Happy Year of the Ox!

Dance Educators Embodying

Diligence & Honesty

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This Lunar New Year we celebrate the qualities of the Ox: determination, diligence, dependability, honesty. Dance educators personify this persistence as they continue to teach with integrity and creativity, staying true to their values during a year of incredible challenges.

Lunar New Year is also a time to honor longevity. This year Luna celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Summer Institute (SI), our unique professional development program centered around the art of teaching dance.

This year, in order to support our cohort of 12 classroom teachers and teaching artists as they teach and learn from home, we've extended the SI experience, meeting monthly over Zoom for workshops and group coaching sessions. They are a tenacious group, teaching full-bodied movement lessons even in the tightest of spaces, sparking creativity within limitations, holding space for their students to connect and process all that is happening, and listening deeply so that they can pivot to meet their students where they are. As we honor the spirit of the Ox, we honor these dance educators and all teachers who persevere with integrity.

Stay tuned for application information for Summer Institute 2021-22!

Summer Institute over the years

Summer Institute Alumni

Summer Institute Alumni now teach in:

30 California counties

12 states

18 countries

5 continents

Read more about SI Alumni here

We are currently reaching out to our 238 SI Alumni through an online survey and follow-up listening circles. We look forward to hearing more about how they're doing and how we can better support them in their teaching practice, leadership and advocacy.

Are you an SI Alum? Make sure Jochelle has your current email to stay in touch.

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NEW PROJECTS FEATURING SI ALUMNI

The Dance Inquiry Podcast

A podcast made by dance educators, for dance educators, featuring peer conversations about what sparks curiosity, creativity and consciousness in their teaching. Our first episode looks at access and inclusion in dance teaching.

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The Art is in the Practice: Presentation of Action Research

Engage with the dance educators from Luna’s Teacher as Creative Practitioner-Scholar course as they present their action research projects. Hear about their inquiry questions, their process, what they learned about themselves, and their reflections.

Monday, March 8

4-6pm Pacific

Free, via Zoom

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Want to support the longevity of dance educators? Donate here.