The Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization endorses

the new revised Arts and Humanities standards under review

by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.

Building on the National Arts Standards, these revisions were led by David Deitz, arts consultant with PADOE,

in collaboration with 60 of educators from across the commonwealth over the past year.

Educators from PK-12 through post-secondary in Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual and Media Arts

crafted updated standards to reflect congruence with the National Core Arts Standards.

We find these standards to be applicable to all dance contexts across Pennsylvania

and to provide meaningful guidelines for access to dance for children across the commonwealth.

The event video is now available here.
This video is available exclusively to PADEO members.

George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Jim Inverso

CERTIFICATION NEWS

Direct Path Dance Teacher Certification is a reality in Pennsylvania! The certification framework guidelines for colleges and universities to apply for offering dance P-12 licensure programs is up on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website. Congratulations to all who worked on this effort over the past 55 years. PaDEO is so grateful to all of you!

PA Dance Certification Guidelines

PaDEO Partnership with IABD

The Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization (PaDEO) and The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) are proud to continue our collaborative efforts to support dance companies, dancers, and dance educators of color in the state of Pennsylvania. PaDEO is proud to offer no-cost membership to any member of IABD who lives or works in the state of Pennsylvania. To become a PaDEO member, CLICK HERE. Both organizations look forward to collaborating on providing opportunities for professional development, networking, equity and access in the dance field.