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Welcome to the home page of the Australian Social Dance Network (Formerly Australian Federation of Social Dancers)
Are you a social dancer or representative of a social dance group? If so, we invite you to join us.



The AFSD was formed from a meeting of dancers at the 2010 National Folk Festival and has since expanded to include dance musicians and other interested supporters. See the banners from that event.



The Federation is administered by an elected Steering Committee, which provides a contact in every state and territory in Australia.

While our Discussion Group was initially established to pursue issues related to the NFF, it has since expanded to include non-NFF attendees, dance musicians and other supporters and now provides a useful and enjoyable forum for dancers and dance musicians to keep in touch with the rest of the dancing community.

The Objectives of the ASDN:


 * To represent the members of our social dance community
 * To foster the preservation and promotion of Australian Social Dance at folk festivals and in particular through the Australian Heritage Ball at the NFF.
 * To support and encourage social dancers of all traditions in Australia
 * By providing a national web-based forum.
 * By raising the profile of social dance at folk festivals and in the wider community.
 * By providing a national resource for communication, discussion and sharing of information between dancers and dance groups


 * To conduct its activities with integrity and total transparency, while respecting different viewpoints.

If you would like to engage in some vibrant, dance related discussion while enjoying companionable contact with members of our dancing fraternity, then please use the "Join" tab above left. Membership is free.

For information about social dance of all styles in your area check the dance calendar or the Dance Information page.