North American Equality Dancesport Association
Formerly NASSPDA, the North American Same-Sex Dance Association
NASSPDA is now NAEDA, the North American Equality Dancesport Association
ADOPTION OF A NEW NAME & ACRONYM: as previously reported in our E-Newsletters, the newly elected Board of NASSPDA officially adopted the name North American Equality Dancesport Association (NAEDA) at our meeting on June 1, 2025. This change underscores the inclusiveness that was already expressed in our by-line adopted several years ago: “Embracing and Welcoming ALL Dance Couples and Dancers.” Our new logo on the left was designed by Jason Bowlsby of the firm Shannon & Jason (www.shannonandjason.com), and it is just one many steps that will be necessary to fully implement the change. Please bear with us as we create a brand new website and update our rulebooks, medals and banners for the upcoming competitions.
NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA) 2025 Championships to be held in Los Angeles this September!
NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA) Revises Competition Rules to Include Country-Western Dancing Title Awards
We always recognized IAGLCWDC as the governing body for competitions and related rules in Country Western dancing and therefore hadn’t incorporated explicitly that style in its Competition Rules, next to International Style, American Style, Argentine Tango and the Showdance categories. When IFSSDA formalized its Competition Rules, after consulting IAGLCWDC, which is also a founding member of IFSSDA, Country Western dancing was naturally included, which for the first time defined the required dances for a graded/classified event. IAGLCWDC agreed that NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA) should follow suit and the Board voted unanimously to revise its Competition Rules accordingly, including Country Western in the list of titles to be garnered at the North American Championships. You can find the revised NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA) Competition Rules here: NASSPDA Competition Rules.
NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA) Ambassador Program
NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA)is looking for a member (single person or a dance couple) to help provide exposure and promote NAEDA (formerly NASSPDA). This member will be given the honorary title of “NASSPDA Ambassador” and an honorary stipend to pursue various outreach efforts. For more information, please visit: NASSPDA Ambassador Program