Resources for Dance Educators
- National Dance Education Organization, professional development, networking forums, honor societies, journals, research and advocacy tools for teachers, administrators and students in the field of dance education centered in the arts.
- Dance Education Laboratory (DEL), support and training for Dance educators.
- Luna Dance Institute, support and training for dance educators. Advocacy for children and dance.
- EduMotion, K-12 Social Emotional Learning through movement and the arts. A good resource for schools looking to bring dance into the classroom.
- Social Dance for Social Change, Camille A Brown’s dance school; reclaiming Black narratives for Black & Brown people, giving African Diaspora culture its rightful place in American culture, fostering learning & creativity, and spreading the joy of dance.
Dance Resources in Massachusetts
- Boston Dance Alliance, compiles and distributes lots of info about all different kinds of dance and dance resources throughout MA/New England.
- Jacobs Pillow, summer dance festival in the Berkshires. A great place to see internationally (and nationally) recognized dance companies locally. They also have a great online archive of dance footage.
Dance Resources in Western Massachusetts
- School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, contemporary dance and somatic movement classes. Curation of interesting dance events for adults.
- Black Women’s Leadership Initiative at Five College Dance, curates conversations, events and programming which study, honor and celebrate Black dance heritage and dance futurism in a way that is dreamed, led and facilitated by Black women.
Youth Arts organizations in Franklin County
Musica Franklin, awesome free music program for kids in Turners Falls and Greenfield.
Grant Making Organizations That Fund Dance in MA
The Massachusetts Cultural Council
The Art Angles