USA Dance is a dancer-membership organization. It is steadily growing with more chapters and members all the time. This is of course the organization that is the USA part of the overall DanceSport-in-the-Olympics movement.
USA Dance provides a directory-listing option for Dance Industry Organizations where dance studios, dance teachers and others can list themselves.
Not like a trade/industry association
USA Dance, being an organization of dancers, has a membership focus that isn't like that of an industry/trade association.
For example, individual dance studios and dance teachers are not direct members of USA Dance as business entities.
Prior to talking with USA Dance directly about this topic, it looks to me that, while they possibly could create some trade/industry association infrastructure and superstructure, I'm not sure that they would have much inclination to do so.
Hopefully they will be supportive of and possibly helpful with development of a strong trade/industry association in social recreational dance industry.
[USA Dance was formerly known as USABDA (US Amateur Ballroom Dance Association)]
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