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Educate. Inspire. Advocate.


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Teri Rowe

NDCA Executive Director

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Carrie Smith

NDCA Executive Director

All of our lives, we’ve been teaching and coaching dance. As with most coaches who retire, we’ve both looked back and considered the impact of our coaching efforts, as well as how we can help to continue to grow our artistic sport. In 2016, we noticed that there was a disconnect among coaches and other professionals in our field. Bus drivers, dentists, hair salon owners, and most other professions have a professional organization where their members go to learn, network, and celebrate. The dance team profession was missing this important piece. We needed a place that was about DANCE, not CHEER (and dance).


Once dance team professionals started talking, the roots of this organization began to grow. The NDCA is about giving dance team professionals a unique and special platform full of inspiration, connection, and support. We are all volunteers who work hard to make it happen. If you love dance team and it has impacted your life in a positive way, getting involved in the NDCA is a way for you to give back and assure that those positive impacts will be felt by future generations of dancers. 


Teri Rowe & Carrie Smith

NDCA Executive Directors


The NDCA is a non-biased not for profit, inclusive organization whose primary interest is to provide a forum for dance team professionals to learn, share, and connect. 


The NDCA also recognizes and honors outstanding dance team coaches and other dance professionals. 

The NDCA strives to educate, inspire, and advocate for high school, college, all-star, and professional dance team coaches, while providing a structure for the dance team community to collaborate in a supportive environment.

Our vision is to enhance the dance team experience by providing professional development, networking, and tools for coaches and other dance team professionals.

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