Frank E. X. Dance (born November 9, 1929, Brooklyn) is an American communication professor. In 1994–1995, he was John Evans Professor at University of Denver.
He graduated from Fordham University, Northwestern University.
A scholarship is named for him at University of Wisconsin.
Frank E. X. Dance; Carl Everett Larson (1972). Speech Communication: Concepts and Behavior. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 978-0-03-080088-7. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Frank E. X. Dance; Carl E. Larson (1976). The Functions of Human Communication: A Theoretical Approach. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 978-0-03-002026-1. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Harold P. Zelko; Frank E. X. Dance (1978). Business and professional speech communication. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Frank E. X. Dance (1 January 1982). Human Communication Theory: Comparative Essays. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-041481-8. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Frank E X Dance (12 May 2012). The Citizen Speaks: Speech Communication for Adults. Literary Licensing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-258-32997-6. Retrieved 30 May 2013. 
