WELCOME TO THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF DANCE MASTERS
We are the South's largest association of professional dance educators.
We invite you to join us for our Summer Covention July 12-15 at the Memphis Hilton in Memphis, Tennessee. Details are available here.
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A Message From Our President
Welcome and Happy New Year. I invite you to join us in an exciting year of dance with Southern Association of Dance Masters. We are in the process of completing plans for our Summer Convention and Ballet Forum, July 12-15, 2012, at the Memphis Hilton and our Fall Convention, October 27-28, 2012, at The Whispering Woods Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Of course, many students are already working hard on their competition dances for our Southern Stars Competitions this year. So please mark your calendars.
Many thanks to all who attended our Fall 2011 Convention. We had a fabulous guest faculty. We received so many compliments on the classes from you and your students. Our competition on Saturday was a showcase of talented dancers. BRAVO to all who participated!!
One new thing this year is our new Certified Student Member Program that was announced at our summer general membership meeting. Please look for detailed information coming soon for this exciting program.
As President, I want to wish you, our members and our non-member friends, a great dancing year from all of the officers and board of directors of Southern Association of Dance Masters. We look forward to seeing each of you this year.
Sally Alfonso
President, Southern Association of Dance Masters
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
| Cassie Branch | Searcy, AR |
| Ashley Malone | Vincent, AL |
| Katie Adler | Sterrett, AL |
LATEST NEWS
Announcing NEW "Certified Student Membership"
In January 2012, Southern Association of Dance Masters will launch its new CERTIFIED STUDENT MEMBERSHIP program, specifically designed for students age 16 to 18. Applicants must be sponsored by a SADM member in good standing or have two letters of dance-related recommendation, pass a membership examination in ballet, tap, or jazz, and pay a $40 application fee. Certified student members may take class in the Senior or Teacher classroom at conventions and are obligated into the general SADM membership within one year of their 18th birthday. For more information, contact the Certified Student Member chairperson, Abby Donaldson.
College Scholarship Winner
Each summer, the Southern Association of Dance Masters awards a $500 scholarship to one student who is or plans to be a dance major or minor in college. To review the qualifications and download the application, click here.
Congratulations to the 2011 scholarship winner, Ashley Volner. She is a Junior this year at the Univeristy of Alabama, majoring in dance with a minor in theatre. Congratulations, Ashley!
2011 Summer Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to our Summer Scholarship winners!
| Katie Fudge | Ginny Mount School of Dance |
| Cheyenne Johnson | The Dance Academy of Bartlett |
| Frankie McIntyre | The Dance Academy of Bartlett |
| Kaylee Rauso | Dance Arts Studio |
| Morgan Westbrook | Ginny Mount School of Dance |
Alternates: |
| Alexa Crenshaw | Joy McDaniel Academy of Dance |
| Lindsey Crawford | Dance Centre |
| Allison Nguyen | The Dance Academy of Bartlett |
2011 Memorial Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to our Memorial Scholarship winners!
| Robyn Robertson | The Dance Centre |
| Dominique Dairion | Little Rock School of Dance |
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