Melissa,

June is bringing about a season of change at NDEO as we prepare to bid farewell to our Executive Director of 13 years Susan McGreevy-Nichols. With Sue's retirement on June 30th, we would like to extend a congratulations to current Managing Director, Melissa Greenblatt, who has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as Interim Executive Director.

Melissa will serve in this role from July 1 through October 31, 2025, as we continue our national search for permanent leadership. Please join us in congratulating Melissa on her appointment and thanking her for stepping into this leadership role during an important time for NDEO. 

Regards,

From all of us behind the scenes at NDEO.....

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Registration Now Open!

Join dance educators from across the country on August 2, 2025 as we come together to learn how to best support the mental health of both dance students and teachers.

This virtual summit from NDEO and Danscend will equip you with knowledge, tools, and resources to support dancers’ mental health, resilience, and overall well-being in studios and classrooms.

Announcing our NEW Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Interested in a more exclusive opportunity to enhance your NDEO National Conference vendor experience? Check out our 2025 Sponsorship Options and reach out to kschultz@ndeo.org for more information. 

Deadline to Apply is July 1, 2025

Seeking Mentors & Mentees!

This program serves as a support system for dance studio teachers and dance studio owners with fewer than five years of experience (mentees) in the field. The program also provides those with five or more years of experience in the field (mentors) an opportunity to share their experience and lend guidance to these emerging dance teachers.

Apply by June 30, 2025

Happening Today, June, 5th - Senior Slide Show & NHSDA Day of Recognition

We invite students and you as their Chapter Sponsors, to post pictures of your NHSDA inductees on social media with their certificates or cords /pins / medallions and tag NDEO and NHSDA with the hashtag #NHSDA2025Dance

Article on Dance-Teacher.com about the NHSDA

Hear from dance teachers who have seen their students and programs transformed through the National Honor Society for Dance Arts.

"Arts Advocacy" Office Hours Series

AFTA is excited to announce Office Hours with their Arts Advocacy Team, a biweekly webinar series focused on current events and public policies impacting the arts in Washington, D.C., and nationwide. The next session is on Friday, June 13, 2025 @ 2:00 PM ET

Update from Dance/USA - Evaporating Funding for NEA Grants and the NEA Itself

On May 2, 2025, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) started canceling grants that had already been awarded. This development is causing serious problems for artists, arts workers, and communities across the country....

Registration Now Open!

Held every fall, the NDEO National Conference is the premier professional development event for dance educators. Over three vibrant days, you'll have access to 220+ workshops, master classes, panel discussions, paper presentations, social events, and captivating performances. Kick off your experience with a full day of pre-conference intensives before the official start.

Finding and Creating Open Educational Resources for Dance

June 19, 2025 from 6:30-7:30pm ET

In this webinar dance educators will learn how to find these valuable resources to aid in their instruction, reduce the costs of materials for themselves and their students, as well as, provide access to inclusive and accessibly created materials.

Courses Beginning July 7, 2025:

• OPDI-M2: Elements of Dance
• OPDI-M23: Creating an Ethics and Pedagogy of Teaching with(out) Touch
• OPDI-M32: Using Dance Science to Enhance Curriculum

Deadline to Register is June 25, 2025

Virtual Info Session - College Credits for OPDI Courses

June 16, 2025 at 7:30pm ET

Join us for an informational session to learn more about the college credit program between National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) and Oakland University (OU). A new, forward-thinking partnership that expands access to high-quality dance education training and certification opportunities for educators across the nation.

Student Conference Scholarship Applications Closing Soon!

NDEO is proud to offer annual scholarships to dance or dance education college students to help defray the costs associated with attending NDEO’s 2025 Annual National Conference in Detroit, MI.

Apply by June 8, 2025

When the Rhythm Hits: Teaching Calypso and Feeling the Pocket

"In every classroom I enter—whether in the U.S. or back home in Trinidad—I bring rhythm with me. It’s not something I add to the dance. It is the dance. Rhythm is the structure, the entry point, the thing that tells you not just when to move, but why to move."

Feeling First: Embodied Feedback as Anti-Oppressive Artistic Practice

"As dance educators, we regularly offer feedback. It’s in our syllabi, built into our assessments, and embedded in our studio culture. But most of us were never taught how to give feedback—only how to survive it."

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