Date: 3/5/2026
Subject: Monthly Updates from PADEO!
From: PADEO

Monthly Updates from PADEO!

2026 Forward Bound: Building Your Dance Career

Thank you to our incredible panelists and all who attended the 2026 Forward Bound Virtual Event. Your insights, engagement and commitment to the field made this gathering truly meaningful!

The event video is now available on our website, free with your PaDEO membership!

Class Archive

PaDEO Membership Resource: Sino-Contemporary with Xiang Xu

Our class archive page now features a Sino-Contemporary class from Xiang Xu!

Xiang Xu is an international choreographer, dancer and dance instructor based in Philadelphia and New York City. Xiang holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and currently is an assistant professor of dance at the Department of Dance at Temple University.

Access Here!

NDEO Award Nominations: Open Now!

This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize and celebrate excellence in our field. Whether that’s honoring a mentor, colleague, organization, or yourself!

Click below to learn more and submit an application!

Nominations due March 16th, 2025

NDEO Award Nominations

Finding Joy in Dance

Join us on March 23rd and 24th to share your joyful moments in dance with the PA dance community! #PADEOJoyInDance

PADEO Social Medias

Earning your Dance Certification in PA: We can help!

Direct Path Dance Teacher Certification is a reality in Pennsylvania. We've just updated our website with more information about where, how, and why to get certified!

PA Dance Certification Info

Wondering what role PaDEO has played in advancing dance education in PA? Click below to view our informational video!

PaDEO Video

SAVE THE DATE: 2026 NDEO Dance Teacher Conference

SYNERGY: Uniting to Progress the Field of Dance Education
Thursday, September 24 - Sunday September 27, 2026

Pre-Conference Intensives on Thursday, September 24

Regular Sessions (all day) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Albuquerque Convention Center | Albuquerque, NM

Learn More!

Starting Your PA National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Chapter!

Visit our website for resources about NHSDA chapters in PA and how to start a chapter at your organization!

NHSDA Info Here!

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Member Highlight

What to share: insights, recent discoveries, advice, upcoming/recent events, website/social media

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Member Highlight Form

Not a PaDEO Member yet?

PaDEO members come from a variety of backgrounds, with memberships tailored to meet the needs of students, professionals/young professionals, art institutions, and education institutions.

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