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The organization began as the Committee on Research in Dance at New York University in 1964. It secured its official non-profit status and 501(c)(3) designation in 1969 after operating without formal corporate status for five years.
The group merged with the Society of Dance History Scholars in 2017 to create the Dance Studies Association. This merger ended independent operations for the original entity while transferring all journals and awards to the new organization.
Official records from the era now reside at the University of Maryland Special Collections in Performing Arts. These archives preserve the history of the organization following its consolidation into a single professional body.
Joann Kealiinohomoku received the first Outstanding Contribution award in 1996. Carl Wolz had previously received an honor in 1995, but this specific award title was awarded to Joann Kealiinohomoku the following year.
Cambridge University Press published the journal on behalf of the organization until 2017. The periodical evolved into a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal called Dance Research Journal that focuses primarily on historical and critical theory regarding dance.