The National Cloggers Association was formed in 1971. The ODA is a non-profit organization devoted to the concept of friendship through square dancing around the world. The ODA maintains contact between these dancers upon their return to the U.S. or Canada. The LSF was formed in 1964 to preserve and promote all forms of American and associated folk dance. LSF produces records, books, and dance curriculum kits, sponsors university workshops to train teachers to teach dance, and maintains a square dance archives that is recognized by the Library of Congress.
Membership is open to all interested individuals, clubs and organizations.
Thousands of dancers from all 50 states and many foreign countries meet at a different location in the USA each year to learn about every phase of the square dance hobby as well as to meet and dance with their many friends who also come yearly. The convention is sponsored each year by a different square dance organization in a different state. Guidance for all of the national conventions is provided by the National Executive Committee whose members are all previous convention chairmen. Membership is open to couples and singles.