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  • About
    • Board of Directors
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    • Events
    • Mission
  • Annual Conference
    • Program Proposals
    • Travel Information
  • Awards
    • 2019 Recipients
      • Dr. Mary Ann Laverty
      • Dr. Lisa O’Dear Lewis
      • Ms. Rebecca Clark
      • Ms. Bonnie Baker Richardson
      • Ms. Teresa Osborn
      • Ms. Cheryl Stafford
      • Ms. Jill Cook
      • Dr. Kelly Hedrick
      • Ms. Caroline Cox
      • Ms. Allison Wilkins
    • 2018 Recipients
      • Ms. Inez Howard
      • Dr. Judy Wright
      • Ms. BJ Santos
      • Ms. Ami Crist
      • The Society
    • 2017 Recipients
      • Dr. Christa A. Davis
      • Dr. Danielle Jay Kirschenbaum
      • Ms. Gayanne Grossman
      • Ms. Keisha Breaker
      • Ms. Marian Simpson
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Dance In Broad Perspectives
The NDS Annual Conference
Conference Purpose 
To engage individuals in a diverse and holistic approach to dance in the 21st century.

Download the 2019 program.

Registration
Coming soon!
Who Should Attend?
  • Dance Educators: pk-16
  • Physical Education Specialists: pk-16
  • College/university dance/arts professionals
  • Early Childhood Specialists
  • High School, Undergraduate, and Graduate Students
  • Recreation/Leisure Specialists (programs for all ages)
  • Dance Studios/Schools
  • Dance Advocates and Enthusiasts 
  • Professional Dancers
  • Dance Therapists
  • Praise Dancers
  • Medical Practitioners, Physical therapists, Athletic trainers
  • Physicians that work with dancers
  • Public Health Specialists
  • Nutritionists
  • Physical Activity/Fitness Specialists
  • Mental Health Specialists
  • Social Workers
  • Drill Team Directors
About The Conference
Details about the National Dance Society’s 5th Annual Dance In Broad Perspectives Conference will announced soon!

Please feel free to browse this section to see what happened at the 2019 conference.
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Conference Objectives
  •  Build a capacity for improved dance education programs within a variety of school and community settings: fine arts, physical education, after-school, private sectors, and recreation programs, health and wellness facilities, assisted living facilities for the elderly.   
  • Promote use of the national/state dance education standards, along with the existing health and physical education standards, to design quality school curriculum. 
  • Promote the values of dance in establishing healthy living behaviors, preventing and controlling disease and disability, reducing the impact of certain diseases and disabilities on individuals, and promoting safe dancing habits. 
  • Promote the physical, social, and emotional health and the well-being of youth through dance programs in the schools and communities.
  • Acknowledge the dance field as a partner in improving the learning processes and promoting academic success.
  • Support scholarship and research regarding connections between dance and healthful living.
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Address

National Dance Society
852 Lincoln Drive
​Fredericksburg, VA 22407

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Contact Us

540.642.1041​
info@nationaldancesociety.org

The National Dance Society is incorporated
​in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Signature Programs

Annual Conference
​Choreography Assessment Program
Delta Eta Pi Dance Honor Society
NDS Journal
​On The Move Newsletter
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  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Donations
    • Events
    • Mission
  • Annual Conference
    • Program Proposals
    • Travel Information
  • Awards
    • 2019 Recipients
      • Dr. Mary Ann Laverty
      • Dr. Lisa O’Dear Lewis
      • Ms. Rebecca Clark
      • Ms. Bonnie Baker Richardson
      • Ms. Teresa Osborn
      • Ms. Cheryl Stafford
      • Ms. Jill Cook
      • Dr. Kelly Hedrick
      • Ms. Caroline Cox
      • Ms. Allison Wilkins
    • 2018 Recipients
      • Ms. Inez Howard
      • Dr. Judy Wright
      • Ms. BJ Santos
      • Ms. Ami Crist
      • The Society
    • 2017 Recipients
      • Dr. Christa A. Davis
      • Dr. Danielle Jay Kirschenbaum
      • Ms. Gayanne Grossman
      • Ms. Keisha Breaker
      • Ms. Marian Simpson
    • 2016 Recipients
  • Councils/Committees
    • Advocacy
    • Dance Education
    • Leadership Development
    • Performing Arts
    • Professional Development
    • Publications
    • Research & Evaluation
    • Student
    • Social Media
    • Wellness
  • Dance Education Standards Framework
  • Elections
  • Join
  • Partners
  • Honor Society (Delta Eta Pi)
    • Membership Information
    • Chapter Registration/Renewal
    • Fees & Payment Information
  • Programs & Services
    • Choreography Assessment Program
  • Publications
    • NDS Journal
      • Past Journals
    • On The Move Newsletter
  • Store
    • Beginning-Foundational
    • High School
    • Middle School
    • Pre-K - Elementary
    • Teacher Prep