Tennessee Association of Dance

Tennessee Association of Dance A statewide network of organizations & individuals dedicated to artistic excellence & committed to e

The Tennessee Association of Dance was chartered in 1971 to encourage and support the development of dance in Tennessee. TAD serves as a central source of information for Tennessee's dance constituencies. We report dance activities, employment opportunities, auditions, master classes and workshops, as well as issues of local and national importance to the field. The Association represents dance--a

s art, as education, and as a profession--to individuals and organizations as appropriate; and informs members of governmental issues that may impact dance in Tennessee. Members of the Association actively participate in statewide arts organizations, local and national dance related organizations, often holding leadership positions. The Tennessee Association is a non-profit corporation that receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts commission. The Tennessee Association of Dance is an equal opportunity employer; and provides equal opportunity to all applicants for employment, recipients of services and benefits of the Association and participants in Association programs without prejudice in regard to race, color, or national origin.

Be Tennessee's Favorite Dance Crew for 2025! Enter the contest today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Po...
03/27/2025

Be Tennessee's Favorite Dance Crew for 2025! Enter the contest today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, Ethnic/Folk/Traditional, Lyrical, Swing, Musical Theatre, and Modern.

There are just three steps to enter this competition:

1. Record a one-minute YouTube video of your fiercest performance.
2. Fill out the entry form and upload the video at https://www.tennesseedance.org/entry before April 6.
3. get friends, family, and dance communities to vote with their dollars between April 13 and May 13 to become a one of five semi-finalist for Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew!

The five semi-finalists will be announced online, one in each category. They will compete once again during a live-streamed grand finale on May 21, where one of them will become the "2025 Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew."

Dancers’ fans decide who’s crowned Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew, with a $350 cash prize, and a panel of judges will pick the Judge’s Choice Award, with another $350 prize.

Enter today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, E...
03/24/2025

Enter today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, Ethnic/Folk/Traditional, Lyrical, Swing, Musical Theatre, and Modern.

There are just three steps to enter this competition:

1. Record a one-minute YouTube video of your fiercest performance.
2. Fill out the entry form and upload the video at https://www.tennesseedance.org/entry before April 6.
3. get friends, family, and dance communities to vote with their dollars between April 13 and May 13 to become a one of five semi-finalist for Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew!

The five semi-finalists will be announced online, one in each category. They will compete once again during a live-streamed grand finale on May 21, where one of them will become the "2025 Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew."

Dancers’ fans decide who’s crowned Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew, with a $350 cash prize, and a panel of judges will pick the Judge’s Choice Award, with another $350 prize.

Enter today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, E...
03/20/2025

Enter today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, Ethnic/Folk/Traditional, Lyrical, Swing, Musical Theatre, and Modern.
There are just three steps to enter this competition:
1. Record a one-minute YouTube video of your fiercest performance.
2. Fill out the entry form and upload the video at https://www.tennesseedance.org/entry before April 6.
3. get friends, family, and dance communities to vote with their dollars between April 13 and May 13 to become a one of five semi-finalist for Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew!
The five semi-finalists will be announced online, one in each category. They will compete once again during a live-streamed grand finale on May 21, where one of them will become the "2025 Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew."
Dancers’ fans decide who’s crowned Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew, with a $350 cash prize, and a panel of judges will pick the Judge’s Choice Award, with another $350 prize.

Enter today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, E...
03/19/2025

Enter today! This competition spans 12 dance styles: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop/Urban, Jazz, Ballroom, Contemporary, Ethnic/Folk/Traditional, Lyrical, Swing, Musical Theatre, and Modern.

There are just three steps to enter this competition:

1. Record a one-minute YouTube video of your fiercest performance.
2. Fill out the entry form and upload the video at https://www.tennesseedance.org/entry before April 6.
3. get friends, family, and dance communities to vote with their dollars between April 13 and May 13 to become a one of five semi-finalist for Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew!

