Carolina Pines - USA Dance Chapter #6091
Carolina Pines is a chapter of the national organization USA Dance. The mission of USA Dance is to improve the quality and the quantity of ballroom dancing in the United States.
Our chapter holds a monthly dance in Carthage, NC the second Saturday of each month. Thursdays we conduct weekly ballroom dance classes designed to introduce beginners to dance as well as having classes to advance the skills of our experienced dancers. We are fortunate to have a very large wood dance floor and plenty of free parking. Our location is 105 McReynolds St., Carthage, NC 28327. You will find us on the second floor of the Sinclair Building, located in front of the courthouse and across the street from Fred's.
Our chapter holds a monthly dance in Carthage, NC the second Saturday of each month. Thursdays we conduct weekly ballroom dance classes designed to introduce beginners to dance as well as having classes to advance the skills of our experienced dancers. We are fortunate to have a very large wood dance floor and plenty of free parking. Our location is 105 McReynolds St., Carthage, NC 28327. You will find us on the second floor of the Sinclair Building, located in front of the courthouse and across the street from Fred's.
As stated above, we're a chapter of USA Dance. Some of you may be familiar with the original organization, United States Amateur Ballroom Dance Association (USABDA). The restructuring of the organization was done to lay the ground work for the future inclusion of DanceSport as an event in the International Olympic Games. A more detailed explanation the national mission statement follows.
Mission Statement
We are organized and operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and are approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a Section 501c(3) nonprofit organization. USA Dance is a Virginia Corporation and is registered with the State Division of Consumer Affairs, Commonwealth of Virginia, PO Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23209, Telephone (804)786-2042, as a charitable organization authorized to solicit and receive donations from the public.
Our mission is to improve the quality and the quantity of ballroom dancing in the United States.
In furtherance of its educational and charitable purposes and goals, USA Dance:
- Serves as the National Governing Body for DanceSport, the competitive version of ballroom dancing, in the United States subject to the statutes of : a) the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF); b) the United States Olympic Committee (USOC); and c) the Amateur Sports Act of the United States Congress.
- Organizes and supports programs for the recreational enjoyment of ballroom dancing by all ages and creates affordable opportunities for the general public to participate in ballroom dancing and DanceSport;
- Promotes DanceSport as a sport both nationally and internationally and fosters its inclusion in the Olympic and Pan American Games;
- Organizes and supports DanceSport events internationally and nationally, including national, regional and local championships;
- Selects the DanceSport Athletes to represent the United States in the IDSF World DanceSport Championships and the World Games and helps to finance their participation;
- Promotes and supports ballroom dance programs in colleges and secondary schools;
- Applies special programs to attract beginners to ballroom dancing and to both encourage and assist these dancers in meeting their goals;
- Emphasizes to the public the healthful aspects of ballroom dancing; its physical, mental and social benefits;
- Organizes and supports programs to increase the number of dancers and to assist in the elevation of dancing skills, both competitors and recreational social dancers.
