Join CSU Dance faculty, regional educators, and guests for four days of interactive workshops and presentations exploring strategies and tools for integrating movement at all levels of learning.

Colorado State University's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance invites pK-12 educators and administrators from across Colorado to explore integrating movement and dance into the general classroom. Guest presenters, community leaders in education, and CSU faculty provide tools and practices to reach more diverse learners, including sessions around social and emotional learning, culturally relevant pedagogy, trauma-informed teaching, mindfulness, and teacher wellness. We connect educators to brainstorm and collaborate on ways to meet the needs of their students and enhance the culture of learning in our schools.

2026 Theme:

With the continually shifting perspectives and parameters of our world, we come together to remember the energy of abundance and reciprocity, the power of symbiotic relationships, synchronicity, and holding space for the multitudes of human experience.

Seminar Topics

• Movement fundamentals with cross-curricular focus and integrated lesson plan ideas
• Tools for social emotional learning & regulation
• Movement for addressing Child Traumatic Stress, Youth Mental Health, Positive Behavior Supports
• Mindfulness practices for students and teachers
• Improvisational practices to support inclusion, equity and learning
• Culturally responsive pedagogy & restorative practices
• Music and movement integration

Presenters/Guests:

Join CSU Dance faculty, regional educators, and guest presenter Ann Biddle to explore strategies and tools for integrating movement at all learning levels.

Ann Biddle  Director of DEL at Jacob’s Pillow, and DEL Professional Learning and Curriculum Senior Consultant for DEL 92NY. Ms. Biddle was a Fulbright Scholar in dance in Costa Rica and taught at the National University in Ghana. She is a doctoral student in the Dance Education Ed.D. program at Teachers College, and her research focuses on transformative adult learning, multimodal embodied reflective practice, and teacher identity. Ms. Biddle’s teen dance mentoring program is featured in the 2022 documentary film, PS Dance! The Next Generation streaming on PBS. She is a current Fulbright Specialist and has led multiple teacher training and has been in the fields of dance and dance education for the past 35 years. Ms. Biddle is currently on faculty at UMASS/Amherst in the Dance Department. She is the Founding Faculty of DEL 92NY (1995 – present), intensives in China (2024, 2025). Ms. Biddle is the 2023 recipient of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) Outstanding Leadership in Dance Education Award in PK-12. (B.A., English Literature, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Kenyon College and M.A., Dance Education, Teachers College, Columbia University)  www.abiddledance.com