The Lithuanian Folk Dance Institute Inc. abbreviated as LFDI Inc.
- in Lithuanian Lietuvių tautinių šokių institutas, abbreviated as LTŠI
- is an independent North American cultural institution, whose mission is to study, foster, and support Lithuanian folk dance. It is a incorporated, non-profit organization, tax exempt for donations.

To fulfill its mission, the LFDI Inc. :
  1. collects material relating to folk dance
  2. studies the collected material and prepares it for practical use
  3. issues publications relating to folk dance
  4. prepares descriptions of folk dances and games
  5. maintains contact with folk dance groups and concerns itself with their activities
  6. holds courses for folk dance instructors
  7. maintains relations with the folk dance institutions and organizations of other nations
  8. prepares the North American Folk Dance Festivals (Šokiu Šventes):
    9. a) organizes the Folk Dance Festival artistic program
    b) invites (selects) the artistic program's director
    c) invites (selects) the Folk Dance Festival presenter (MC)
    d) determines the Folk Dance Festival repertoire.

Lietuviškai - in Lithuanian