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COMDANCE (FORMERLY CSTD)

History:

In 2018 CSTD was rebranded to COMDANCE. The COM identifies our history, personifies communication of which dance is a primary form and identifies the importance of community to us. ComDance – A Global Community of Dance.

The Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) had its beginnings in 1933 with the formation of the National Examination System and the Victorian Society of Dancing, which amalgamated in 1957. In 1992 it became an incorporated body under the title of ComDance Inc.

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