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About The ADCC

The Association of Dance Competitions & Conventions (The ADCC) is a national nonprofit trade association for the dance competition industry governed by a Board of Directors and managed by Maxim Management, based in Sykesville, Maryland.

Our Members include Dance Conventions and Competitions and Business Partners who are vendors that provide products and services for the dance industry.

We provide education, professional development, and access to resources for our members. In addition we provide networking opportunities, a group buying program, marketing opportunities, and participation in our programs, including our ADCC Annual Retreat, the ADCC Studio of Excellence Awards, the ADCC Insider, our monthly member newsletter, and The Competitive Advantage magazine, and a directory featuring ADCC Business Partners and Group Buying vendors, Competitive Supply.

Exciting new initiatives include group buying opportunities on a range of dance competition & convention products, media partnerships that boost brand recognition for our members, along with great professional development and money-saving opportunities for member competitions and conventions at the ADCC Annual Retreat in September.

Our Mission Statement

The ADCC is a collective of independent dance competitions and conventions supporting its members through networking, education, access to resources, and camaraderie.

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