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Deborah Damast is director and clinical associate professor of dance education at the New York University Steinhardt School, where she teaches classes, directs concerts, oversees outreach, and serves as director for the Uganda study abroad program. She has presented at numerous conferences, and her choreography has been performed in more than one hundred venues in New York City, including the Ailey Citigroup Theatre; Peridance Center, World Financial Center, and Symphony Space. She has worked throughout the United States, and internationally in Canada, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Uganda. Damast has been active in numerous professional organizations and has written curricula for Peridance and New York City Ballet, among others. She is the recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Dance Educator Award from the National Dance Education Organization, the 2019 New York University Steinhardt Excellence in Teaching Award, and the 2020 Dance Teacher Magazine Award.
Participants will explore a variety of dance styles, themes, and best practices that connect dance with literacy, math, geography, and other curricular themes. No dance experience is needed to enjoy this interactive and fun workshop focused on creating, collaborating, and connecting.
During this session, Deborah Damast will be in her virtual classroom ready to answer specific questions and to provide one-on-one time with participants who desire additional information about theatre related issues or arts education concerns.
Participants in this session will learn an easy dance template based on developmental movement patterns that include breath, core-distal, body half upper-lower, body half side-side, and cross lateral. The experience will be layered with imagery of things that inspire gratitude. It will come together with the music of Al Green and be performed together to build positivity and empathy.
During this session, Deborah Damast will be in her virtual classroom ready to answer specific questions and to provide one-on-one time with participants who desire additional information about theatre related issues or arts education concerns.
Participants in this session will learn an easy dance template based on developmental movement patterns that include breath, core-distal, body half upper-lower, body half side-side, and cross lateral. The experience will be layered with imagery of things that inspire gratitude. It will come together with the music of Al Green and be performed together to build positivity and empathy.
