CDA Dance Educators' Network presents
Standards and Assessments:
A Fresh New Look for National Dance Standards
Presenter:
Susan McGreevy-Nichols, Executive Director
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
4:00pm - 6:00pm
at
RJ Kinsella Magnet School of the Performing Arts
65 Van Block Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
Directions:
www.kmspa.org
Cost: CDA members/No charge; CDA non-members/$10
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
This presentation will focus on the re-envisioning of the National
Dance Standards (1994, 2005) being developed by the National
Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), a coalition of nine
leading, national arts education organizations. This session will
examine the implications the project has on the revision of state
and local standards and it's direct application to the classroom.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to discuss these new developments
with a national leader in the field of dance in education. If you
have an interest in the development of dance in K-12 education -
whether as a teacher, administrator or arts supervisor - this will
be an important meeting. If you plan to attend, please email
info@ctdanceall.com.
Susan McGreevy-Nichols is the Executive Director of the
National Dance Education Organization, a non-profit organization
dedicated to the advancement and promotion of high quality education
in the art of dance. NDEO provides the dance artist, educator and
administrator a network of resources and support, a base for
advocacy, and access to programs that focus on the importance of
dance in the human experience. A national Arts Education Consultant,
Susan has coached districts in Los Angeles County as part of the
Arts for All initiative and in Northern California in Alameda County
as a part of that county's initiative Revitalizing Classrooms
Through Arts Learning: Strategic Plan. As a teacher at Roger
Williams Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island from 1974-2002,
Susan founded and developed that institution's nationally renowned
middle school dance program. She is the developer of a cutting edge
reading comprehension strategy that uses text as inspiration for
original choreography created by children. This literacy-based
methodology combines the creative process with reading instruction.
Co-author of five books: Building Dances (1995), Building More
Dances (2001), Experiencing Dance (2004), Dance about Anything
(2006) and Dance Forms and Styles (2010).
CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS!
FOR THE 2013 AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
The CDA Board of Directors is currently accepting nominations from
the state-wide dance community for the 2013 Awards for Distinguished
Achievement in Dance. You may nominate a person, organization or
dance event up to JULY 1, 2013. When all the nominations are in, the
CDA Board of Directors will meet to choose this year's awardee(s).
We know that there are many Connecticut dancers, dance teachers,
choreographers, dance company directors, dance designers, dance
presenters, dance organizers and enthusiasts out there who deserve
this special recognition for excellent and sustained service to the
art of dance.
So...get your thinking caps on! The awards ceremony and event will
take place in the fall.
Please email your nominee's resume/history with your letter of
recommendation in support of the nomination to: info@ctdanceall.com
or mail it to:
Connecticut Dance Alliance
City Arts on Pearl
233 Pearl St. #6
Hartford, CT 06103
Previous Awardees:
2012 - The Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities,
University of Saint Joseph; Deborah Goffe, Earl Mosley Institute for
the Arts
2011 - Connecticut Ballet, Ted Hershey Dance and Music Marathon,
Michael Uthoff
2010 - Barbara E. Feldman, Dee Dee Handy-Morris, Dorothy Silverherz
2009 - Kathy Borteck Gersten, Catherine Fellows, Olivia Sabulao
Ilano-Davi
2008 - Noble Barker, Cheryl Smith
2007 - Susan Matheke, Kim Stroud
2006 - Sharon Dante, Judy Dworin
2005 - Pamela Tatge and Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts
2003 - Lee Lund, Betsy Mahaffey, Pilobolus Dance Theatre
2001 - June Kennedy, Enid Lynn, Mariam McGlone
2000 - Martha Myers, Ernestine Stodelle, Jennifer Tipton
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