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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: Lydia Hance, Heather Acomb, Paola Maria Bassignana, Donna Newman-Bluestein, and Ai Nelson...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

by Susan McGreevy-Nichols, NDEO Executive Director and CEO, and Julie Pentz, NDEO President ~~ It is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Dance Education Organization as of July 1, 2025. It has been a glorious experience heading the organization and certainly is the high point of my professional life. After 13 years of service as ED/CEO, I am ready to step away from the demands and pace of running a national organizat...