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MADE - Manitoba Association of Dance Educators

Conference Title: Dance Education Laboratory

Location: Royal Dance at the Forks, 1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB

Date: October 24, 2025

"Welcome to New York’s Dance Education Laboratory!
Spend the morning with a DEL educator as you dive into the DEL Model and explore practical ways to bring it into your classroom. In the afternoon, we will focus on dance literacy connections, culminating in the signature DEL Movement Choir experience."

- Program -
09:00 am - 11:00 am - DEL Model Presentation by Catherine Gallant
11:00 am - 11:30 am - Annual General Meeting
11:30 am - 01:00 pm - Lunch Break (on your own - lunch will NOT be provided)
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm - Literary Connections
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm - Movement Choir

- Conference and Membership Fees -
MADE Conference Fee ................................................ $85
MADE Conference & Membership Fee ..................... $75
MADE Student Conference & Membership Fee ...... $25
MADE Membership Fee .............................................. $25

DEL Model Presentation

Jody Gottfried Arnhold founded the Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) in 1995 at the 92nd Street Y, with Joan Finkelstein as Founding Director and Ann Biddle as Founding Faculty. These three visionaries saw a need for a practical and accessible professional learning program in dance education. Since its inception, DEL has provided a welcoming and inclusive community that nurtures and supports professional learning across the lifespan. DEL’s comprehensive curriculum equips dance educators with the tools they need to succeed in the dance classroom.

DEL inspires dance educators to engage in creative, transformational, and ongoing professional learning centered in the artistry of teaching and focused on humanistic principles of equity and justice. DEL provides an inclusive, nurturing, and dynamic laboratory where dancers and educators from diverse communities gather to experience embodied exploration and discovery, collaborative dance-making, culturally responsive practices, and collective self-reflection.

Rooted in innovative and current educational philosophies, the DEL model is an inclusive and accessible framework designed to be applied in a wide variety of dance education contexts for all learners and practitioners in dance education.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued after October 17, 2025.

If you need Conference or Registration Information, please email Rachel Cooper at sagemade2017@gmail.com.

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