Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

📣 We’re so excited to announce our ASYNC Winter-Spring 2026 course lineup!⁠ ⁠ 💻 This season offers a range of asynchronous professional learning opportunities designed to support dance educators across many different teaching contexts! ↓⁠ ⁠ 📚 DEL Dance for Early Childhood (Ages 2-6)⁠ 🗓️ Course Opens Jan 5⁠ 📌 A curriculum that encourages learning through play for diverse young learners to discover their innate movement capacity.⁠ ⁠ 📚DEL Dance for Elementary-Aged Learners (Ages 6-11)⁠ 🗓️ Course Opens Jan 5⁠ 📌 Utilize the DEL Dance Framework as a foundation for teaching dance to students ages 6-11.⁠ ⁠ 📚 DEL Dance for Adolescent Learners (Ages 12-18)⁠ 🗓️ Course Opens Jan 5⁠ 📌 Apply the DEL Dance Framework through movement exploration, empowering adolescent dancers to gain agency in their artistry.⁠ ⁠ 📚 DEL Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education⁠ 🗓️ Course Opens Mar 2⁠ 📌 Dive into the key components of cultivating culturally responsive pedagogy in dance education.⁠ ⁠ 📚 DELving into Embodied Dance History⁠ 🗓️ Course Opens April 27⁠ 📌 For dance educators who want to reimagine early American modern dance.⁠ ⁠ 📚 A Sensory Approach: Dance for Students with Disabilities⁠ 🗓️ Course Opens June 22⁠ 📌 For dance educators who are inspired by the principles of wholeness and access in dance education.⁠ ⁠ Learn more & register at the link in bio. 🔗 ⁠ ⁠ 📸s @ctsushima , @byoliviaramsey , & @cudgganphoto for @nelshelbyfilms // #DanceEducation #DELCourses #ProfessionalDevelopment #TeachDance #DanceTeachers⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of 8 maroon graphics with white text that contain photos and information for each upcoming DEL async course. The first slide and last slide are cover slides with DEL 92NY 30th logos, photos, and general information regarding the async offerings.]

📣 We’re so excited to announce our IN-PERSON Winter-Spring 2026 course lineup!⁠ ⁠ 📍 This season offers a range of in-person professional learning opportunities at @92ndstreety designed to support dance educators across many different teaching contexts ↓⁠ ⁠ 🫂 DEL on Choreography: Empowering Student Dance-Making⁠ 🗓️ January 24, 2026 | 12-3pm⁠ 📌 For dance educators helping students grow through creativity, leadership, and choreography.⁠ ⁠ 🫂 DEL Dance for Students with Disabilities⁠ 🗓️ February 17, 2026 | 9am–3pm⁠ 📌 For dance educators, dance/movement therapists, teaching artists, physical education teachers, and classroom teachers who work with students with disabilities.⁠ ⁠ 🫂 DEL x Michelle Dorrance: Rhythm, History, and Innovation⁠ 🗓️ March 1, 2026 | 3–5pm⁠ 📌 For dance educators to help students bring the joy, rigor, and expressive power of rhythm into their own teaching practice.⁠ ⁠ 🫂 DEL 30th Anniversary Movement Sentence Choir and Performance⁠ 🗓️ April 25, 2026 | 10am–6:30pm⁠ 📌 For dancers, educators, and community members of all backgrounds to come together and co-create a new work for a 92NY DEL at 30 event!⁠ ⁠ Learn more & register at the link in bio. 🔗 ⁠ ⁠ 📸s @noahgelfman ; @cdugganphoto for @nelshelbyfilms , @jtshuar ; @ctsushima for @nelshelbyfilms // #DanceEducation #DELCourses #InPersonTraining #ProfessionalDevelopment #TeachDance⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of 6 blue graphics with black text that contain photos and information for each in-person course at 92NY. The first slide and last slide are cover slides with DEL 92NY 30th logos, photos, and general information regarding the in-person offerings.]

What does dance offer beyond technique?⁠ ⁠ ✨Empowerment ✨Expression ✨Democratic Literacy ⁠ Last month, DEL Founder @jodyarnhold appeared on "Detours & Destinations" with the Senior Director of the Jewish Life & Bronfman Center at @92ndsteety , @rabbiingber , for a conversation about dance education and her journey to founding DEL. ⁠ ⁠ They discussed a myriad of topics, including:⁠ ⁠ ✨ Jody's journey to founding DEL⁠ ✨ Dance as essential education⁠ ✨ The power of dance in public schools (and how it makes for a better democracy and citizens)⁠ ⁠ ....and more!⁠ ⁠ 🎧 Listen to the rest of this powerful conversation at the link in our bio! 🔗 ⁠ ⁠ 🎥 Excerpt from the conversation with @jodyarnhold & @rabbiingber // #DanceEducation #DanceEducator #DanceInSchools #PowerOfDance #92ndStreetY #DetoursAndDestinations ⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A 43 second reel of Jody Gottfried Arnhold, founder of DEL, speaking with Rabbi David Ingber, Senior Director of the Jewish Life & Bronfman Center, about the power of dance in education. Jody is seated in front of green leafy plants and is speaking into a microphone.]