The five semi-finalists will be announced online, one in each category. They will compete once again during a live-streamed grand finale on May 21, where one of them will become the "2025 Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew."

Dancers’ fans decide who’s crowned Tennessee’s Favorite Dance Crew, with a $350 cash prize, and a panel of judges will pick the Judge’s Choice Award, with another $350 prize.

You can also follow on Instagram to see more.
03/06/2025

You can also follow on Instagram to see more.

There are new membership opportunities and special information for those who are members, a dance event calendar, and mu...
03/06/2025

There are new membership opportunities and special information for those who are members, a dance event calendar, and much more coming on our new website at https://www.tennesseedance.org/home.

PLUS we will be launching Tennessee's Favorite Dance Crew, an online dance contest.We'll be sending out more details SOON!

Finally! Our new website is up and running and the new branding is out for Tennessee Association of Dance. This is the n...
03/06/2025

Finally! Our new website is up and running and the new branding is out for Tennessee Association of Dance. This is the new logo.

Here is the URL for the new website: https://www.tennesseedance.org/home.

We are still working on transferring membership from the old system to the new. That may take a little time.

We will have a lot of announcements about upcoming programming soon!

Thanks to all for your patience as we regroup. More to come!!

The Tennessee Association of Dance (TAD), a 501(c)3 service organization operating as the lead advocacy, education, lead...
03/06/2025

The Tennessee Association of Dance (TAD), a 501(c)3 service organization operating as the lead advocacy, education, leadership and policy arm for dance and its constituencies in the state of Tennessee, has named Lee Rennick as Executive Director.

Rennick’s background as an executive director and marketing executive, combined with her deep passion for promoting community-based arts programs, will help to further advance the mission of the organization that celebrated its 50th anniversary during the pandemic.

“We are thrilled to welcome Lee as our new Executive Director,” says Marcellus Harper Tennessee Association of Dance President. “She has an extensive background managing and marketing arts and education organizations, enthusiasm, great strategic planning skills, and a new perspective.”

As TAD Executive Director, Rennick will be responsible for strategic planning, programming, development, sustainability, marketing, and advocacy as the organization begins preparing for the future.

“I love making connections between groups, and I am particularly excited about the opportunity to collaborate with the diverse network of dance studio members, choreographers, professional dance companies, dance education programs in higher education, and community and business partners to develop an organization that is meaningful and integral to the success of the dance community in Tennessee in the coming years,” said Rennick

Previous to taking on this position, Rennick served as the Executive Director of the Business Education Partnership of Rutherford County. She was Vice President of Marketing for Barker+Christol Advertising and the first Marketing Director for The Daily News Journal. She has served on the board of many arts organizations, including being a founder of the Boro Art Crawl, serving on the Murfreesboro/ Rutherford County Arts Commission, and being a founding member of the Rutherford Arts Alliance.

STEPPING UP! Tennessee Association of Dance is in the middle of updating and changing. Over the last two years -- since ...
03/06/2025

STEPPING UP! Tennessee Association of Dance is in the middle of updating and changing. Over the last two years -- since our last Festival in 2022 -- we have been doing a lot of reorganizing and soul searching. COVID brought a lot of opportunities to light. In a couple of weeks, we will have the results from research we are having done by Middle Tennessee State University Business and Economic Research Center. It will help guide us forward. We are also building a comprehensive new website that will be offering a lot more information and opportunities for our members and the community about dance. All of these efforts have been supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the United States Department of the Treasury. Stay tuned….

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Tennessee Association of Dance's (TAD) Updated Mission Statement:Tennessee Association of Dance (TAD) operates with the ...
03/06/2025

Tennessee Association of Dance's (TAD) Updated Mission Statement:

Tennessee Association of Dance (TAD) operates with the goal of elevating dance in the lives of Tennesseans through advocacy, education, leadership and policy formation.

New Vision Statement:

Tennessee Association of Dance (TAD) aspires to become THE primary voice of dance in the state of Tennessee.

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