170 NDA Town Hall Meeting & Dance Education Forum

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Marriott : Indiana Ballroom D
NDA/National Dance Association
Presented by award-winning experts, this Forum deals with best practices in dance education. Each session is allotted 55 minutes and listed sequentially. Make your voice heard--attend the Town Hall Meeting scheduled Noon-12:55 pm. Share your ideas, experiences and questions. This important session is for all committed to quality dance education.
For Dancers Who are Deaf: Effective Instruction
Michael A. Horvat, University of Georgia, Athens, GA and Young Ha Park, Seoul Christian University, Seoul, South Korea
Student Engagement through Dance Experiences
Lynnette Y. Overby, Pamela Oppenheimer, Julie Luzier and Sarah Berrue, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Creating A Dance Education Curriculum within A School District
CeCe Kapron, Mt. LebanonHigh School, Pittsburgh, PA
NDA Town Hall Meeting and Networking Session
Marcey E. Siegel, Manor Hill Elementary School, Glen Ellyn, IL
Up Close and Personal: Interviews with Notable African-American Choreographers
Debra J. Nelson and Lisa C. Pesavento, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Sharing Dance across the Globe: International Connections
Janice LaPointe-Crump, Professor Emerita - School of the Arts-Dance at Texas Woman's University, Denton TX, Corinth, TX, Anne M. Stewart, Del Mar College - Professor - Retired, Corpus Christi, TX, Anne Green Gilbert, Creative Dance Center, Seattle, WA, Elizabeth Rhodes, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Susanne Johnson Davis, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Karen L. Smith, Washington College, Chestertown, MD and Tarin Hampton, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
Everybody Should Dance: Analysis of Perfectionism vs Creativity
Kadidia Doumbia, RGNS, Rabun Gap, GA and Mary Ann Laverty, PhD, Woodside High School, Newport News, VA
Preparing to Achieve National Professional Dance Educator Credentialing
Nancy Brooks Schmitz, University of Guam, Kailua-Kona, HI