Diving into dance, language, and creativity! 🌊✨⁠ ⁠ @dariamargaret , DEL Associate Director of Early Childhood Dance, and @daniellestaropoli , DEL Teaching Artist, presented "DEL Dive, Splash, and Flow: A Water-Inspired Dance-Making Experience" at @nycaier 's 2026 Face to Face Conference!⁠ ⁠ The workshop was a water-inspired dance-making experience rooted in the DEL Dance and Literacy Curriculum. ⁠ ⁠ Educators left energized and excited to bring this work into their own classrooms to support language development, creativity, and inclusive learning environments! 💙⁠ ⁠ 📸 slides 1-8: Caleb Bryant Miller / NYC Arts in Education Roundtable; slide 9: @dariamargaret and @daniellestaropoli // #DanceEducation #EarlyChildhoodEducation #CreativeLearning #DanceAndLiteracy #ArtsIntegration⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of nine photos featuring Daria Fitzgerald and Danielle Staropoli, and participants during their "DEL Dive, Splash, and Flow: A Water-Inspired Dance-Making Experience" workshop. The participants are in a classroom with desks pushed to the side as they dance with scarves and other materials.]

🎉 On Saturday, April 25th, we celebrated 30 years of insurmountable impact on dance education! We honored the educators, artists, advocates, and students who bring our work to life, moving us closer to making our mission — Dance for Every Child — a reality. ❤️ Read all about this special day and view more photos on the DEL blog at the link in bio! 🔗 📸 @ctsushima for @nelshelbyfilms // #DanceEducation #DEL30 #DanceEducationLaboratory #DanceForEveryChild #NYCDance [Media Description: A carousel of thirteen photos from DEL’s 30th Anniversary celebration at the 92nd Street Y, including performance shots, speeches, mingling, and more.]

Over 30 years, DEL has seen that a child who dances is an empowered child; a class that makes a dance together is a connected class; and a school that dances is a vibrant school. ❤️ 🎉 Watch this beautiful video by @nelshelbyfilms celebrating 30 years of DEL! 🎥 #DanceEducation #DEL30 #DanceEducationLaboratory #DanceForEveryChild #NYCDance DEL Founder @jodyarnhold Harkness Dance Center Co-Executive Director & DEL Director @sullivanlally Associate Director, DEL & Artistic Programming @r.c.liebe Associate Director, Early Childhood Dance @dariamargaret Assistant Program Manager @aimeekgraham Video Produced by @danceedlab & @nelshelbyfilms Producers @sullivanlally & @r.c.liebe Producer & Director @nelshelby Producer & Project Manager @lorenrae Editor @ello_chap Assistant Editor @meganmurp Graphic Design Benjamin Richards Re-Recording Mixer @donovandeez Voiceover Artist @catherinegallant_dance [Media Description: A 6-minute video from Nel Shelby Productions that goes through the history of DEL. It contains recent and old-school video clips and photos, as well as interviews with staff and faculty.]

Thank you to the dancers at @nationaldanceinstitute + @ndicollaborative for being part of our 30th Anniversary Movement Sentence Choir Project! ⁠ ⁠ Together with facilitator @aria.roach and choreographers Andrea Davey-Gislason, @kathryn.gayner , and @emily.meisner.23 , these artists co-created a collaborative dance to mark this milestone. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 👉 Swipe for a peek at what they created!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ To watch the full piece and learn more about 30 years of the Dance Education Laboratory, visit the link in our bio! 🔗⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📸 and 🎥 courtesy of staff // #DEL30Years #NationalDanceInstitute #NDI #DanceEducation #MovementSentenceChoir⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of one graphic and one video. Slide 1: A green graphic with a photo of participants in a circle with their hands joined above their heads. They are in a studio with a sunset-esque background and a pianist who is wearing a purple NDI t-shirt. Above the photo is white text that reads, “DEL’s 30th Anniversary | Movement Sentence Choir Project,” and below the photo, it reads, “National Dance Institute with Aria Roach and Andrea Davey-Gislason, Kay Gayner, and Emily Meisner,” and in the bottom right corner is a white 92NY/DEL 30th anniversary logo. Slide 2: An 18-second video clip of those same participants/students dancing in the studio as a group.]

Thank you to the dancers at @creativenetwerk for being part of our 30th Anniversary Movement Sentence Choir Project! ⁠ ⁠ Together with facilitator/choreographer @kelliforman and @108hertz , these artists co-created a collaborative dance to mark this milestone. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 👉 Swipe for a peek at what they created!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ To watch the full piece and learn more about 30 years of the Dance Education Laboratory, visit the link in our bio! 🔗⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📸 courtesy of @tinted_roseee and 🎥 courtesy of @munia._._ // #DEL30Years #CreativeNetwerk #KelliForman #DanceEducation #MovementSentenceChoir⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of one graphic and one video. Slide 1: A green graphic with a photo of participants in green and purple "Dance For Every Child" t-shirts smiling in a group photo. Above the photo is white text that reads, “DEL’s 30th Anniversary | Movement Sentence Choir Project,” and below the photo, it reads, “Creative Netwerk with Kelli Forman and 108Hertz Team,” and in the bottom right corner is a white 92NY/DEL 30th anniversary logo. Slide 2: A 30-second video clip of those same participants/students dancing in a studio with wooden floors and a DJ and projector in the background.]

