555 NDA Scholar/Artist Lecture & General Assembly: Changing Culture through Dance

Friday, April 1, 2011: 10:15 AM-12:15 PM
Convention Center: Room 26B
Presider: Theresa Purcell Cone, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Speakers: Karen Kaufmann, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; and Marcey E. Siegel, Manor Hill Elementary School, Glen Ellyn, IL
Join the NDA Board of Directors in honoring the 2011 Scholar/Artist, Karen Kaufmann of The University of Montana. In her lecture "Movement as a Metaphor: Changing a Culture through Dance", Kaufmann outlines the challenges and successes in advocating for school dance programs. Approaches described: interdisciplinary curriculum, professional development, performances, and after-school programs. Discover dance imagery inherent in this noble pursuit. Immediately following will be the awards ceremony and election of NDA officers.