Dance Masters of America
National Past Presidents
In attendance at the 2024 National Convention
Sitting (L to R): Phyllis Guy, Butch Theisen, Mimi Costa White, Janette Brown
Standing (L to R): Shely Pack-Manning, Dody Flynn
In 1884, the American National Association Masters of Dancing was founded in Boston, MA and in 1894, the International Masters of Dancing held its first convention in St. Louis, MO. For several years, attempts were made to bring the two organizations together. In 1926 they held a joint convention at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City and on August 27, 1926 - the two organizations became one and the Dancing Masters of America was formed. In 1948, the name was changed to Dance Masters of America, Inc.
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AMERICAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MASTERS OF DANCING
1884 - E. WOODWORTH MASTERS
- W. L. BASS
- W. H. HOGUE
- J. A. HAWKINS
- ANDREW C. WIRTH
- JAMES W. BANGERT
1903 - MONTIE BEACH
1905 - OSCAR DURYEA
1906 - OSCAR DURYEA
- ROBERT C. CAMPBELL
- JAMES L. BOTT
- E. A. PRINZ
- E. B. GAYNOR
- WILLIAM H. FARRELL
AMERICAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
1912 - FRED W. KEHL
1913 - LOUIS KRETLOW
1914 - Z. L. HINMAN
1915 - THOMAS MCDOUGALL
1916 - MOSE CHRISTENSEN
1917 - M. F. CONWAY
1918 - FENTON T. BOTT
1919 - FENTON T. BOTT
1920 - RODERICK C. GRANT
1921 - RODERICK C. GRANT
1922 - OTTO F. C. HEINEMANN
1923 - FENTON T. BOTT
1924 - FENTON T. BOTT
1925 - FENTON T. BOTT
1926 - OSCAR DURYEA
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION MASTERS OF DANCING
1894 - J. F. DAVIS
1895 - H. N. GRANT
1896 - B. F. GRESH
1897 - F. H. NORMAN
1898 - W. W. HALL
1899 - W. J. FLEMING
1900 - F. L. CLENDENEN
1901 - J. MARK MACDONALD
1902 J. MARK MACDONALD
1903 - P. H. KELLY
1904 -W. H. BRAUN
1905 - P. H. KELLY
1906 - W. T. KASSERMAN
1907 - B. F. WOOD
1908 - A. G. LABONTE
1909 - H. W. TRIMP
1910 - M. D. DUFFY
1911 - C. H. TEMPLE
1912 - JAMES R. BEAUMAN
1913 - BENJAMIN B. LOVETT
1914 - L. F. SCHULER
1915 - GEORGE R. PUCKETT
1916 - J. J. KILGALLEN
1917 - JOHN DUGAN
1918 - JAMES SMITH
1919 - W. D. LYNCH
1920 - W. C. JACOBUS
1921 - JOSEPH O'BRIEN
1922 - D. C. QUILTY
1923 - JOSEPH P. NEVILLE
1924 - JOSHUA T. COCKEY
1925 - W. D. LYNCH
1926 - W. D. LYNCH
DANCING MASTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
1927-1929 - RAYMOND BOTT
1930-1932 - THOMAS M. SHEEHY
1933-1933 - S. THICHENER
1934-1938 - MRS. MONTIE BEACH
1939-1941 - LEROY H. THAYER
1942-1944 - ANNA M. GREENE
1945-1947 - FRANKLYN OAKLEY
DANCE MASTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
1948-1950 - LARUE C. HOPE
1951-1953 - PHIL OSTERHAUS
1954-1956 - FLORENCE COWANOVA
1957-1958 - J. HOWARD FERGUSON
1959-1960 - MARIE LAURENT LASSEIGNE
1961-1962 - DOLORES MAGWOOD
1963-1964 - WILLIAM A. ROYAL
1965-1966 - ELMER G. WARNER
1967-1968 - LORAINE ABERT
1969-1970 - JEAN KING KUHNS
1971-1972 - PEGGE LEE
1973-1974 - H. MONROE BARDEN
1975-1976 - DOTTY McGILL
1977-1978 - JEANNE MEIXELL
1979-1980 - BETH GAYNES
1980-1982 - LORNA FORDYCE
1982-1984 - JOAN WINE
1985-1986 - PAUL ZIMMERMAN
1986-1988 - MARCIA ALLER
1988-1990 - ANGELA FREESE
1990-1992 - BONNIE COKINOS
1992-1994 - ROBERT MANN
1994-1996 - GLENDA MOSS
1996-1998 - RHEE GOLD
1998-2000 - JILL CHASE
2000-2002 - JANETTE BROWN
2002-2004 - LEE GARRARD
2004-2006 - ANN FREEMAN
2006-2008 - MIMI COSTA WHITE
2008-2010 - BUTCH THEISEN
2010-2012 - PHYLLIS GUY
2012-2014 - SHELY PACK-MANNING
2014-2016 - JOANNE ZAVISA
2016-2018 - LAURA Y. WORK
2018-2020 - CINDY LARSEN
2020-2022 - DODY FLYNN
2022-2024 - PENNY KOZA-LEMANSKY