📣 Last chance to join us for 92NY DEL at 30: Celebrating Three Decades of Transforming Dance Education! ⁠ ⁠ 📅 Saturday, April 25 at 5:00PM⁠ 📍 @92ndstreety - Kaufmann Concert Hall⁠ 🎟️ $30⁠ ⁠ At the celebratory event, you will, ⁠ ⁠ 👉 Experience the world premiere of a new DEL Movement Sentence Choir, led by renowned choreographer @ephratasheriedance and DEL Facilitator @tarynvanderhoop ⁠ 👉 Watch @paultaylordance receive the Inaugural Arnhold Dance Education Award⁠ 👉 And enjoy a reception in the Weill Art Gallery⁠ ⁠ Buy your tickets ASAP at @danceedlab ! 🔗⁠ ⁠ 📸 slides 1-2: @ctsushima for @nehlshelbyfilms ; slide 3: @cdugganphoto for @nelshelbyfilms ; @slide 5-6: @jtsuhar // #DanceEducation #DEL30 #DanceEducationLaboratory #DanceForEveryChild #NYCDance⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of five photos featuring various DEL workshops throughout the years at the 92nd Street Y.]

👏 “A world that has more dance in it is a world with better citizens.” 👏 - DEL Founder, @jodyarnhold @jodyarnhold has tirelessly advocated that there is no dance without dance education. Check out these archival videos of Jody teaching at Bridge Community Center and at the “Laban Project” at PS 75 in 1984. 🥹 Join us to celebrate 30 years of supporting dance education and dance for every child on April 25th at @92ndstreety ! 🎟️ Buy your tickets at @danceedlab ! 🔗 🎥: Archival videos of Audio Jody teaching at Bridge Community Center and at the “Laban Project” at PS 75 in 1984; Audio Excerpt from “Detours & Destinations,” with @jodyarnhold & @rabbiingber // #DanceEducation #DanceEducationLabratory #JodyGottfriedArnhold #PowerOfDance #92ndStreetY DemocracyAndDance [Media Description: A 28-second reel featuring old footage of Jody Arnhold and DEL in its earliest days, including children at various schools in NYC dancing and running around gyms and classrooms. Overlaying the video is white captioning.]

🚨 Tomorrow, April 22nd, is the FINAL day to register for "DELving into Embodied Dance History"!⁠ ⁠ 💻 Online & Self-Paced with 2 study options:⁠ ⁠ ✨ Independent Study⁠ ✨ Facilitated Study⁠ ⁠ When you enroll, you get: ⁠ ⁠ 📌 Tools for re-imagining early American modern dance history⁠ 📌 Resources straight from the Jacob's Pillow Archives⁠ 📌 Apply new insights directly to your lesson plans⁠ ⁠ 📆 Course opens April 27! ⁠ ⁠ Sign up at @danceedlab ! 🔗 ⁠ (Facilitated by: @annbiddle and @fsantorelli )⁠ ⁠ 📸 @ctsushima for @nelshelbyfilms // #DELCommunity #ModernDance #DanceEducation #JacobsPillow #92NY #DanceHistory⁠ ⁠ [Media Description: A carousel of two light blue graphics with black text. Slide 1: A photo of DEL participants mid-workshop, in a wide stance with their arms arced up to the ceiling. Below it is black text that reads, "Embodied Dance History!" Slide 2: Black text that contains essential course information, and below that is a black 92NYDEL logo and black text that reads, "danceedlab.com"]

“The freedom to celebrate what it means to be human drives every aspect of our educational offerings.” — Michael Novak, Artistic Director, @paultaylordance We are thrilled to honor @paultaylordance as the recipient of the inaugural Arnhold Dance Education Award. 🎉 The Arnhold Dance Education Award, presented by @jodyarnhold and the Arnhold Foundation, was designed to honor an individual or institution whose work has made extraordinary contributions to dance education. We will present the inaugural Arnhold Dance Education Award at our 30th anniversary celebration on April 25th at @92ndstreety ! 🎊 We hope you’ll join us! RSVP at @danceedlab ! 🔗 🎥 DEL’s Movement Sentence Choir with @paultaylordance filmed by @nelshelbyfilms for @vaildancefest 2025 // #PaulTaylorDanceCompany #ModernDanceLegacy #DanceEducation #DanceHistory #ArnholdDanceEducationAward [Media Description: A 25-second reel featuring footage from DEL’s Movement Sentence Choir with Paul Taylor Dance Company at Vail Dance Festival. Overlaying the video is white text that contains a quote from PTDC’s Artistic Director, Michael Novak.]