Empowering Teachers to Advocate for Federal and State Arts Education Policy ~ Please join us for this free Webinar on Tuesday, September 10th at 7:00 pm ET ~ Register Here https://lnkd.in/gw-tND7u
 

NDEO is creating a webpage to house current Dance and Dance Education Research Projects led by our Members that are actively seeking participants for quantitative and qualitative studies. NDEO will promote the individual research projects via eblasts, and social media posts, where appropriate. If you are a current NDEO Member and are currently conducting research and need to get the word out, fill out this FORM so we can help you find participants.

In the meantime, visit this website to see the first two research projects that are in search of participants.  https://www.ndeo.org/Learn/Dance-Education-Research/Active-Research

Register and pay for conference by 9/3 to lock in the following prices:

• Regular (available 6/1 - 9/3) - $490

• Regular (available 6/1 - 9/3) - $250

• $200 for those who attend a university/college that is an NDEO institutional member
• $250 for those who do not attend NDEO institutional member schools

• Regular (available 6/1 - 9/3) - $590

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by Nisha Pradeep ~~

In this blog post we will look at how a movement can be aesthetically enhanced by learning to extend it through space and time.

The sound of a chollu (sound/syllable) or a sound uttered has a life. It may live for a few seconds to even as small as a millisecond. The skill of a dancer is in embodying that sound fully and wholly within their movement. Every movement sequence (adavu) in Bharathanatyam is associated with a specific sequence of syllables set to rhythmic pattern. The dancer executes each movement sequence in accordance to this rhythmic syllable sequence that is usually recited by the teacher or the vocalist...

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Read the latest post by Judith Hanna ~~

At times during their careers, dancers may want to explain what dance is to family, friends, students, schools, spectators, and the media. After all, knowledge about dance is new and limited compared to the other arts. My journey toward understanding dance began as a child in 1946, and the odyssey hasn’t stopped. A pediatrician told my parents that ballet would make my feet strong. So I studied ballet. Dancing didn’t do much for my feet, but dancing has made me stronger physically and mentally. Alicia Markova’s experience with flat feet was different than mine. Critic Clement Crisp reports, “The sublime artist Alicia Markova was taken to ballet as a child because her flat little feet left sad imprints in the sand during a seaside holiday. Ballet, said a doctor, would cure that. And it did. She grew into an astounding artist whose ‘intelligent’ feet and legs were the envy of the ballet world.”...

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The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is seeking a highly motivated Executive Assistant Intern to join our team. As part of the internship, the intern will spend half of their time working directly with NDEO’s Executive Director/CEO and the other half of their time working with the NHSDA Program Coordinator. 

The DELRdi is a Dance Education Research Tool - Volunteer & Get Involved! The Dance Education Literature & Research descriptive index (DELRdi) is seeking Field Literature Archivist.

Check out the new NDEO 2024 National Conference webpage. Everything in one place to help you make plans to attend.

NDEO is seeking College Student Volunteers for the NDEO 2024 National Conference. They will receive complimentary conference registration!

Apply to be a Volunteer for this Conference by July 15

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Volunteers are scheduled for a total of 10-12 hours over conference in 2 to 3-hour shifts. Volunteer duties include: assisting presenters using AV; answering general attendee questions about the event and providing directions; helping attendees download and use the conference app; and checking in with conference attendees. Volunteers receive complimentary conference attendance and can attend sessions when they are not working.

Requirements:

• You must be a current NDEO student member (Undergraduate or Graduate) (with membership current through conference dates). If you graduated in 2024, you may also apply with a current NDEO Young Professional membership.
• You must be available to volunteer for at least two days of the conference. Preference is given to applicants who are available for the full conference.
• All student volunteers must have a professor sponsoring them for this volunteer opportunity who can attest to the volunteer's reliability and ability to successfully complete conference volunteer duties. NDEO may contact the professor sponsor for more information regarding the student. Preference is given to volunteers whose professor sponsor is a current NDEO member and is attending NDEO Conference.
• Volunteers must attend a short Zoom training before the national conference.

Timeline:

• Volunteer applications due: July 15, 2024
• Volunteers accepted: August 1
• Volunteer schedule sent: September 3
• Zoom Volunteer Training: week of September 16

For more information about this conference please click here. In order to register for the conference, you must be an active member of either NDEO or the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA).

Regular Registration Rate - Deadline July 10

• NDEO/ISMETA Member Fee: $345

Student Registration Rate - Deadline July 10

• NDEO/ISMETA Undergraduate & Graduate Student Member Fee: $175