NDEO offers it's members many opportunities to get involved with our programs and help shape the future of dance education. Read on to find out if one of these current opportunities is right for you!

✨ Special Interest Group Meetings - Register for Upcoming Meetings by Clicking Here

✨Join a Committee - Applications Open for FIVE Committees - Apply Here

✨Become a PK-12 Dance Teacher Mentee, Mentor, or Mentorship Supporter - Apply Here

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Serve on an NDEO Committee - Seeking Volunteers

NDEO is seeking volunteers for FIVE committees: Awards, E-Communications, PK-12 Mentorship, Student Initiatives, and Dance and Disability

Deadline Extended - Apply by Sunday March 9, 2025

PK-12 Dance Educator Mentorship Program

Join our Mentorship Program as a mentor, mentee, or mentorship supporter, and become part of a dynamic community dedicated to professional growth and support.

Apply by Sunday, March 16, 2025

Two Remote Summer Internships with NDEO

• National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Internship
• Conference Internship

Apply by March 20, 2025

Special Interest Group (SIG) Virtual Meetings

These meetings allow you to connect with fellow dance educators to discuss the important concerns and issues of your sector of the dance field.

• Dance Studios and Performing Arts Organizations: 3/18/25, 12:30-1:30pm ET
• K-12 : 3/27/25, 7:30-8:30pm ET
• Higher Education: 4/2/25, 5:30-6:30pm ET
• Dance and Disability: 4/16/25, 6:30-7:30pm ET

Share Your Dance Education Stories

NDEO would like to hear from its members! From time to time, NDEO collects stories from members to use in a variety of ways to help promote dance education on social media, our website, in digital or print marketing campaigns, in our blog, and in grant and fundraising proposals.  

Submit by March 17, 2025

Seeking Dance Teaching & Dance Performance Photos 

All dance genres welcome! All environments (PK-12, Dance Studio, College/University, Community Center, Performing Arts Orgs & more) welcome!

Submit Photos by March 31, 2025

Public Input Needed for Standards

The National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) has announced the review of the 2014 National Arts Education Standards across all disciplines — dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts — and they need your voice! All arts educators, education leaders, arts and education organizations are asked to complete a survey.

Contact Your Elected Officials

Everyone may be distracted by the events in Washington DC, but Congress still needs to complete funding for the 2025-26 school year by March 14. Without your support, we could lose funding for vital programs, like Titles I, II, and IV-A, that can be used for music and arts education. Please take action today!

Contact them by March 10, 2025

Early Career Educator Survey

Calling all early career teachers with less than FIVE years of experience! We want to learn about your preparation and teaching experiences. Fill out Center for American Progress K-12 Education survey to share your story and recommendations for policymakers.

Deadline to Submit: March 14, 2025

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 National Awards

Award Categories:

• Outstanding Dance Educator - Dance Studio (Emerging & Established)
• Outstanding Leadership Awards - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, PK-12, Higher Education, Dance Studios
• Outstanding Dance Education Researcher
• Lifetime Achievement Awards - Living Artist/Educator & Posthumous
• Outstanding Dance Organization

Register Now for TWO Upcoming Webinars:

• Building Bridges Through Dance: Collaborative Practices Between School Ensembles and Communities (March 24th 6:00-7:00pm ET)
• Conflict Regulation (March 31st from 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET)

NDEO + OPDI + Oakland University

We are excited to announce a strategic partnership between NDEO and Oakland University to bring college credit opportunities to our OPDI online courses. Stay tuned for more details in the next week. If you need immediate assistance, please send an email to Elizabeth Kattner at kattneru@oakland.edu with a copy to Melissa Greenblatt at mgreenblatt@ndeo.org.

NDEO's OPDI Courses for the Summer 2025 Semester

Registration is now open. Featuring 2 brand new courses and 11 returning favorites inculding:

• OPDI-M2 Elements of Dance
• OPDI-M25: Hip-Hop: History and Heritage
• OPDI-M32: Using Dance Science to Enhance Curriculum

Call for Book Award Nominations

The National Dance Education Organization is pleased to invite nominations for the NDEO Ruth Lovell Murray Book Award, honoring outstanding book-length publications in dance education and recognizing authors who conduct exemplary inquiry that advances the field.

Submit by March 10, 2025

Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education

"On February 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing of President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon."

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