1962년도에 창립되었으나, 한국무용협회 진주지부로 인준을 받은 것은 1979년도이며 초대 지부장으로 김정애가 위촉되었다.
It was founded in 1962, but it was in 1979 approved as Jinju branch of Dance Association of Korea, and Kim Jung-ae was commissioned as the first president of the Korean Dance Association.