
Contact Information
National President
Dody Flynn (203) 417-4355
dancedimensionsllc@yahoo.com
National Treasurer
Charleen Locascio (504) 454-1376
dmatreas@bellsouth.net
National 1st Vice President
Penny Koza Lemansky (724) 984-3508
penkoza@hotmail.com
National 2nd Vice President
Erin Spriggs (913) 221-5226
dma.erinspriggs@gmail.com
Immediate Past President
Cindy Larsen (205) 410-4697
cindylarsendma@gmail.com
National Office
Ruby Toy (516) 250-8503
dancemastersofamericaoffice@gmail.com
2022 Event Dates
DMA Intensive
Ballet - June 30 (arrival June 29), Jazz - July 1 (arrival June 30), Tap - July 2 (arrival July 1)
DMA Convention
July 3-9 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN
National Area Directors arrive by 12:00PM June 30
Solo Title Contestants & Teachers arrival June 30
Delegates arrive by for a 4:30PM meeting on July 2
PASC Contestants arrive July 2
S.H.I.P. NC & NY as well as TTS registration deadlines have been extended to
June 10th.
DMA Student Honors Intensive Programs
July 15-19 (arrive July 14, depart July 20) Miller Street Dance Academy, Charlotte, NC
July 25-29 (arrive July 24, depart July 30) - Buffalo , NY ***see note below
DMA Teachers Training School
July 31-August 4 (arrive July 30, depart August 5) - ***see note below
*** PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the mandatory University of Buffalo Vaccination Policy, the Executive Committee
has voted to move both S.H.I.P. & TTS locations for this summer.
S.H.I.P. NY will be located in the
Buffalo Marriott Niagara
1340 Millersport Highway
Amherst, NY 14221
TTS will be located in a Chapter 8 members studio,
Spezio's Dance Dynamics Inc.
1639 N. French Road, Getzville, NY 14068
Both facilities do not have a required vaccine mandate.

A letter from the National President

January 29, 2022
Dear Members,
2021 and so far, 2022 have once again been challenging years as we continued
to navigate the pandemic. I know all of us are exhausted from working endless
hours navigating through the daily changes this pandemic brings. Many studios
were forced to close their doors permanently, which broke my heart. Please know
we are always here to help as we can.
The Advisory Committee, TOGETHER, as a TEAM we have been working
very hard since the convention. We meet on Zoom each week discussing
everything DMA. We meet in person in October at my home in Sandy Hook, and as of this letter we have completed our convention meeting here in Nashville Tennessee.
We are very excited to see our DMA FAMILY at one (or many) of this summer’s events:
Intensives – Ballet June 30th, Jazz July 1st and Tap July 2nd
137th National Convention – July 3rd – 9th
S.H.I.P. 2 (NC) – July 15th – 19th
S.H.I.P. 1 (NY) – July 24th – 28th
Teachers Training School – July 30th – August 3rd
On a personal note, THANK YOU to my DMA FAMILY for all the messages and love sent over the last 6 months as I went through the test, surgeries, and treatment for breast cancer. I am now fully recovered and have follow up appointments every 3 months. It was this AMAZING FAMILY that guided me through the toughest of days getting me to where I am today.
If you are a new member all I can say is WELCOME to the best FAMILY anyone can ever have!! You will see that this DMA FAMILY is ALWAYS here for you no matter what.
With LOVE,
Dody Flynn
DMA National President