The New Zealand Ballroom Dance Council Charitable Trust, aka 'Council' or 'NZBDC' is the governing body for competition and recreational Ballroom dancing in New Zealand.

The NZBDC is the Official and Original governing body for Dancesport including - Ballroom, Latin American, New Vogue and Classical Sequence Dancing
and is a Registered Charitable Trust Council is an active Member of the:

• World Dance Council (WDC)
• Asia Pacific Dance Council (APDC)
• Asian Dance Council (ADC)
• Dance Aotearoa of New Zealand (DANZ), the official National Organisation of New Zealand Dance
• World Dance Organisation (WDO)
• International Dance Council - CID - Conseil International de la Danse UNESCO