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TDEA 2023
The TDEA Member Scholarship Committee has been working hard to organize an opportunity for TDEA Members to help dance educators to get to the convention in 2023!

🌟 Here are the members of the scholarship committee that created this project in the fall of 2020...
Denise Cochran, Chairman
Mary Lou Johnson
Debbie Melton
Joyce Pennington
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Choreography Videos from Top Choreographers | |
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Here are some short introductions to the six choreography videos that are available for purchase. We have five amazing choreographers that are the BEST in our industry who have volunteered to provide a choreography video that includes a warmup, choreography combination or routine, and cool down that can be used for you dance classes or your dance team. All material is at an intermediate level so that it can benefit all levels of dancers.
100% of the sales for these video sales will go towards supporting the TDEA Member Scholarships each year!
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Karen Searles is an Instructional Technology Specialist at Deerpark Middle School and has been in RRISD since 2007. She was a teacher in the NextGen Digital Classroom pilot where her work in Fine Arts tech integration was published in multiple magazines. She has presented PD to various districts around the state as well as at TDEA, NDEO, and CEDFA Conventions and was named TDEA 2017 Dance Educator of the Year. During her 10 years at Cedar Ridge she developed new courses in Education and Media, founded new teams, and served as Department Chair, was a member of the PD committee. She believes that creativity and 21st century skills, along with a challenging and coordinated curriculum and adherence to the national standards, are of utmost importance for leading the most effective classes; and by merging content and digital engagement, produce our most valuable and productive members of today’s society. She uses lessons learned from her dance background to bring creativity, flexibility, and dedication to her ITS role and was named 2021 Teacher of the Year in her 1st year in the role.
Karen's Intro Video
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Shelby Kelly • Contemporary | |
Shelby Kelly is an Austin, Texas native who is passionate about cultivating the art of dance through exploration, motivation and relationship. In pursuit of the study of dance, Shelby has traveled around the world exploring many dance genres and teaching in cities such as Hong Kong, Sydney, Australia and Toronto, Canada. She spent two years at the University of Texas in Austin studying as a BFA in Dance Performance, and then graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in Dance Education.
Shelby then moved to New York City, where she performed professionally with multiple dance companies and projects including Fear.Less Dance and Atmosphere Dance Account. Upon returning to Texas, Shelby served as the Dance Director at Westwood High School & taught in the Visual and Performing Arts Academy in Austin, TX for 8 years. She also performed with Reverence Dance Project & Third Coast Contemporary, and served on the Texas Dance Educators Association Board. Shelby continues to travel the world as a freelance choreographer, teaching for companies including Project Dance and Encore Creative Productions. She is also passionate about supporting current dance educators and is honored to lead professional development sessions throughout Texas.
Shelby's Intro Video
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Tasha Franklin • Hip Hop | |
Tasha is a graduate from Texas Woman’s University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance where she was a part of the dance company Danceworks. Before attending TWU she attended Trinity Valley CC and was a member of the Cardettes Drill Team as a Lieutenant. She is the former assistant director for the Duncanville High Hats and Co-Director and Dance Teacher at San Marcos HS in California. Tasha is a free-lance choreographer for schools/universities who have won numerous awards for Choreography and Division. She has choreographed for the D-League Texas Legends Dancers and had the pleasure to be an American judge for Miss Dance/Drill Team of Japan 2014 in Osaka, Japan, as well as teaching hip-hop and contemporary workshops in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Tasha was also the Artistic Director for the ADTS All-Star team who traveled to Osaka, Japan to compete at MDDT Japan as well as the adjudicator for the contest in 2018. Currently, she is the director of the Irving HS Toy Tigers and in her 15th year with American Dance.
Tasha's Intro Video
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Sarah Garcia graduate of Sam Houston State University with a Bachelors Degree in Health Kinesiology and a Masters Degree in Instructional Leadership with Emphasis in Dance. Sarah is in her 9th season as the Coach of the Orange Pride Dance Team at Sam Houston State University. Under her direction, the team has brought home 8 National Championship Titles, including Back to Back Double Titles in Jazz and Team Performance. Sarah is in her 9th season as a Coach and Choreographer for the 2x World Champion Dancing Bluebonnet Senior Team in Spring, Tx. She is in her 6th Season as a Senior Staff member for TrendSetters Dance where she educates and inspires young leaders at officer camp in the summer. Sarah is a judge for NDA, traveling across the US to judge regional competitions as well as High School Nationals in Florida. As a teacher and choreographer, Sarah has set award winning routines on All-Star Studios, High School teams and College dance teams across the U.S.. Sarah enjoys the opportunity to excite and challenge dancers while helping them reach their goals, learn life lessons and enhance the world of dance.
Sarah's Intro Video
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Miriam Vera • 1 Lyrical & 1 Contemporary | |
Miriam Vera is from Brownsville, TX, and was a three-year member of the Lopez HS Golden Stars Dance Team, serving as Captain her senior year. Miriam has been on American Dance staff since 2001 where she has served as the Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary Staff Captain for 15 years. She graduated summa cum laude from Texas Woman’s University with her Bachelors in Dance Education, and began teaching in 2006. Miriam has performed with various professional Modern and post-Modern dance companies throughout the state of Texas, including Muscle Memory Dance Theater and Cholo Rock Dance Company. In Los Angeles, she worked at Millennium Dance Complex. She has choreographed award-winning routines for dance teams in South Texas, Houston, and DFW. Miriam has completed 15 years as a dance educator and director, and was the proud director of the South Garland HS Southern Belles/Royal Legacies and World Dance Company. She recently moved to South Texas with her family and continues to share her love and passion for dance as a staff member at Masters of Movement Dance Institute. Miriam looks forward to enriching the lives of her students, and hopes to inspire them to become their best while striving for excellence!
Miriam's Intro Video
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$35 per video genre/Buy all 6 genres for $150
Pay for videos online and you will receive the link(s) within
48 hours of placing your order.
Since we are selling the videos to support the scholarship fund, we ask you to only share with your students and not share with other dance educators. Please encourage your colleagues to take advantage of purchasing the video choreography to help support this important cause.
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TDEA Membership Registration opens September 15th
Go to the TDEA website for the registration link
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Does your school district offer budget money for you to attend the TDEA Convention?
If not, apply for the scholarship now!
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