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Dance Education Blog

NDEO's "Dance Education" Blog features articles written by NDEO members about dance and dance education topics as well as periodic updates on NDEO programs and services. This is a FREE resource available to ALL.

By Shannon Dooling-Cain ~~In this blog series, we will be sharing updates from NDEO members about their work, practices, and accomplishments. These members replied to NDEO’s call for submissions in early 2025. Each month, we plan to share another blog post introducing more members. Five members are featured in this post: Grace Johnson-Wright, Annabelle Lenzu, Mark DeGarmo, Miranda Rubio Opsal, Tara Miller, and Olga A. Berest...
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By Shannon Dooling-Cain, NDEO Special Projects ~~ If you are a dance student with big goals, the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) can help you accomplish them! NHDSA is an honor society, just like those you may be inducted to at your school for math, music, or foreign languages. Unlike other honor societies, though, you do not need to be part of a school-based dance program to be inducted into NHSDA! NHSDA Chapters can be set up at dance studios, community centers, and performing ar...
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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice inviting applications for the Assistance for Arts Education program, which is the only dedicated federal funding source for arts education, including dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. Applications are due August 25, 2025...
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By Melissa Greenblatt, NDEO Interim Executive Director ~~ NOW is the TIME to join NDEO and become part of a community dedicated to advancing dance education and supporting the educators who bring it to life. NDEO, as the largest membership association supporting dance education, is uniquely positioned to ensure that all students have the opportunity to experience the transformative power of dance in their lives...
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By Shannon Dooling-Cain, NDEO Special Projects ~~ In this blog series, we will be sharing updates from NDEO members about their work, practices, and accomplishments. These members replied to NDEO’s call for submissions in early 2025. Each month, we plan to share another blog post introducing more members. Five members are featured in this post: Erika Vasquez, Dena Cronholm, Grace Gallagher, Tamara Irving, Sean McLeod, and May Kesler...
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By Jill Vasbinder Morrison, Faculty in Dance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County ~~ Dance is more than just movement; it is an oral tradition that we share through the stories told by our bodies. It connects us across generations, allowing us to learn from our elders and carry on their legacies. Have you taken the time to connect with your dance teachers or mentors recently? I encourage you to reach out, whether it’s for coffee, a walk, or simply a chat. These connections can inspir...
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By Shannon Dooling- Cain, NDEO Special Projects ~~ In this blog series, we will be sharing updates from NDEO members about their work, practices, and accomplishments. These members replied to NDEO’s call for submissions in early 2025. Each month, we plan to share another blog post introducing more members. Five members are featured in this post: Ashley Caldeira, Alfonso Cervera, Denise Garvin, Hilarie Neely, Corrine Oliver, and Yvonne Racz...
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By Madison E. Lence, Dance Choreographer and Educator ~~ Dance is a versatile discipline that requires a plethora of schooled skill for an individual to be successful in their field of dance. One such area of dance that necessitates a keen knowledge is the understanding of music. Music is coupled with the practice of dance, yet many people disregard its significance to the education of a dance student. Far too often I have found myself in a class or rehearsal where the instructions being given c...
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By Nayeon (Kate) Kim, Student attending Seoul Foreign High School ~~ Lately, I am approached with short clips of my friends trying a TikTok dance. Often, after dance practice, I’ll walk into a classroom and find a group gathered around a phone, laughing as they attempt to learn the latest viral routine. Recently, one of my friends shared how she had mastered a trending TikTok dance in just ten minutes the night before. She was thrilled and exclaimed, half-joking and half-proud, that she must ha...
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By Kieron Dwayne Sargeant, Assistant Professor of Dance, Skidmore College ~~ In every classroom I enter—whether in the U.S. or back home in Trinidad—I bring rhythm with me. It’s not something I add to the dance. It is the dance. Rhythm is the structure, the entry point, the thing that tells you not just when to move, but why to move. As both a dancer and a drummer, I don’t separate movement from rhythm or sound from action. In the Caribbean, we don’t dance on top of the rhythm—we are insid...
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By Alexandra Beller, CMA, MFA, Artistic Director, Alexandra Beller/Dances, Faculty, The Laban/Bartenieff Institute ~~ How do we give feedback that strengthens without silencing, clarifies without imposing, honors difference without assuming sameness? As dance educators, we regularly offer feedback. It’s in our syllabi, built into our assessments, and embedded in our studio culture. But most of us were never taught how to give feedback—only how to survive it. Many of us carry wounds from well-m...
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By Shannon Dooling-Cain, NDEO Special Projects ~~ While honor societies are mostly associated with high schools and colleges, NDEO recognizes that many dancers study dance outside of the school setting. We believe that all dancers deserve to be honored and celebrated. The National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) is unique in that there are chapters hosted by K-12 schools, community organizations, performing arts organizations, colleges, and yes - even dance studios like yours...
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On May 2, President Trump released information about his administration’s FY 2026 budget proposal. Not all details were shared in this “skinny budget,” but the cuts to federal education programs outlined would have a devastating impact on funding for the 2026–27 school year...
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NDEO Staff | 06 May, 2025 | Advocacy | 0 Comments |
By Shannon Dooling-Cain, NDEO Special Projects ~~ Thank A Dance Teacher Day was started in 2014 by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) in recognition of the transformative impact of dance education and the teachers who make it possible.. Held annually on the first Thursday in May, Thank A Dance Teacher Day is a perfect time to show your gratitude to the dance teachers who make a difference in your life! Make some plans now to celebrate Thank A Dance Teacher Day 2025 on May 1st...
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By Shannon Dooling-Cain, NDEO Special Projects ~~ As part of Thank a Dance Teacher Day 2025, we are honoring Susan McGreevy-Nichols, NDEO’s Executive Director and Chief Executive Operator, who will retire this summer. In addition to her work with NDEO, Sue had a long and impactful career as a dance educator. As a teacher at Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island from 1974-2002, Sue founded and developed that institution’s nationally renowned middle school dance program. Her w...
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