The Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association was founded in 1983 to help service the needs of the Ukrainian Dance Community. With its inception, the association had the following objectives in mind:

• To serve as a liaison in the Ukrainian Dance Community
• To respond to requests for assistance from dance groups and instructors
• To promote Ukrainian heritage
• To give advice to Ukrainian dance groups in Alberta
• To help provide information through conferences and workshops
• To collect and distribute information on Ukrainian dance