It founded this annual festival and conference in 1987 as the International Festival of Dance Academies and it was based in Hong Kong until 1991. Since then,a different country has been host each year.

• 这个一年一度的盛会源于一九八七年由演艺学院创办的“国际舞蹈学院舞蹈节”，以前每年均在香港举行，直至一九九一年，才由不同国家轮流主办。