At the culmination of its 25th Anniversary, Dance/USA announces the selection of Rena Shagan to receive the Dance/USA Trustees Award. The award will be presented at the Dance/USA Honors Celebration Dinner, held at the Sheraton Hotel, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Honors Celebration Dinner will be the kick off of the 2008 Dance/USA National Roundtable.

At the culmination of its 25 th Anniversary, Dance/USA announces the selection of dancer and ballet master Frederic Franklin to receive the Dance/USA Honor and dance writer and scholar Anna Kisselgoff to receive the Ernie, named for the late Ian "Ernie" Horvath. The awards will be presented at the Dance/USA Honors Celebration Dinner, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

Details of the nation's first truly combined National Performing Arts Convention (NPAC) were announced today in New York City. It will take place June 10-14, 2008 in Denver, Colorado, NPAC is expected to bring together nearly 5,000 actors, administrators, conductors, producers, dancers, trustees, singers, marketers, critics, composers, volunteers, musicians, businesses, instrumentalists, educators, directors, fundraisers and agents.

Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance, in collaboration with The Music Center, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center and the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles brings Dance / USA On Tour to Los Angeles April 13-15, 2007.