North American Same-Sex Partner Dance Association

Embracing and Welcoming ALL Dance Couples and Dancers

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We are a membership organization committed to the promotion and expansion of social and competitive same-sex partner dancing. About Us

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Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

Dance!

Whoever you are, you are welcome to dance with NASSPDA.

2024 Elections of Directors to the Board of NASSPDA

The two-year terms of some Board members will expire by this year’s Board elections. This applies to Eddie Alba, Lee Fox and Kalin Mitov, who will stand for re-election. Find the bios of these and all of our Board Members here. Debbie Esparza will not again seek another term. Along with Susie Hoskins and Jo Popadynetz, who both resigned in the previous months, NASSPDA and its constituency is very grateful for the years of service of all three former Directors of the Board! Thank you so very much!!!
This will leave the Board with 6 members, provided that Eddie, Lee and Kalin will be reelected, unless more candidates will step forward. If you know of anyone, especially a candidate that would contribute to the gender, race and geographical diversity of NASSPDA’s Board of Directors and that might have a specific set of skills that could be valuable to the work NASSPDA does, including yourself, please visit the page on NASSPDA’s website that informs you about the process and links to two required Google forms to be submitted (https://nasspda.org/board-member-election/).
The timeline of Board Elections has in the past been developed around the largest sanctioned event of the year, April Follies, which always took place on the last Saturday of April. Typically, this event contributed to an increase in membership and therefore increased the voice of NASSPDA’s constituency. Following that logic, the Board considered refocusing the timeline around the next upcoming sanctioned event, Floorplay LA, which was planned for June or July. However, Floorplay LA is now scheduled to take place in September. And since the Board has decreased in size successively, the remaining Board of Directors decided not to delay and schedule elections for the spring of this year, as usual. The following timeline has been subsequently approved by the Board:

    • Sunday, April 14, 2024 – Nomination Deadline
    • Monday, April 22, 2024 – End of Vetting Period
    • Monday, April 29, 2024 – Issuing Ballots
    • Friday, May 3, 2024 – First Reminder to Vote
    • Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – Second Reminder to Vote
    • Sunday, May 12, 2024 – Poll Closes at Midnight PDT
    • Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Board of Directors Meeting to elect Officers
    • Followed by May 2024 eNewsletter to Announce Election Results

If you are currently an active member of NASSPDA, the Board of Directors thank you so much for your continued support! Please be on the lookout for that ballot around the end of April to cast your vote. And if you aren’t yet a member or need to renew your membership, having it let lapse, we encourage you to join or renew, in order to show your support and be able to cast your vote in this upcoming election (join or renew your membership here).
Please reach out with any questions to info@nasspda.org!

Results are in from the 2023 Gay Games and IFSSDA World Championships

This year, the IFSSDA World Championships were held at the Gay Games XI in Guadalajara, Mexico. The dancesport competition brought couples from around the North America, Australia, Europe and Asia to compete for the title of World Champion.  The organizers found a great venue to showcase the dancing and ensured that the dancers had everything they needed, including a full house of spectators cheering them on! See the competition results HERE

New Rules for Competitions in North America and World Championships

IFSSDA is the International Federation of Same Sex Dance Associations, which was formed to promote international cooperation and to establish rules for future World Championships. We are pleased to announce that the IFSSDA Competition Rules have been approved by its member organizations (ESSDA, IAGLCWDC, and NASSPDA).  These rules are the collaborative result from the fusion of the three organizations’ competition rules and will be applicable at the  2023 World Championships held at the Gay Games 11 in Guadalajara. As part of this process, NASSPDA has updated its rules to be more in line with the IFSSDA rules. Click on the link to see the revised NASSPDA Competition Rules.

NASSPDA Ambassador Program

NASSPDA is looking for a member (single person or a dance couple) to help provide exposure and promote NASSPDA.  This NASSPDA 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