The National Dance Society was formed  to provide leadership in the delivery of dance and dance education, and  to further dance as an art form, as a support for academic success, and as a process for improving individuals’ health and wellness.  Our motto of Dance For All is founded in the belief that dance is an inclusive, health lifelong activity, that should be available to everyone.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Student Representative Appointed to the NDS BOD

The NDS Board of Directors (BOD) proudly announces the appointment of the first Delta Eta Pi (DEPi) member to its board. Mya Pepito,  a junior at Texas A&M University, was approved at the September 13, 2020, BOD meeting. Mya currently serves her A&M DEPi chapter as secretary and has served on multiple chapter committees. Mya, who is from San Antonio, Texas, is a dance science major. Her career plans after graduation are to teach dance at the secondary level and later at the college level.

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Noteworthy!!!

• Delta Eta Pi  is sponsoring the first NDS Virtual Concert to make connections among choreographers who are interested in sharing and advancing their creative abilities.  Submissions are open to Delta Eta Pi chapter members and advisers; NDS members and their students; and NDS partners.  Submission deadline is October 15, 2020.  Application found at: https://forms.gle/LKniKtZ27D5i3q398
  
  
• Manuscript submissions are currently being accepted for the 2021 National Dance Society Journal, a national peer-reviewed scholarly publication.  Submission Date is: January 28, 2021.  Learn more!

• On November 14, 2020, the National Dance Society's Dance Education Council is hosting a virtual conference entitled Teaching Dance Virtually:  Re-envisioning Connections and Building Relationships. 

 

• Read The NDS Statement of Solidarity with communities of color
  

 

• NDS collaborates with Educational Dance Advisory in response to COVID-19: "Considerations for the Reopening of Educational Dance Programs"

 

• NDS endorses the "Arts Educations Is Essential Statement."