The Congress On Research in Dance was founded in 1965 by a group of dance scholars, led by Bonnie Bird (YM-YWHA), Harry Bernstein (Adlephi College), Nadia Chilkovsky (Philadelphia Dance Academy), Martha Hill (Juilliard School of Music), Lucile Nathanson (YM-YWHA), Patricia Rowe (NYU), Jeannette Schoenberg Roosevelt (Barnard College), Bessie Schoenberg (Sarah Lawrence College), Theodora Weisner (Brooklyn College), and Lucy Venable (Dance Notation Bureau).

Our purpose is to encourage scholars in dance to research, publish, and discuss material from all areas of dance. CORD has an international membership of teachers, students, writers, performers, choreographers, researchers, archivists and librarians. Colleges, universities and libraries also belong. CORD is a not-for-profit, tax exempt organization open to individuals and institutions.

The Congress On Research in Dance is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary organization with an open, international membership. Its purposes are:

• To encourage research in all aspects of dance, including related fields.
• To foster the exchange of ideas, resources, and methodology, through publication, international and regional conferences, and workshops.
• To promote the accessibility of research materials