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Date: 12/22/2025
Subject: PADEO Monthly Check-In!
From: PADEO


PADEO MONTHLY CHECK-IN!
happy holidays
It's the Holiday Season!
 Find more time to dance in the new year! Share how you're celebrating the holidays at dance:
Community News Form
Our Gift to You: A Gift of Dance
The Dancer's Confidence Kit with Nicole Sabella
Tap it. Feel it. Free it.
confidence kit

Are you craving the confidence to dance boldly and unapologetically? Whether you’re prepping for an audition or show, recovering from tough feedback, or stuck in a spiral of self-doubt… you are definitely not alone.


This starter kit was made for dancers just like you: Artists who want to move with more freedom, dance with more honesty, and release the pressure to be perfect… so you can stand out, take up space, and be fully seen. 


Let this be the start of you showing up bolder and more fully YOU than ever before! 


Nicole Sabella

The Nourished Dancer Founder + Coach
Access Here!
PA National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Award
2026 NHSDA award
NHSDA's Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement scholarship applicants will automatically be entered into our state award pool.
Click the button below to learn about how to qualify and what you can win!
 
Deadline: January 30th, 2026
Learn More and Apply!
NDEO Call for Sessions: 2026 Virtual Summit for Dance and Disability

You are invited to submit an application to present a panel, paper presentation, movement session, or workshop at the March 21st Dance and Disability Virtual Summit!

 
The goal of this conference is to elevate the field of dance and disability, bring joy to all participants, and create pathways to dance performance and education careers for students and teachers with disabilities.
 
Session Application Deadline: January 5th, 2026
 
Member Highlight: Saige Hollis
saige
Why PADEO?
"I joined PADEO because I aspire to become a dance educator and wanted to be connected to a community that values education, advocacy and access to dance education."
 
Advice for PA dance educators?
"My advice would be to continue providing a safe, inclusive and supportive space for dancers to learn and grow. Engaging with the community and being adaptable to meet students where they are to encourage growth and create meaningful experiences through dance."
"Through teaching and performing, I’ve learned how closely the two are connected. Each performance experience has shaped my approach to teaching, allowing me to pass down advice and instill confidence in my dancers. Collaborating with other educators and organizations like PADEO have helped me share ideas, embody new teaching practices and grow as an artist."
 
Recently with Saige
"I am currently the social media intern for PADEO. I recently presented my senior thesis choreography titled What’s Left which explored grief and the emotions that come with that experience. I also was inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts!"
View What's Left
From Soul to Sole: The Black Dance Family Reunion 
iabd conference
PADEO's partner, the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) is hosting their annual conference in February. Registration open now!
February 4-6, 2026 | Atlanta, GA
Learn More and Register!
PA Direct Path Dance Teacher Certification FAQ
Wondering about the benefits of getting certified to teach dance in PA? View our FAQ page below to learn more!
PA Dance Teacher Certification FAQ
What about you?
Free Membership Benefit:
Community News 
 
What to share: Personal/organization highlights including promotions, honors, grant awards received, press highlights, etc.
 
Click below to spread the word!
 
Free Membership Benefit:
Member Highlight
 
What to share: insights, recent discoveries, advice, upcoming/recent events, website/social media
 
Click below to be highlighted for your contribution to dance education in PA!
 
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.
Click below to learn more!
Membership & Benefits
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The Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization is a proud State Affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization
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The Pennsylvania Dance Education Organization is a proud State Affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization