ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Membership :: USA Dance - Seattle</title> <meta name="vs_targetSchema" content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style/USADanceSeattle.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#dddddd" link="#006699" vlink="#006699"> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" width="750" align="center"> <!-- TOP BANNER --> <tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <a href="../index.html"><img class="logo" src="../images/USADanceSeattleLogo_100.gif" alt="USA Dance - Seattle" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="left"></a> <div class="banner" onclick="window.location.reload('http://usadanceseattle.org');" onmouseover="status='http://usadanceseattle.org/'" onmouseout="status=''"> <h1 class="title">USA Dance, Inc.</h1> <p class="title">Seattle Chapter #1004</p> </div> <p class="menubar"> <a class="menubar" href="aboutus.html">About&nbsp;Us</a> | <a class="menubar" href="member.html">Membership</a> | <a class="menubar" href="dances.html">Social&nbsp;Dances</a> | <a class="teamdancers" href="http://teamdancers.org/" title="Dance Team" target="TEAM">Dance&nbsp;Teams</a> | <a class="regional" href="http://www.nwdsc.org/" title="Northwest DanceSport Championships" target="COMP"> NW Championships</a><br> <a class="menubar" href="nbdw.html">National&nbsp;Ballroom&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;Week</a> | <a class="menubar" href="dancesupplies.html">Dance&nbsp;Supplies</a> | <a class="menubar" href="donate.html" title="Donations">Make&nbsp;a&nbsp;Donation</a> | <a class="menubar" href="aboutus.html#Boardmembers">How&nbsp;to&nbsp;Contact&nbsp;Us</a> | <a class="menubar" href="http://usadance.org/" title="USA Dance - National">USA&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;-&nbsp;National</a></p> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <!-- LEFT MARGIN --> <td bgcolor="#996666" width="134" valign="top"> <div align="center"> <a href="../index.html"><img src="../images/BackToHome.gif" alt="Home" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><a href="aboutus.html"><img src="../images/AboutUs.gif" alt="About USA Dance - Seattle" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><a href="dances.html"><img src="../images/OurSocialDances.gif" alt="Our Social Dances" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><img src="../images/Membership_.gif" alt="Membership" width="127" height="31" border="0"> <br><a href="nbdw.html"><img src="../images/NatlDanceWeek.gif" alt="National Ballroom Dance Week" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><a href="dancesupplies.html"><img src="../images/DanceSupplies.gif" alt="Dance Supplies" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><a href="donate.html"><img src="../images/Donations.gif" alt="Donations" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><a href="http://teamdancers.org"><img src="../images/DanceTeams.gif" alt="Formation Team" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> <br><a href="aboutus.html#Boardmembers"><img src="../images/HowToContactUs.gif" alt="How to Contact Us" width="127" height="31" border="0"></a> </div> </td> <!-- CENTER PAGE --> <td valign="top" class="pagearea" style="background-color: white"> <div style="font-size: 1.6em; color: red; text-align: left"><strong><em>About Membership</em></strong></div> <ul> <li type="disc"><strong><a href="#Membership benefits">Benefits of Membership</a></strong></li> <li type="disc"><strong><a href="#Member Categories">Membership Categories </a></strong>(amateur social, amateur competitor, pro)</li> <li type="disc"><strong><a href="#Appl Form">Membership Application Form</a></strong></li> <li type="disc"><strong><a href="#Competitor dues increase">Competitor membership dues increase</a></strong></li> </ul> <p></p> <p style="font-size: 1.4em; color: #330066; font-weight: bold"><a name="Membership benefits"></a>Benefits of Membership</p> <ul> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic">Discount admission to <strong>USA Dance</strong> social dances, across the country!</li> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic">Discounts at various dance suppliers (5-10%)</li> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic"><b>FREE</b> Subscription to the <u>American Dancer</u> magazine with free advertising for members.</li> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic">Free dance lessons preceding chapter dances</li> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic">Enriches your dance experience and knowledge through our website, hotline and newsletters</li> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic">Allows competitors to compete at CABDA and USA Dance sanctioned competitions</li> <li type="square" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic">The power of a nation-wide organization</li> </ul> <p style="color: #000066; font-size: 1.4em; font-weight: bold"><a name="Member Categories"></a>Membership Categories</p> <p style="color: #d33; font-weight: bold">AMATEUR RECREATIONAL CATEGORIES</p> <p><strong>Social Dancer:</strong> An amateur dancer who does not compete but who enjoys dancing and appreciates the physical, mental, and social benefits of engaging in a regular program of dancing. $25/year.