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Benefits of Membership in DMA:

  • Membership and association in a highly accredited professional dance organization.
  • Special reduced ASCAP and BMI yearly rates when paid through DMA.
  • Bi-yearly educational master dance workshops for members and member’s students.
  • Special Master Classes weekend (for teachers and teacher’s assistants only).
  • Solo Title Competitions, Dance Scholarship Auditions and Performing Arts Competitions for member’s students.
  • DMA information magazine published quarterly
  • The privilege of using the Dance Masters of America Emblem in your advertising.
  • A membership certificate, suitable for display in your place of business.

Before continuing, check the requirements first:

  • Must be a Dance Teacher
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Must have conducted dance schools or have taught in established dance schools for 3 or more years.
  • Must complete testing* in a minimum of one area; being either ballet, tap, jazz or acrobatics (if teaching multiple subjects, testing is required in a minimum of two areas).

*Testing consists of written, verbal and physical tests, and in some subjects, an essay is required.

Ready to join? Send us an email and we’ll get the ball rolling.





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Avery Edwards

avery-teen-missAvery is the daughter of Lisa & Mike Rexroat and Jill & Eric Edwards. She is a proud student of the Gretchen Greene School of Dance in Savannah, GA where she has studied with Trina Stafford for 12 years. She has been honored by Dance Troupe Inc. as a Youth Dance Ambassador where she also won scholarships for tap, jazz, and ballet. She has received the award for Best Interview at the DMA Solo-Title Competition for the past 3 years.

In 2009, She was recognized for Oustanding Stage Presence at the New York City Dance Alliance and has danced in their closing performance as a Showcase Dancer. Even while dancing three to four days a week, she maintains her “A” average and even finds time to be on her High School’s cheerleading team.

Hanna Piper

hanna-jr-missHanna is the daughter of Dawn & Alan Piper. She is currently under the the instruction of Trina Stafford at the Gretchen Greene School of Dance in Savannah, GA, where she has studied tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and acrobatics for ten years. She is now in the 6th grade and has been on High Honor Roll ever since kindergarten.

Hanna loves to perform and was recently recognized for Outstanding Showmanship at the NYCDA convention she attended this past winter; she also received a ballet scholarship at the same convention. At Dance Troupe Interantional’s Savannah Competition she was selected to be a Youth Dance Ambassador. At DMA’s Fall Solo-Title Competition, Hanna received overall awards in Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Interview. She’s excitedly looking forward to attending the DMA National Competition held in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Hanna says: “Dance is my life!”

Shelby Arnold

Shelby ArnoldShelby is the daughter of Amanda and Buddy Arnold, and has one sister: Taylor. She attends elementary in Ladson, SC and is in the Eagle Program for the gifted and talented. She has been dancing for four years at Planet Dance.

She also enjoys reading, playing golf, and just “hanging out with her friends.” She is currently performing a musical theatre piece to “I’m A Blonde.”