2007 ==
National Dance Week 2007 was from April 20 through the 29th. Activities scheduled for 2007 included community dance performances, free classes, an essay contest, and an attempt to break the [Guinness World Record](/source/Guinness_World_Record) for the "Largest Ballet Class ''a la barre''" sponsored by the [Oregon Ballet Foundation](/source/Oregon_Ballet_Foundation).

==See also==
*[International Dance Day](/source/International_Dance_Day) – April 29
*[National Dance Day](/source/National_Dance_Day) – last Saturday in July

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.nationaldanceweek.org National Dance Week] - Official Website
*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_4_76/ai_84545842 A week worth dancing about: dancers celebrate coast to coast - National Dance Week], [Dance Magazine](/source/Dance_Magazine)
*[http://www.nationaldanceweek.org/n_pcom.htm Presidential Commendation]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091217184249/http://www.bayareandw.org/about_us.php Bay Area National Dance Week]}}

Category:Dance organizations based in the United States
Category:Dance education in the United States
Category:Dance festivals in the United States
Category:1981 establishments in the United States
Category:Arts organizations established in 1981
Category:Dance in Pennsylvania
Category:Arts organizations based in Pennsylvania

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