Founded in 2009 by a small group of dedicated Dance Marathon committee alumni, Dance Marathon Alumni (DMA) officially launched as Dance Marathon Committee Alumni (DMCA) in July 2010. In August 2012, DMCA became DMA to serve a more inclusive UCLA Dance Marathon alumni community.

UCLA Dance Marathon Alumni (DMA) shall unite former and current Dance Marathon at UCLA participants (including committee members, dancers, moralers and volunteers) in an effort to foster continued passion for and promote continued involvement in Dance Marathon and its related activities. To do so, DMA shall support the current student committees and their fundraising efforts; establish career and social networking opportunities for the DM community; archive DM history; and renew our commitment to the HIV/AIDS cause and social activism.