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Jun30 Dance Educator 'In Memoriam' - Submit by 8/9/26 Created by Shelby Bensinger on 6/30/2026 3:51:00 PM
NDEO members are invited to submit memorials on behalf of recently deceased members of the dance community by August 9th, 2026.
Learn more and submit memorials here.
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Jun22 Seeking Dance Studio Teacher Mentors & Menteees! Created by Shelby Bensinger on 6/22/2026 9:28:00 AM
Cohort 4 Applications NOW OPEN - Apply by July 11th, 2026
This program serves as a support system for dance studio teachers and dance studio owners with fewer than five years of experience (mentees) in the field. The program also provides those with five or more years of experience in the field (mentors) an opportunity to share their experience and lend guidance to these emerging dance teachers.
Learn More & Apply
Jun03 Webinar - June 16th, 6-7PM ET Created by Kari Schrade on 6/3/2026 3:03:00 PM
Presented By: Elizabeth Cotter, Kathleen Dominiak Treasure, Abigail Agresta-Stratton
All students, including those with developmental disabilities, deserve access to rigorous and in-depth dance experiences, including technique and dance making. We must find the appropriate adaptations to allow for ample participation by our students cognitive and intellectual disabilities. We must advocate for the needs of our students as each student is different and deserves the necessary support. We will provide tools to guide you in your journey to bring dance to every student including resources, tips, lessons, and Google Slides Shows. This webinar will be helpful for those dance educators with existing programs that would like to be reinvigorated, as well as those just starting that need support with adaptations, lesson planning, and effective instruction while honoring artistry.
Register Here!
Jun03 NHSDA Info Meetings on Tuesday, June 9th Created by Shelby Bensinger on 6/3/2026 2:23:00 PM
Please join us virtually on Tuesday, June 9th to learn more about starting and running a chapter of NHSDA. Register in advance through the links below:
Jun03 2026 NHSDA Award Recipients Announced Created by Shelby Bensinger on 6/3/2026 2:20:00 PM
The 2026 NHSDA Award Winner, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions have been announced! Congratulations to these students on their accomplisments!
Please click here to view the NHSDA Award Recipients.
May27 REGISTER NOW at Early Bird Rate by 6/30 - Virtual Summit for Dance Studio Teachers & Owners! Created by Shelby Bensinger on 5/27/2026 12:52:00 PM
Private Studio, Public Impact: A Virtual Summit for Dance Studio Teachers and Owners
Monday, July 27th, 2026
Early Bird Rates:
Register Here
May27 REGISTER NOW at Early Bird Rate by 6/1 - National Conference in ABQ, NM! Created by Shelby Bensinger on 5/27/2026 12:47:00 PM
Synergy: Uniting to Progress the Field of Dance Education in Albuquerque, NM from September 24-27
Early Bird Rate Ends June 1st:
May07 Board/Advisory Council Nominations - Apply by 6/12 Created by Kari Schrade on 5/7/2026 2:22:00 PM
Click Here to Learn More and Apply
Note: Positions become effective on January 1, 2027.
Apr28 May Community Meet Ups! Created by Kaitlynn Schultz on 4/28/2026 9:58:00 AM
Virtual Community Meet-Ups (p
reviously known as SIGS) allow you to connect with fellow dance educators to discuss the important concerns and issues of your sector/community of the dance field. Learn from other teachers currently working in the field and support one another through this challenging time. One-hour long sessions; no recordings available. Meetings are scheduled and set up by staff on a rolling basis. Be sure to subscribe to forums of interest to you to stay up to date on scheduled meetings and other important virtual meeting happenings.
Virtual Community Meet-Ups include ones for K-12, Dance Studios, Higher Education, Performing Arts Orgs, Dance & Disability, and more!
Register for our upcoming meetings below:
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May 5, 2026 @ 7:00pm ET
May 7, 2026 @ 1:30pm ET
May 14, 2026 @ 5:30pm ET
May 19, 2026 @ 5:00pm ET
Apr14 April Webinar - Working with Consent, Boundaries, and Needs in the Dance Studio Created by Kaitlynn Schultz on 4/14/2026 3:51:00 PM
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
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.