</p> <p><strong>Ballroom Dancer:</strong> A keen dancer and supporter of Dancesport who does not compete but strives to dance at proficiency levels similar to those who do compete. This category may include retired competitors. $35/year.</p> <p style="color: #d33; font-weight: bold">AMATEUR COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES</p> <p><strong>Adult:</strong> Competitors age 19 and above. $70/year.</p> <p><strong>Student:</strong> Competitors below age 35 who are enrolled in school full time. $25/year.</p> <p><strong>Minor:</strong> Amateur competitors below the age of 19. $20/year.</p> <p style="color: #d33; font-weight: bold">PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES</p> <p><strong>Manager:</strong> An individual (other than a Dancesport professional) who is engaged in the support of Dancesport activities or amateur athletes. $70/year</p> <p><strong>Trainer:</strong> An individual (other than a Dancesport professional) who is engaged in the physical or mental training of amateur Dancesport athletes. $70/year</p> <p><strong>Official:</strong> An individual (other than a Dancesport professional) who is eligible to officiate at amateur Dancesport competitions (e.g. judge, scrutineer, MC, music director). $70/year</p> <p><strong> Associate Member:</strong> Any individual who is not eligible or desirous of membership in any other category but who wishes to support the aims and objectives of USA Dance. $50/year<br> <p><em>Professional categories are for those dance professionals wishing to support the work of USAB Dance through affiliation.</em></p> <p style="color: #006; font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: bold"><a name="Appl Form"></a>Membership Application</p> <p>You can download a membership application form here:</p> <ul> <li type="disc"><a title="Application form" href="../pdf/MemAppForm2012.pdf"><strong>Adobe Acrobat PDF file</strong> (120k)</a> (you will need the free <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Acrobat Reader</a> software to read it.) <li type="disc"><a title="Application form" href="../pdf/MemAppForm2012.pdf"><strong>Microsoft Word document</strong> (46k)</a> </ul> <p>Please mail the completed form with your check to our Membership Chairperson <a title="Pat O'Toole's email" href="mailto:patricia.otoole35@frontier.com">Patricia O'Toole</a>, at the address listed on the form. </p> <p>You may also apply for membership online at the national website: <a href="http://usadance.org/membership/" target="_blank">http://usadance.org/membership</a>. Your local chapter is Seattle (#1004).</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#ddcc66"> <div style="font-size: 1.6em; text-align: center"><em>Come dance with us!</em></div> </td> </tr> <!-- BOTTOM NAVIGATION --> <tr><td colspan="2"> <p class="menubar"> <a class="menubar" href="aboutus.html">About&nbsp;Us</a> | <a class="menubar" href="member.html">Membership</a> | <a class="menubar" href="dances.html">Social&nbsp;Dances</a> | <a class="teamdancers" href="http://teamdancers.org/" title="Dance Team" target="TEAM">Dance&nbsp;Teams</a> | <a class="regional" href="http://www.nwdsc.org/" title="Northwest Regional Competition" target="COMP">NW Championships<a><br> <a class="menubar" href="nbdw.html">National&nbsp;Ballroom&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;Week</a> | <a class="menubar" href="dancesupplies.html">Dance&nbsp;Supplies</a> | <a class="menubar" href="donate.html" title="Donations">Make&nbsp;a&nbsp;Donation</a> | <a class="menubar" href="aboutus.html#Boardmembers">How&nbsp;to&nbsp;Contact&nbsp;Us</a> </p> <table border="0" width="100%" id="Table1"> <tr> <td width="50%"><p><a class="st" href="http://usadanceseattle.org">USA Dance - Seattle</a>is a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and improvement of amateur ballroom dancing.</td> <td width="20%"> <a href="http://usadanceseattle.org"><img src="../images/USADanceSeattleLogo_100.gif" alt="USA Dance - Seattle" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a><br clear="all"> </td> <td width="30%"> <p> <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer"><img border="0" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401" alt="Valid HTML 4.01!" height="31" width="88"></a> <a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/"> <img style="border:0;width:88px;height:31px" src="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/images/vcss" alt="Valid CSS!"></a> <p align="left">&copy; 2012 USA Dance, Inc. -- Seattle, WA Chapter #1004</p></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>