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The UDMA Board of Directors

Michael Geiger

President

Flowers for Fundraising

Brandi Vickers

Vice President

TutuTix

Paul Friedwald

Treasurer

EAP Dance Photography and Video

Mike Koraian

Board Member at Large

Laylas Dance Costumes

Colleen Dugan

Board Member at Large

Pretty Girl Cosmetics

Lauren Medico

Board Member at Large

True Talent

Joe Naftal

Board Member at Large

Penny Prima

Tempus fugit...

In 1959 Ella Fitzgerald records The Gershwin Songbook, The Sound of Music opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City, Walt Disney releases Sleeping Beauty, and the United Dance Merchants of America is born.

UDMA | Then & Now

United Dance Merchants of America (UDMA) was founded in 1959. What started as a small group of costume companies exhibiting at dance events using an eight-foot table and a rack for displays, has grown into the largest dance trade show in North America. 
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​Today, we are a diverse group of over 100 companies focused on dance. Costumes, travel, backdrops, software, competitions, equipment, fundraising, and all things glitter are now represented at a UDMA show. A UDMA show is the only place to see over 10,000 costumes and every resource needed to run a successful studio in one place. The ability to make a one-on-one connection with a company and its products makes the shows an invaluable resource for dance studios.