American Dance Guild

After an annual conference on teaching children creatively, 12 dance teachers felt the event should occur more than once a year.

The conference had provided teachers with a way to share ideas, problems and resources.

The guild grew, as chapters were established in Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn in New York, and soon moving on to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

As the Guild grew it welcomed dance professionals other than teachers, including performers, choreographers, accompanists, therapists, writers, historians, and critics.

It contained news of activities, reviews, and other articles sharing ideas and resources.