Membership - Becoming a Member of UDMA

Membership - Becoming a Member of UDMA

Becoming a member of UDMA - United Dance Merchants of America helps you connect and build relationships with other driven business owners and innovators to network, get ideas to build your business, and promote the growth and development of dance. 

Members enjoy exclusive benefits including lower booth prices, a free listing on our online directory including a logo, contact information, and links to your Facebook page and website. Also available to member vendors are social media visibility and sponsorship opportunities which offers your company the best direct marketing opportunities to your target audience – the dance studio owner.

UDMA also offers opportunities participate at the quarterly UDMA membership meetings, helping to continue creating the best shows year after year. When you join UDMA, you gain a business community helps deliver visibility and prospective customers to your company!


Full Member
  1. Company listing in directory
  2. Option to participate in UDMA Costume Shows
  3. Voting power for all UDMA business
  4. May occupy a position on a committee or the board
Non-Profit Member
  1. Company listing in online membership directory
  2. Option to participate in any/all annual UDMA Costume Shows at 50% discount from member price (max one booth per city).
Associate Member
  1. Company listing in online membership directory
  2. May upgrade to full membership at any time

Interested companies must prove:
  1. At least two (2) years prior business experience in the dance industry
  2. 50% or more of the firm’s business is in goods and/or services for the dance industry
The application process consists of:
  1. Completion of the UDMA Member Application
  2. 3 written recommendations from current customers of your business (must be on their company letterhead)
  3. Phone interview with a representative of the UDMA Membership Committee

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