The International Association of Blacks in Dance

Arts Association
2021 National Medal of Arts Recipient
Older white male in blue suit posing with Black woman in blue floral dress in front of flags and gold curtain.

Denise Saunders Thomspon accepting the National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden on behalf of the International Association of Blacks in Dance. Photo by Cheriss May

Bio

For expanding our Nation’s appreciation for the practice and preservation of dance from the African diaspora. Through teaching, training, and performance, The International Association of Blacks in Dance promotes dance by people of African ancestry and origin, explores and exchanges art, spans cultures and generations, and enriches the dance culture of America.