National Dance Week
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National Dance Week is an annual event in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 sponsored by the United Dance Merchants of America to increase public awareness and appreciation of various forms dance. The event is coordinated by an organization under the same name headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA which operates under the sponsorship of the UDMA and currently seeks for the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
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 status

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. Since 1991 the NDW is sponsored by the UDMA.

NDW volunteers host more than a thousand events nationwide during the observation.

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 for the "Largest Ballet Class a la barre" sponsored by the Oregon Ballet Foundation.

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