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Working with Consent, Boundaries, and Needs in the Dance Studio

Presented By: Nicole Perry

How do we, as dance educators, facilitate conversations around consent, boundaries, and needs in the dance studio that honor the bodily autonomy of dancers AND encourage creative risk-taking? 

Join Intimacy Direction in Dance co-founder, and author of Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education: Consent-Forward, Trauma-Informed, Psychologically Safe Movement Pedagogy, Nicole Perry for practical tools and conversations around consent (which goes far beyond touch) and creativity. Nicole is an award-winning intimacy professional and choreographer, as well as a dance and movement educator, passionate about supporting other teachers as they create their own pedagogies of care. This webinar offers a practical tool to help students as discomfort v. unsafe, a template for boundary conversations, and a discussion on when an Intimacy Professional can support the creative process in a way that benefits both the dancers and the choreographer. 

April 27, 2026 @ 4:30pm ET

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Nicole Perry, MFA, CLMA, CIC/D is a 3-time Silver Palm award-winning movement professional, working as an intimacy director and coordinator and dance choreographer in South Florida. Career highlights include 3 Broward County Artist Investment Grants for dance and intimacy coordination for God Forbid (Hulu). Nicole has taught Movement and Dance for several South Florida institutions including the Palm Beach County School District and the University of Miami.
Nicole is the Director of Praxis and Certification at the Intimacy Professionals Education Collective  and a co-founder of Intimacy Direction in Dance. 
She is a certified trauma-informed coach and trauma debriefing facilitator. She has written about and been interviewed for publications on consent and trauma practices in dance and theatre since 2021. She is the author Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education: Consent-Forward, Trauma-Informed, Psychologically Safe Movement Pedagogy, a text for theatre and/or dance teachers, available from Routledge.

NDEO is proud to offer annual scholarships to dance or dance education college students pursuing an associate, undergraduate or graduate degree in dance or dance education to help defray the costs associated with attending NDEO’s 2026 Annual National Conference in Albuquerque, NM. For more conference information please click here.

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Volunteer at conference and receive complimentary conference registration!

Application is NOW OPEN! The application will close May 31, 2026

Volunteers are scheduled for a total of 8 -12 hours over conference in 2 to 3-hour shifts. Volunteer duties include: assisting presenters using AV; answering general attendee questions about event and providing directions; helping attendees download and use the conference app; and checking in conference attendees. Volunteers receive complimentary conference attendance and are free to attend sessions when they are not working.

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NDEO's 2026 Virtual Summit - Private Studio, Public Impact: A Virtual Summit For Dance Studio Teachers and Owners

Monday, July 27, 2026 ~ All Day

Read the full Call For Sessions Here

Deadline to Submit: April 29, 2026

The program serves as a support system for PK-12 dance teachers with fewer than five years of experience (mentees) in the PK-12 field of dance education. It will also give dance teachers with five or more years of experience in PK-12 (mentors and mentorship supporters) an opportunity to reach out and assist new educators.

Application deadline April 6th, 2026

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The program serves as a support system for PK-12 dance teachers with fewer than five years of experience (mentees) in the PK-12 field of dance education. It will also give dance teachers with five or more years of experience in PK-12 (mentors and mentorship supporters) an opportunity to reach out and assist new educators.

Interested in learning more before applying? Join Mentorship Advisor, Abigail Agresta-Stratton on March 30th at 8pm ET for an informational meeting regarding the PK-12 Mentorship Program.  Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. 

Applications for Cohort 9 are open - apply by by April 6th, 2026!

Early access registration for NDEO members opened on Monday, March 16th. 

Non-member registration will open on March 20th.

You can view and register for our upcoming Summer Courses here. 

2026 National Award Nominations & Applications are Now OPEN!  

This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize and celebrate excellence in our field. Whether that’s honoring a mentor, colleague, organization, or yourself!

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