Day of Development Schedule

Saturday, October 7, 2023

9:00a - 9:00a 

Welcome and Keynote Introduction

Kathy Follensbee, FDEO President

9:15a - 10:30a

Keynote Address: The Basics of, “Being in the Right Place at the Right Time with the Right Talents”

Daniel Lewis will talk about his life as a dancer, choreographer and administrator while working with José Limón, Anna Sokolow, Martha Hill, The Juilliard School and New World School of the Arts.

10:30a - 11:45a 

Limón Technique for Teachers

Modern class technique with Daniel Lewis

12:00p - 12:45p

Lunch with a Meet and Greet

Lunch is included with your registration.

1:00p – 2:00p

Tango Social Dance

Diego and Ana will take you through the early developments of Tangos social dance and the music and cultures that influence it's golden age in the ballrooms of Paris & Buenos Aires, to the vibrant subculture that exist today all around the world. Come dance, see and hear about the transformation of Argentine Tango and it's impact.

2:15p - 3:00p

“Love your Feet” with Mona Baker

It's a workshop for dance educators to learn a new conversation with your feet through articulating, releasing and aligning fourteen toe joints to become pain free and dance with loving your feet!

3:15p – 3:45p

Building Functional Capacity for Dance

Do you want more stamina, muscle endurance, strength, and jumping power for your dancers? Helping dancers build the functional capacity to embody your choreography is not a one-size-fits-all approach. This session will reveal easy-to-use studio-based assessments that can help you discover and enhance your dancers' capacities. The session will also offer tips on integrating elements to boost dancer self-perception with positive psychology. 

4:00p – 4:30p

What’s New for Etudes!

Dance Educators for Middle & High will get the inside scoop from the FDPA Committee: Kayla Follensbee, FDPA Chair

4:45p - 5:45p

Break Out Sessions

1. Elementary School Teachers

2. Middle and High School Teachers

3. What can FDEO do for you?

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Each session will have a board member present to answer questions and to help keep the conversation moving.

This will be your turn to ask us anything you want to know.