Links

National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) - The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) advances dance education centered in the arts. We are the voice of representation for the field in legislatures, schools of dance, PreK-12 schools, and institutions of higher education throughout the country.

 Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) - The Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting study, research, discussion, performance, and publication in dance history and related fields.

 National Dance Association (NDA) - The National Dance Association leads in promoting and supporting creative, artistic and healthy lifestyles through quality services and programs in dance and dance education.

daCi Member Links

(Gail Abrams) www.scrippscol.edu/dept/dance/index.html The Scripps College dance curriculum serves dance majors, dance minors, and the general student community of the Claremont Colleges (California) through a variety of introductory level and advanced courses.

(Jody Gottfried Arnold) www.92Y.org/del Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) New York, sustains our commitment to teacher education through dance education workshops and courses. A practical alternative to traditional university programs, DEL addresses the needs of dancers and dance teachers who want to develop and sharpen their teaching skills to teach effectively in a wide variety of settings.

 (Teresa Benzwie) http://www.centerforcreativechange.com/ this company offers opportunities to experience dance therapy using a vast assortment of creative playthings to express self, problem solve and experience accomplishment and success.

(Marilyn Berrett) www.BYUKinnect.org  Kinnect, The Brigham Young University Dance Education Outreach dance company loves daCi and has been in local, national and international conferences since it began in 2002.

(Marilyn Berrett) www.Danceisbest.com  M. Berrett has created a teacher resource that generalists and specialist teachers may find intriguing.  

(Marilyn Berrett) www.dance.utah.edu/udeo/ The Utah Dance Education Organization, the first state affiliate of the NDEO, National Dance Education Organization, has focused on benefiting and promoting ALL forms of dance in Utah. We work with educators in public and private sectors to ensure that dance as an art form can reach as many people in our state as possible.

(Rosemary Todd Clough) www.movingspirityogadance.com Moving Spirit, The Center for Yoga, Dance, and Wellness in Merrimack, New Hampshire, offers a variety of yoga and creative dance classes for all ages. Also home of Creative Kids Yoga teacher trainings and workshops, integrating yoga with creative movement in a playful and developmentally appropriate design.

(Anne Green Gilbert) www.creativedance.org  Creative Dance Center, a non-profit organization, provides quality, brain-compatible dance education for people of all ages. KALEIDOSCOPE DANCE COMPANY, CDC's performing company of young people, provides professional performance opportunities for children and, in so doing, provides quality dance performances accessible to people of all ages.

(Jill Green) www.uncg.edu/dce/  Associate Professor of Dance, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Specialty areas: Somatics, Critical Pedagogy, Post positivist Research.   

(Judith Lynne Hanna, Ph. D.) www.judithhanna.com/ Senior Research Scholar, Depts. of Dance & Anthropology, University of Maryland The more we know about dance -- its presence, absence and its resurgence in individual and group life -- the more we will know about ourselves: To Dance Is Human.

(Anne Hutchinson Guest) www.lodc.org   Language of Dance® (LOD) with its integration of motif symbols is a fresh and original way of looking at dance and understanding the basic movements of which it is composed. It explores building blocks of movement from their basic components to more subtle and complex combinations.

(Kristina Koutsoudas) www.andrianadances.com/index.html  Independent performer/choreographer/instructor of Middle Eastern & North African dance: Theatrical-folkloric-fusion and ritual styles included. 

(Mary Anne Lee) http://www.tannerdance.utah.edu/ Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program. The motivating force is not only to develop excellent dancers, but more importantly, to develop young people who are useful, imaginative, worthwhile human beings. Classes take a holistic approach to teaching and learning, respecting each dancer’s individual development level and needs.

(Deborah Lipa-Ciotta)  www.tapestryschool.org Creative Dance for Children at Tapestry Charter School, a public school for children, parents and teachers who believe in weaving together the humanities, sciences, arts and social responsibility.

(Ella & Mark Magruder)  www.dance.sbc.edu  The Sweet Briar College for women dance program offers a major and two minors in teaching and performing with  an emphasis on choreography. Students can also become state certified in dance education.  It is affiliated with the Virginia Center for Creative Arts.

(Meg Robson Mahoney) www.deawa.com  DEAW Dance Educators Association of Washington is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of dance education as a basic and integral component at all public and private levels of education in the state of Washington. Aligned with the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), DEAW publishes a quarterly newsletter, holds workshops, co-sponsors the biennial ArtsTime Conference, and acts as a communication liaison between the state and members in regard to dance education.

(Jennifer McGowan) www.creative-dance.com  Jennifer McGowan’s Creative Dance Center in MA is dedicated to providing quality dance education. The center offers a complete dance program for people ages 2 to adult. The emphasis is on teaching dance as an expressive art and is enhanced through related dance activities, yoga, music appreciation, drama, the visual arts, and dance history.

