National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame

National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame

The front entrance of the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame.
Established	1986 (1986)
Location	Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Coordinates	43°03′58″N 73°47′25″W / 43.0660904°N 73.7902644°W / 43.0660904; -73.7902644
Founder	Marylou Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Lewis A. Swyer[1]
Director	2014-2017 Raul Martinez[2]
President	Michele Riggi[1]
Website	www.nationalmuseumofdance.org

The National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, in the Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York, was established in 1986. It contains photographs, videos, artifacts, costumes, and biographies. The museum is located in the former Washington Bath House and was founded by Marylou Whitney. It is related to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and also provides dance classes and master classes through the Lewis A. Swyer School for the Arts, which hosts the New York State Summer School of the Arts during July and August.^[3][4][5]

The National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame purposed a mission from its very foundation. It was "to cultivate, promote, foster, sponsor, and develop among its members and the community at large, the appreciation, understanding, taste, and love of the Musical Arts, especially the Dance; to create a National Hall of Fame for the advancement of such purposes; to secure the interest of the patrons of these Arts, and to promote and encourage the means for popular instruction and enjoyment thereof."^[6]