UCWDC Member Events and Event Directors receive a variety of benefits through their membership with the UCWDC, including:

• A constellation of professional support through UCWDC peers
• Voting power as part of the UCWDC General Council
• Ability to hold UCWDC Board positions
• Ability to participate in UCWDC Committee work
• Recognition and advertising on the UCWDC Event Calendar and other communications
• Timely information and participation in Rule changes and Council business

The UCWDC offers two types of Event Membership, as outlined in our organization’s Bylaws:

Sanctioned Events

A Sanctioned Event is approved by the voting members of the General Council. Such an event may be Fully Sanctioned or Provisionally Sanctioned, meaning:

• A Fully Sanctioned Event exercises one vote on the UCWDC General Council.
• A Provisionally Sanctioned Event has no vote and no vote proxy.

Affiliate Events

An Affiliate Event is a Fully Licensed or Provisionally Licensed UCWDC Affiliate Dance Event that is approved by the General Council. Affiliate Events have no vote, no vote proxy, and shall not attend nor participate in General Council meetings.

The UCWDC’s General Council consists of the directors of Fully Sanctioned events. Each such event can exercise one vote on all matters brought before the General Council. As outlined in our organization’s Bylaws, There shall be a minimum of one official General Council meeting held each fiscal year.

These are examples of the business which members of the General Council may vote on:

• Sanction or License Dance Events and grant UCWDC Membership to the Event Directors
• Review, amend, suspend, revoke or apply conditions to the Sanctioned or Licensed status of existing Dance Events
• Review, amend or adopt any changes to Rules, Scoring Formats, Judge Certification and Education, Bylaws or Policies and Procedures, Financial Practices, Budgets and Fiscals, official reports, and others
• Review, amend or adopt financials and reports from the immediate past event
• Select the Event Director, host city, host venue and date of any ContinentalChampionship and Country Dance World Championship event for forthcoming years
• Elect Officers, Board of Directors, and Ethics Committee
• And other business as it may properly be brought before the meeting

First, please familiarize yourself with Section 23 of the UCWDC Bylaws: Event Sanctioning.

To pursue the application process, please contact the Secretary of the UCWDC at secretary@ucwdc.org and request a New Event Sanctioning Application Packet.

First, please familiarize yourself with Section 23 of the UCWDC Bylaws: Event Sanctioning.

To pursue the application process, please contact the Secretary of the UCWDC at secretary@ucwdc.org and request a New Event Sanctioning Application Packet.

The UCWDC is run by an incredible team of dedicated volunteers with subject matter expertise in various realms. We always need more “boots on the ground”, and we welcome all UCWDC Event Directors (whether Sanctioned, Provisional, or Affiliate) to attend General Council meetings and participate in Committee work.

UCWDC Committees

UCWDC has three standing committees mandated by our Bylaws: Executive, Judge Certification, and Rules.

We also have standing committees to assist the Council with a broader operational view, including: Financial Oversight, Media and Marketing, Strategic Planning, Sanctioning, Bylaw, Policies and Procedures, Associate Membership, Education, and Hall of Fame.

Additionally, ad hoc committees are appointed to consider matters such as costuming, divisional structure, and other issues important to the Council and the organization.

You can learn more by reviewing our Bylaws and Committee Policy.

These links will take you to the information most important for UCWDC Event Directors to understand:

• UCWDC Branding Kit and Essential Story
• UCWDC Bylaws, Policies & Procedures related to Events, the General Council, Community Safety, and more
• Calendar of UCWDC Events