ZCDA is a non profit organization that is dedicated to the artistic and educational advancement of dance in Zimbabwe. ZCDA is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to supporting and promoting quality dance instruction and promoting opportunities and access to in-depth professional development towards that aim. To establish threshold standards centered on the knowledge and skills necessa
ry to develop academic and professional competence at various program levels. To foster the development of instruction of the highest quality while simultaneously encouraging varied and experimental approaches to the teaching of dance. To evaluate, through the processes of voluntary accreditation, schools of dance and programs of dance instruction in terms of their quality and the results they achieve, as judged by experienced examiners. To counsel and assist institutions in developing their programs and to encourage self‑evaluation and continuing studies toward improvement. To invite and encourage the cooperation of professional dance groups and individuals of reputation in the field of dance in the formulation of appropriate curricula and standards. To maintain a national voice to be heard in matters pertaining to dance, particularly as they would affect member institutions and their stated objectives. To continue to develop the dance industry as a viable and eventually lucrative source of income for dancers, choreographers and teachers.