(Josie Metal-Corbin) coe.unomaha.edu/hper/movecom/movehome.php The Moving Company is the University of Nebraska at Omaha's modern dance performing group. Auditions are open to all University students and members of the Omaha community. It is an intergenerational company with a mission to create new works and to restage historical pieces.

(Melissa Michaels) www.bdanced.com  Honoring the synergistic need of body, soul and Spirit in healthy human development, SomaSource is dedicated to bringing somatic, social and soul based tools of transformation and awakening into educational settings around the globe. 

(Sandra Minton) www.scmdance.com. SCM Dance Productions, A company offering workshops in dance and movement taught by Sandra Minton, author of the widely known publication; Choreography a Basic Approach Using Improvisation.

(Teresa Osborn) www.teresaosborn.com Teresa is currently concentrating on promoting the new MAHPERD Social Dance syllabuses for PE teachers and you will find lots of resources on this site to help you bring this innovative program into your own schools. 

(Lynette Young Overby)  www.teacharts.msu.edu/pila Program for Interdisciplinary Learning through the Arts (PILA) is a place for discussion, interaction and resource sharing on the topic of arts in education. Located within the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University, the program has teaching, research and outreach components.

(Pam Paulson) www.pcae.k12.mn.us The Perpich Center for Arts Education (PCAE) Perpich’s mission is to improve K–12 education for all Minnesota students and educators through innovative programs and partnerships centered in the arts.

(Denise Rapp) www.AZDEO.org   AzDEO, The Arizona Dance Education Organization is a state affiliate of NDEO, The National Dance Education Organization. AzDEO's mission of dance education centered in the Arts provides professional development opportunities to Arizona dance educators and sponsors the Arizona High School Dance Festival.

(Bryon Richard) www.pcae.k12.mn.us The Perpich Center for Arts Education (PCAE) Perpich’s mission is to improve K–12 education for all Minnesota students and educators through innovative programs and partnerships centered in the arts.

(Helene Scheff) www.danceart-i-techts.com A company dedicated to giving educators easy-to-use tools to integrate dance into the core curriculum of public and private education for all ages.

(Diane Smagatz-Rawlinson) http://whs.d214.org/www/academics/pe/Dance/   Dance Programs at Wheeling High School in Illinois.

(Jeanne Traxler) www.pbjdanceco.org  A company in which adult professional dancers perform programs for elementary and pre -school-age audiences. They also do workshops for teachers and students integrating dance with curriculum, creating dances, or basic principles of dance. PB&J Dance Company also acts as an umbrella for PB&J Dance Classes for Kids and SMALL FEETS Dance Company.

(Janna Zalesky) www.togetherindance.org  Together in Dance, a dance education consulting firm serving schools, community and arts organizations, dance companies, theaters, and funders.

daCi Groups, Organizations and Institution Links

Creative Arts Academy, UT www.creativeartsacademy.net  Artistic expression is the song of the human soul.  We develop artists who love to dance utilizing creative movement. 

Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) 92Street Y, NY www.92Y.org/del   sustains our commitment to teacher education through dance education workshops and courses. A practical alternative to traditional university programs, DEL addresses the needs of dancers and dance teachers who want to develop and sharpen their teaching skills to teach effectively in a wide variety of settings.

Feet First Center for Contemporary and Classical Dance, PA  www.feetfirstdance.com A dance school and company that provides age appropriate dance education that recognizes the child, teen and adult as a whole human being, challenging and inspiring through technique, meaningful content and creative dance work.

Kaleidoscope Dance Company, WA www.creativedance.org    Creative Dance Center's performing modern dance company of young people (8-15), provides professional performance opportunities for children and, in so doing, provides quality dance performances accessible to people of all ages.

Kathy Kroll Dance and Paper Theater, PA schoolofvisualandperformingarts.org The Visual and Performing Arts Center and the School of Visual and Performing Arts, Stroudsburg, PA are branches of the Kathy Kroll Dance and Paper Theatre, a non profit corporation dedicated to exposing, inspiring and educating the public in the arts.

Luna Kids Dance, CA  www.lunkakidsdance.com LKD, is a comprehensive organization designed to deepen and broaden the creative abilities of children through thoughtful inquiry-based projects and those of adults through professional development services (including California Institute for Dance Learning.)

Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company, MA www.pbjdanceco.org  A company in which adult professional dancers perform programs for elementary and pre -school-age audiences. They also do workshops for teachers and students integrating dance with curriculum, creating dances, or basic principles of dance. PB&J Dance Company also acts as an umbrella for PB&J Dance Classes for Kids and SMALL FEETS Dance Company.

Together in Dance, NJ www.togetherindance.org   a dance education consulting firm serving schools, community and arts organizations, dance companies, theaters, and funders.