| Standing Council | Chair | |
| Dance Companies | Gilles Savary | admin[at]Fortier-Danse[dot]com |
| Training and Education/ Research and Writing | Lys Stevens | lys[at]six[dot]net |
| Ballet Companies | Jeff Herd | jherd[at]rwb[dot]org |
| Dance Presenters | Barb Clausen | barb[at]dancehouse[dot]ca |
| Freelancers & Consultants | Chrystine Chambers | chrystine[at]candance[dot]ca |
| Service & Support | Dianne Milligan | director[at]dancens[dot]ca |
| Independent Artists | Louis Laberge-Côté | noohee[at]hotmail[dot]com |
Members are welcome to email their Standing Council Chair.
CDA’s membership includes professionals and organizations working in diverse areas of dance practice including independent artists, educators, writers, researchers, consultants, presenters, companies, service organizations and training institutions. These members currently form 7 Standing Councils that each elect a Chair to sit on the CDA National Council. Each Chair is charged with representing the needs and interests of his/her Council at the Board level.
Current Standing Councils are broken down as follows. You may click on any standing council to view the list of members:
*Note that these Standing Councils are for Organizational members only
Additionally, there are two non-voting membership categories: