OPDI online courses for dance teachers

Upcoming Courses for Summer 2025

Hot off the Presses ~ We are excited to announce a strategic partnership between NDEO and Oakland University to bring college credit opportunities to our OPDI online courses. Join our NDEO + OU Email List to be notified once we have all the details on how this will work.

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Courses starting on May 19, 2025

OPDI-M28: Dance in Communities: Partnerships, Advocacy, and Audience Building
- $310 member / $385 non-member - 6 weeks
OPDI-M31: Hip Hop Dance - Teaching Context, Culture, & Curriculum
- $310 member / $385 non-member - 8 weeks
OPDI-120: Music Theory and Applications for the Dance Teacher
- $550 member / $625 non-member - 12 weeks
OPDI-124: Movement Behavior Analysis - Observing Behavioral Differences in Dance Performance
- $550 member / $625 non-member - 12 weeks
OPDI-125: Dance History in the USA
- $550 member / $625 non-member - 12 weeks

Courses starting on June 16, 2025

OPDI-M13: Modern Dance Theory and Composition
- $310 member / $385 non-member - 6 weeks
OPDI-M27: Functional Awareness: Mindfulness Practices in Embodied Anatomy
- $310 member / $385 non-member - 6 weeks
NEW ~ OPDI-M30: Dance in India—Delectable Diversity, Taste of Technique
- $365 member / $440 non-member - 8 weeks
NEW ~ OPDI-M36: A Survey of Tap Dance Land
- $310 member / $385 non-member - 6 weeks

Courses starting on July 7, 2025

OPDI-M2 Elements of Dance
- $215 member / $290 non-member - 4 weeks
OPDI-M23: Creating an Ethics and Pedagogy of Teaching with(out) Touch
- $310 member / $385 non-member - 6 weeks
OPDI-M32: Using Dance Science to Enhance Curriculum
- $365 member / $440 non-member - 8 weeks

Course starts on August 7, 2025

OPDI-M25: Hip-Hop: History and Heritage

$310 member / $385 non-member - 6 weeks