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Welcome!

Welcome to a new and exciting time in Australian Social Dance and Music. 

The Bundanoon DanceFest which, except for the COVID hiatus, has been running at Bundanoon since 2009 under the banner of Bush Traditions will in future be managed by Australian Social Dance and Music Inc. This organisation has been established to:



To promote healthy lifestyle and community cohesion by fostering interest and participation in traditional and contemporary social dance and its music.


To achieve the broad constituted aim of AUSDAM Inc the following aims have been adopted:


  • To encourage the use of live music with social dance
  • To encourage a high standard of dance teaching and calling by providing classes, workshops, and performance opportunities and by recognition of excellence.
  • To provide an umbrella organisation for regional dance and music events.
  • To encourage the utilisation of traditional social dance and music and the development of contemporary social dances and music.
  • To support dance and music research.
  • To provide resources for dance callers and musicians.
  • To maintain a community following through events, gatherings, social media, emails and newsletters.
  • To raise funds through subscriptions and events and to utilise such funds to pursue the associations objects.



If you would like to be involved please fill in the AirTable form to join the mailing list and to indicate your dance and music interests.