Join the NHSDA Award Adjudicator Team

NDEO seeks dance educators who can adjudicate the award applicants - must be an NDEO Member who does not have a student applying for the award. Limited spots available. Deadline to apply is 1/31/25.

Students Submit Your NHSDA Award Application

Dance students who have been inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Secondary Program and are current juniors and seniors in High School are eligible for the NHSDA Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Achievement Award and Scholarship.

Deadline to apply is 1/30/25

Start a Chapter of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts at your School

Establishing an NHSDA chapter in your school is one very important way that you can help advance the field of dance education. Celebrating your exceptional dance students helps to create honor and prestige within our field and improve our image to those outside the field.

Save the Date - Dance A Difference Week in March

A week of dance-based community service spread throughout the nation by NHSDA Chapters from March 2 - 8, 2025. Check out the blog that highlights what several chapters have done in the past.

Scaffolding & Differentiation in

K-12 Dance - Virtual SIG Meeting

Scaffolding and differentiation in lesson plans are things that dance educators do naturally, so it is often challenging to explain how we do it. Please join us on 2-6-25 at 8pm EST. NDEO Members only.

Dance Teacher Certification in K-12 - Virtual SIG Meeting

We'll address issues related to preparing K-12 dance teachers to be certified, including curriculum development and the edTPA. Please join us on 2-11-25 at 8pm EST. NDEO Members only.

~NEW~ OPDI-M34: Exploring Ballet – History and Practice

This 6-week online course is designed to let the you dive into the history, current practices, and future considerations of ballet training and performance. Through the course, we will explore the development of ballet as a dance form.... while exploring issues that exist presently and that will impact the future of ballet.

OPDI-M18: Intro. to Choreography in Dance Education: A Process to Teach Your Students How to Create Dances This 6-week online course will give you experience with a system that can be used to teach basic elements and principles of choreography and explores how to encourage self-expression through dance making.

~NEW~ ODPI-M35: Creating Gender Inclusive Dance Spaces This 6-week online course is intended for teachers in the PK-12 setting, dance education college students, as well as dance studio teachers & owners. There is a great need for teachers to be more inclusive in their language, practices, and performances to support ALL students.

Gender & Dance Virtual Summit on 3/1/25

In this 1-day summit, we will feature 10+ live virtual sessions for dance teachers on the topic of Dance and Gender delivered across 5 different session blocks, including movement sessions, panel discussions, and paper presentations on various topics and for different environments. 

Present at Our 2025 National Conference

Get ready to take center stage at NDEO's 2025 National Conference in the vibrant city of Detroit in October! We're calling all passionate presenters to share their innovative ideas and inspiring practices. Deadline to submit a proposal is 2/3/25.

Submit an Article for DEiP - Dance & Wellness

Dance can be both a cathartic act which heals but also create feelings of professional burnout or emotional exhaustion. This special issue of the NDEO journal, Dance Education in Practice, seeks articles pertaining to dance and wellness. Submit by 4/15/25

Help Us Fill the Jobs Board

If you are seeking a job please visit our Jobs Board to find a position in the dance or dance education field. In addition, members and non-members can post job openings.

Save the Date - NDEO Annual Membership Meeting in February

Join NDEO leadership on 2/20/25 as they present NDEO’s “2024 - A Year in Review.” This meeting will also feature a presentation of the 2025 President and Executive Director Awards.

Save the Date - NDEO National Conference in October

NDEO takes its National Conference to the vibrant city of Detroit from Sat. 10/4/25 to Mon. 10/6/25 with pre-conf intensive day on Fri. 10/3/25. Make plans to attend. Vendor information now available.

Dance Education Under the New Administration - Webinar As we begin 2025 with a new presidential administration and Congress, understanding how national policy changes and shifts within the Department of Education could affect dance education is more important than ever. NDEO members will explore potential changes to education policies, Title funding, and the priorities of the DOE. Please join us on 2-25-25 at 7pm EST. NDEO Members only.

From Solo to Ensemble Through Play

As early childhood educators, we have a profound opportunity to nurture the social development of our youngest students. Through dance, we can support the healthy growth of social skills, helping children understand themselves in relation to the world around them.

Rising to the Challenge, Together: NDEO at Work in 2024

In 2024, NDEO and our members made concrete strides toward our vision of equitable and accessible #DanceEducationForAll. This article provides a recap of things we did in 2024.