Results for 2021 NDEO Board of Directors Election

Results for the 2021 NDEO Board of Directors Election

Congratulations to the NDEO members who have been

elected to the Board. We thank those who took the initiative to run for a position and we thank all those who took the time to vote!

Newly Elected Board of Directors

President Elect

Yoav Kaddar

Policy Board

Cheyla Clawson

Helen Buck-Pavlick

Advisory Board Directors:

Awards - Yauri Dalencour

State Affiliates - Anindita Neogy Anaam

Student Reps to the Board:

Graduate - Bradford Chin

Undergraduate - Riley Marshall

NDEO Private Sector Special Interest Group (SIG) Name Change to Independent Sector was approved.

President Elect

Yoav Kaddar, is the director of West Virginia University’s Dance Program and the WVU Summer Dance Academy. He received his BFA from The Juilliard School, his MFA from University of Washington, Seattle, and his PhD in Educational Administration from the University at Albany, NY. He has been a member and performed with some of the leading modern dance companies in the industry. Yoav has choreographed over 60 works for dance and theatre, is a Fulbright Scholar, and teaches nationally and abroad. He has been a member of the American College Dance Association Board of Directors and the US Fulbright Selection Committee for the Arts. As a member of NDEO Yoav has contributed on multiple levels; He is a Board member, one of the leaders of the Men in Dance SIG, hosted and organized the first MID Symposium at WVU, is chair of the ad hoc Leadership committee, helped revise the PD Award questionnaire and adjudication rubric, is currently a member of the organization’s JEDI audit group and the COOP Committee. He served as an adjudicator for the PD awards and as a member of the Resource Review Committee. Yoav is one of the founding members and president of the WVDEO.

Policy Board Member

Cheyla Clawson (MA/Sociology -Wichita State University; MFA/Modern Dance – The University of Oklahoma) has instructed dance at several colleges including the University of Oklahoma and Wichita State University. Her modern dance research is focused on Horton Technique and she attended Horton Technique Certificate Programs 2013-2016 at The Ailey School in NYC. Her two duets, Anam Chara (2014) and nosuchSymbiosis (2016) were invited to The National American College Dance Association Conference at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Cheyla presented her latest research focused on community integration curriculum in dance BFA degrees at The American Dance Symposium 2020 through The Joyce Education Program in January of 2020 (NYC), was invited to present at the International Future(s) of Dance Education(s) in April of 2020 (Norway), and the International Arts in Society conference in June 2021 (Australia-virtual). She recently completed two grant projects, a dance film based on labor practices on farms by women in the early 20th century and a collaborative dance film with sociology based on the lives of women in assisted living communities. Her ongoing research focuses on immersive community dance to promote social dialogue. Clawson is the Associate Director of the School of Performing Arts at Wichita State University.

Helen Buck-Pavlick, is the Title IV-A Arts Education Specialist for the Arizona Department of Education. She earned her MFA in Dance from Arizona State University, her BA in Theatre from North Central College, holds a secondary 6-12 certification (dance, drama, middle grade science), and a preK-12 endorsement in dance and Structured English Immersion. Helen is a Registered Somatic Dance Educator (ISMETA), Registered Yoga Teacher 200hr (Yoga Alliance), Certified Irish Dance Teacher (CLRG), and Mat Pilates Instructor (PIA). For the last seven years, Helen taught dance and theatre at a middle school in Tempe, AZ; a program that she created in 2015. Before moving to Arizona in 2010, Helen spent nine years teaching dance and theatre, directing and choreographed musicals, and teaching arts integration programs in Chicago. Her research interests include dance pedagogy, arts advocacy, and cultivating social emotional learning through arts education. Helen’s research has been published in Dance Education in Practice, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, and Journal of Music and Dance. She has been invited to present at professional conferences and workshops including National Dance Education Organization, International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association, Dance Science and Somatic Educators, and American College Dance Association.

Advisory Board Director of Awards

Yauri Dalencour, is an interdisciplinary dance and visual artist, digital archivist, and entrepreneur. Her dance training includes study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, various dance degrees programs, as well as various dance studios in NYC, San Francisco, Italy, and Spain. She is certified in Horton Technique and Pedagogy by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, a certified Design Thinking educator and facilitator through the Luma Institute, and a classically trained anthropologist and former archivist for Katherine Dunham. She earned a BFA in Dance and Theatre Technology, BA in International Studies, carried a minor in African American and Ethnic and Women's Studies, holds an MA in Dance and Dance Education from NYU, an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts with a Performance Concentration, and pursued a Ph.D. in Dance Studies, completing course work and preliminary projects and exams. She has performed as a solo artist and with dance companies and musical theatre nationally and internationally. Through the arts, she is a storyteller using dance, visual art, installation, and new media to create multi-sensory performance works that push viewers to engage in critical consciousness through the arts. She is the founder/Artistic Director of Yauri Dalencour Dance.

Advisory Board Director of State Affiliates

Anindita Neogy Anaam is an internationally renowned Kathak performer, educator, and the artistic director of Sargam School of Kathak in USA, which creates ensemble and new performances for theaters and public spaces. She is known for her thought provoking performances where she uses advanced body techniques and traditional repertoire movements to create a powerful story line that revolves around contemporary stories and socially relevant themes. Recent works include, BAGC: A tribute to our Frontline Heroes, Umeed- A ray of Hope, fighting mental depression-Baat toh karo (Talk to Someone), Lockdown Poem penned by Brother Richards, Social Media vs Reality (a short film by Indian Raga) etc.

Dance Magazine USA, a leading and authoritative journal in the dance world, featured her in length for her work and future projects which caters to worldwide audiences. Her work involves heavily around Diversity and Inclusion campaigns including her presentation in Building for Kids (Fox Cities), Consulate of Chicago, Celebrate Diversity Appleton and so on. She has given performances in New York Kathak Festival (Alvin Ailey) and conducted masterclasses in universities and schools like Lawrence University Dance series, UChicago Arts, Oconto Unified School District, Peshtigo School, Stephenson School, Miles of Music and so on.

Graduate Student Rep. to the Advisory Board

Bradford Chin (he/him; they/them also okay) a San Francisco native is a dance artist, scholar, DEI/accessibility consultant, and audio describer for dance. Based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Florida, he is a 2021 fellow with the Dance/USA Institute for Leadership Training. Described by LA Dance Chronicle as “conceptually fun,” his collaborative works have been presented at festivals, museums, galleries, and schools. Formerly with AXIS Dance Company, he has performed works by choreographers including Arthur Pita, Jennifer Archibald, and Robert Dekkers, and has danced with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Contempo Ballet, Laurel Jenkins, and others. Specializing in physically integrated dance and inclusive teaching methods, Chin has taught ballet, contemporary modern, improvisation/composition, and jazz techniques in ten states and internationally. For two years, he co-directed stART in partnership with ARTX and Arts Council for Long Beach. A research consultant for Dance Data Project®, his research interests are aesthetics, pedagogy, disability, race, gender, and ballet in Western concert dance culture. He earned a BFA in Dance from California State University, Long Beach and a Social Justice & Diversity Certificate from City College of San Francisco. He joins the Dance MFA Program at the University of California, Irvine on full fellowship in 2021.

Undergrad Student Rep to the Board

Riley Marshall, 19 , is a student at the University of Washington pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Economics. Riley is ecstatic to be working with DEAW for his first year as a NHSDA program assistant. Hobbies include professional yo-yo and Rubik's cube, hiking and camping, and socializing with friends.

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