Freddie Thompson-Esters, NDS President-elect

Fran Meyer, Executive Director of the National Dance Society, chats with Today in Dance about the Leadership Academy.

Judy Clark, as part of the Leadership Academy Cohort 2, wi working with her local community on a project that supports the mission of the National Water Dances project.

Danielle Laurion discusses the successes and challenges she encountered while planning the 2023 National Dance Society Conference in Omaha, Nebraska and turning lessons learned into a guidebook for future planners.

Freddie Thompson joins us to discuss her journey with the National Dance Society's Leadership Academy and her time as President-elect of NDS.

BJ Santos, President of the National Dance Society, discusses the partnership between NDS and National Water Dances

Barb Maclam, member of Cohort 2 of the National Dance Society's Leadership Academy shares her project - Dance Louder than Words.

Dawn Davis Loring shares the inspiration behind the Today in Dance project and podcast and shares future plans. Loring is a member of Cohort 2 of the National Dance Society's Leadership Academy.

Dance Appreciation Artists: Choreographer, Director, and Producer Josie Bray appears in my book, Dance Appreciation. Her newest project is Truth: A Bio-Fictional Choreopoem, about Sojourner Truth and the untold stories of other black female resisters, written by playwright Gail Burton.

Nadav Heyman and dancefilmmaking.com want to be the Netflix of dance films. Learn more about his team's exciting project!

The Today in Dance Event Series features dance artists who have upcoming shows and today's feature focuses on Global Water Dances with Austin choreographer Ellen Bartel. She is working with the Shoal Creek Conservancy and you can find out more information on their website at: https://shoalcreekconservancy.org/events/ Go out and enjoy the waterways in Central Texas that keep us cool during the summer!