by Sue White | May 9, 2017 | Dance Education
On Tuesday, May 2, 2017 the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts were presented in the SC State House by South Carolina governor, The Honorable Henry McMaster. The South Carolina Arts Commission and the governor’s office have presented the awards,...
by Sue White | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog
Dance Curriculum Designs appreciates elementary school dance specialist, Kellianne Floyd, in Spartanburg 2 Schools (SC) who sent this image she made of a “thank you” note that one of her 2nd graders wrote to Donors Choose. Donors Choose was started...
by Sue White | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission announces the 2017 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual awards recognize outstanding achievement and contributions...
by Sue White | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog
Reposted from an earlier date. Blog by Brenda Pugh McCutchen September 10, 2015 This is written in honor of National Arts Education Week starting September 13, 2015. Today as I wrote teaching materials for dance composition several points of clarity emerged. I...
by Sue White | Nov 22, 2016 | Blog
=ANNOUNCEMENT= Good news when shopping for a dance teacher! from Dance Curriculum Designs Inspired Teaching Tools Did you know that Dance Curriculum Designs offers gift certificates at www.dancecurriculumdesigns.com. Is your group pooling resources to...
by Sue White | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog
Here are several short videos of the entrance to the exhibit hall at National Dance Education Organization’s (NDEO) annual conference in Washington, DC (USA). The conference was conveniently located near the Reagan International Airport in Arlington, VA at the...
by Sue White | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog, Dance Education
“Brenda McCutchen—Guest Teacher at University of Northern Colorado” August 29, 2016 Brenda McCutchen spent part of July in Greeley, Colorado as guest professor at the University of Northern Colorado. She was invited by Dr. Sandra Minton and Ms. Christy...
by Sue White | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Learn To Dance
Dance—the Ephemeral Art by Brenda Pugh McCutchen August 1, 2016 “Mountains and trees were considered tangible, measurable, and verifiable while reflections were only colored light—lost from one moment to the next.” –comment on a wall...
by Sue White | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog
The Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA) makes for a brighter future by broadening the perspective about what it takes to educate a child in today’s schools. That expansion bodes well for education which has unintentionally languished through the years of the No Child...
by Sue White | Jul 14, 2016 | Dance Education
Calling technique professors in higher education and dance specialists in grades 8-12! How do you teach modern dance technique? Do you teach technique from a somatics perspective? If so, what are your key phrases and images that get the best results? Would you...
