NCDEO Conference 2024 - Advocacy In Action: Celebrating the Impact of Dance
Sat, Feb 03
|UNC Greensboro
NCDEO brings dance educators together for a day of moving and learning as we explore ways to advocate for dance and dance education.
Time & Location
Feb 03, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
UNC Greensboro, Mary Channing Coleman Building, 1408 Walker Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA
About the event
Every day we witness amazing learning in our dance studios and classrooms, from the tiny victories of ah-ha! moments to extraordinary transformations as students realize their artistic dreams. Yet we also feel many pressures and challenges working in a society that does not always share our visions and values for what dance is and what it offers our world. An active advocacy agenda is thus a necessary component of our teaching practice as we develop strategies for educating our stakeholders and communities about what we do and why it matters. As we create excellent curriculums, foster community and criticality, and build sustainable spaces for dance education, we engage multiple strategies for helping others join us in celebrating the far-reaching impacts of dance education.
We have an exciting lineup of presenters ready to share their expertise with you! Through dynamic movement classes, engaging pedagogy workshops, and thought-provoking panels, conference participants can…