CAREER DEVELOPMENT DAY

Presenting Information

Application open

May 11 - Sept 8, 2026

Designed for high school (grades 10–12), undergraduate, and graduate students, the day focuses on exploring pathways for advancing their dance education and pursuing related careers. Participants will engage in workshops led by programs from across New York State and connect with representatives from a diverse range of institutions.

Applications are open to higher education programs of all sizes, as well as performing arts organizations offering professional training or certification. To be eligible, applicants must:

Be a higher education program or performing arts organization offering professional training or certification
Employ at least one full-time faculty member who is an NYSDEA member
Propose a master class, workshop, or similar session for the student Career Development Day

Event scheduling is currently in development, with session lengths anticipated to be approximately 75 minutes. Each participating institution will have the opportunity to present at least once during the day. Additional details will be shared as the schedule is finalized and the number of participating programs is confirmed.

Presenting Institutions Receive

Waived Registration Fees

Presenting faculty for the entire 2027 conference (registration required)

Career Development Day attendance for up to 5 department students

Vendor Table

Free vendor table during the Career Development Day on February 5, 2027.

Advertising

Institution/Department listed in all conference advertising

Institution/Department logo and website link included on the NYSDEA and 2027 conference websites

Advertisement space in our digital conference booklet (horizontal orientation measuring 8h x 5.125w)

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Workshop Information

propose a maximum of 3 workshops per organization

These sessions should serve as representative samples of the program — highlighting its core strengths, distinctive features, or innovative developments — while providing a meaningful and enriching learning experience on its own.

Graduate and doctoral programs may opt to have sessions co-taught by faculty and departmental students, or led exclusively by students, if this approach best reflects the strengths and focus of their program.

Ranking: 1 (most preferred), 2 (second most preferred), 3 (third most preferred)

Session Type: master class, experiential workshop, or other

Session Title

Session Level: beginner, intermediate, or advanced

Intended Audience: high schoolers, undergraduates, graduates, high schoolers & undergraduates, undergraduates & graduates, or open level

Teaching Faculty Information: full name and email address. Educator submitting the application must to be an NDEO/NYSDEA member through February 6, 2027 Department/program teaching faculty of NDEO/NYSDEA institutional member programs do not need to be NDEO/NYSDEA members. Teaching faculty of non-NDEO/NYSDEA institutional member programs must be individual NDEO/NYSDEA members through February 6, 2027.

Session Descriptions: maximum of 800 characters, including spaces per session description

Department Information

for promotional materials

Name

Academic Options

Institution or Department Logo File Upload: Please supply black, white, and color (if applicable) versions. (.jpeg, .jpg, or .png formatting only.)

Institution or Department Advertisement File Upload (.jpeg, .jpg, or .png formatting only, horizontal 8w x 5.125w)

Department url

Reserve Spot