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The Power of Movement: 
Dance Traditions and Innovations

Saturday, October 4, 2025 - Monday, October 6, 2025
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (MI)

Call for Conference Sessions

Submission Deadline: February 3, 2025

Online submission portal is open! See Call for Conference Sessions to plan your submission.

How to Submit | PDF Call for Conference Sessions

Dance is powerful. It carries cultures and traditions forward, tells stories, bridges divides, connects communities, expresses individuality, develops empathy, and so much more.  As a dance education professional, you are part of the dynamic, affirming, community-building, transformative power of dance. Now more than ever, we need to come together to celebrate the rich traditions that make up this powerful art form and be the change that is needed to push it into the future

The constant advocacy for our classrooms and our communities requires us to think creatively, teach meaningfully, and pivot regularly. We know that dance can be a powerful force for change in our communities and throughout the world. But the question remains--just how do we do it? How do we show the world the power of dance? How do we show our students, parents, administrators, representatives, and communities all of the ways that dance can improve lives? How do we make our classrooms such transformative and impactful spaces, that their necessity to students is undeniable?

We invite all dance educators to reflect on these questions and submit sessions for the 2025 NDEO Conference, “The Power of Movement: Dance Education Traditions and Innovations.” We will come together in Detroit, Michigan to cultivate hope, build connections, share ideas, and remind ourselves exactly why we do what we do. Let’s talk about the power of dance to drive change.

Click here to read the full Call for Conference Sessions.

Preparing Your Submission

Need some tips and tricks on submitting a proposal? Review the presentation below by NDEO Member Tanjarae Porter to help you get started.

Submission Fee

Current NDEO Members

There is no proposal submission fee for current NDEO members.

Non-members:

Non-members are welcome to submit a proposal for a conference session. They must pay a $40 submission fee. Unpaid proposals will not be considered. If you would like to join NDEO as a member, click here for more information.

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