The Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPAs), funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, were undertaken in 1982, 1985, and 1992. This report is based on the data collected by the SPPA surveys. Although data on dance genres other than ballet were collected under the rubric "other dance," there was some confusion among respondents as to the definition of "other dance." Selected findings indicate: (1) Attendance at ballet performances, which rose from 4.2% to 4.7% of the adult population, is the second lowest rate of all performing art forms. (2) If corrected for those individuals who yearly attend only one ballet performance, such as the annual production of "The Nutcracker," attendance rates drop to 1.25% of the adult population. Attendance at ballet performances is strongly gender related, with males attending at only two-thirds the rate of females. (3) Aside from gender, education and income are the two strongest indicators of ballet performance attendance. However, there has been a decline in attendance by those at the highest education and income levels. (4) Attendance at genres of dance other than ballet was 7.1% of the adult population. (5) American Indians show a high level of annual attendance and participation in other dance, with 26% attendance and 4.85% performance. (6) Males who attend other dance performances also desire to attend additional performances at a higher rate than females. (7) Performance of other dance genres is highest in those ages when higher leisure activity is highest, from 18-24 and after retirement. (8) Ballet audiences cross over to other dance performances at a higher rate than other dance audiences cross over to ballet attendance. (9) For both ballet and other dance, 84% of those individuals who have taken classes or lessons do not attend any dance performance in a year, raising questions and concerns for consideration by dance educators. (MM)