Developed through its parent body the Nippon League of Competitive Ballroom Dancing (NLCBD) which had led the Japanese dancing society for 50 years, JBDF has made a fresh start in 1992 as a public service corporation to promote and develop the ballroom dancing and its techniques, thus contributing to the wholesome development of the mind and body of the Japanese citizens.

Since then, JBDF has opened junior dancing schools, offered support for public school education, hosted numerous competitions and promotion events nationwide while bringing along coaches and establishing a qualifying examination system indispensable for the popularization of ballroom dancing.

Due to its combined nature of art and sport, it is possible to enjoy ballroom dancing in various ways. In Japan, people are much interested in ballroom dancing as ‘a life-long sport’ nowadays. Since it can be enjoyed flexibly according to the person’s physical competence and purpose, not a few doctors recommend ballroom dancing for rehabilitation and precaution against corpulence. Being a pair sport, it also facilitates a good manner and communication skills. There are efforts to utilize it in the school education as well.

JBDF is striving to implement those activities with its five divisions (Hokkaido, Eastern Japan, Central Japan, Western Japan and Kyushu), 46 branches and approximately 13,000 members (7,000 professional coaches and 6,000 amateur coaches).

Corporate Name
	Japan Ballroom Dance Federation
Address
	2F & 3F Nihon Dance Kaikan, 2-33-4 Nihonbashi-Hamacho, Chuo-ku,Tokyo 103-0007 JAPAN
Telephone:
	+81 (0)3 5652 7351
Fax:
	+81 (0)3 5652 7354 (2F)/+81 (0)3 5652 7355 (3F)
URL:
	http://www.jbdf.or.jp
Date of Foundation
	March 24, 1992
Presiding Ministry
	Sports-for-All Division, Sports and Youth Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Board Member
	<Honorary President>	Tetsuo Misumi
	<President>	Takayuki Anzai
	<Vice President>	Shigemitsu Tanabe / Noriyuki Nishizaka
		Kazuo Sakuramoto
	<Chairman>	Noriyuki Nishizaka
	<Managing Director>	Toshio Endo / Kazuya Kasahara
		Chikao Itagaki / Tsutomu Asano
		Yoshiaki Uchida
	<Director>	Hitoshi Tamari / Tsunaaki Oyama
		Toshio Saeki / Kunisada Kume
		Kazuaki Tanaka / Yuko Nakamura
		Tomoyuki Sato / Hisashi Ishihara
		Hiroshi Kokubo / Yoko Torii
		Shinnosuke Aoki
	<Auditor>	Daimon Yokomizo / Norio Yotsumoto
		Masami Sawada

Number of Directors
	Director: 20 /Auditor: 3/ Councilor: 100
Organization
	Division: 5/Branch: 46
	Professional Dance Instructors Association: 46
Number of members
	14,000 approx. (Qualified Instructors)
Annual Budget
	451 million Japanese yen approx.

Business Purposes
		To promote and instruct competitive ballroom dancing.
		To establish rules for competitions.
		To organize, qualify, and authorize national, international, and other various competitions.
		To train and qualify instructors and adjudicators.
		To certify, keep track of, and commend competition results.
		To conduct workshops and congresses.
		To become a member of international organization.
		To send competitors and officials to international competitions, etc.
		To investigate and research ballroom dancing.
		To establish and operate facilities for competitive ballroom dancing.
		To issue publications relating to ballroom dancing.
		To provide guidance and advice to promote wholesome dance schools.
		Other activities required for the achievement of the goals of JBDF.