Though she was not the first to suggest that the genre be recognized officially, Ellyn Harris and her Committee for the Advancement of Dance Music lobbied for more than two years to encourage the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to acknowledge dance music.
Meskipun ia bukanlah orang pertama yang menyarankan agar genre tersebut diakui secara resmi, Ellyn Harris dan Committee for the Advancement of Dance Music pimpinannya melobi selama lebih dari dua tahun untuk membujuk National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences untuk menyoroti musik dansa.