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Late last Friday night, the National Endowment of the Arts sent out grant cancellation notices to many organizations. If you or your organization has been affected by these grant cancellations, NDEO can connect you with a consultant who is a former Department of Education political appointee and has been assisting organizations impacted by teacher prep, mental health, IMLS, and NEH grant cancellations. Please reach out immediately if you would like to be connected, as the deadline to file an appeal is seven days from the date the notice was received. 

The executive director of Parallel Exit shared this document that is tracking organizations who have lost funding due to the recent cuts. If your organization has lost funding, please add your information to this document of canceled grants.

NDEO is working closely with the other members of the Arts Education Alliance to bring you updates, tools and resources. You can use the Arts Education Alliance advocacy tool to contact your members of congress and encourage them to save the NEA and other arts education funding.  

How can you help advocate for the power of dance and dance education and promote #ThankADanceTeacherDay?

Create your own thank-you message or story about a special dance teacher that had a positive impact on YOUR life and post it on your personal social media accounts using the hashtag #ThankADanceTeacherDay, on May 1st, 2025.

Learn More Here

NDEO is pleased to offer Professional Development Scholarships to recognize excellence in the field of dance education, support students in their training, and help educators achieve their career goals through professional development.

Apply Here by May 31st, 2025

Two opportunites currently open:

-Become a Student Conference Volunteer - Apply by June 1st, 2025 - Apply Here

-Student Conference Scholarship - Apply by June 8th, 2025 - Apply Here

Click here to read the full announcement from NDEO's ED/CEO, Susan McGreevy-Nichols, regarding her retirement after 13 years of service to the organization and the field of dance education.

Read the latest post by Christi Camper Moore & Olivia Lybarger ~~

This blog reviews a semester-long choreographic investigation, developed and guided by movement research that focused on ecological balance, the human relationship with consumption, and the earth and its ecosystems. Olivia is an Environmental Studies major and Dance minor, and Christi is an Associate Professor of Dance. The authors were curious about an interdisciplinary collaboration between dance and other academic fields (such as environmental science, urban studies, and sustainability studies) and if such a collaboration could use choreography to amplify environmental sustainability at a community level...

Read Full Post Here

The National Dance Education Organization presents: The Power of Movement: Dance Education Traditions and Innovations 

Saturday, October 4 - Monday, October 6, 2025

Early Bird Registration Now Open! 

Pre-Conference Intensives on Friday, October 3 

Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | Detroit, MI

Read the latest post by Shannon Dooling-Cain 'How The National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Impacts Student Development' ~~

At NDEO, we are committed to offering programs and services that help dance educators foster student development through dance education. Student development is the process of how students grow and develop their skills, both inside and outside of the classroom - or in our case, the dance studio! When considering student development, their academic, social, emotional, and physical growth and well-being are taken into account...

Read Full Blog Post Here

Join us on April 9th from 5:00 - 6:00pm for "Disability Justice in Dance Education," a webinar presented by Vanessa Cruz.

Register in advance by clicking here.

Upcoming NHSDA Virtual Sessions:

• How to Start a Chapter - April 1st from 4:00-5:00pm ET - Register Here
• Running a Chapter & Inducting Students - April 3rd from 5:00-6:00pm ET - Register Here