Watch DT+ Teacher Talk: “What Audition Panels Are Looking For”

Watch this hour-long conversation to get the insight you need into providing meaningful dance education for students with disabilities, whether you teach in a K–12 setting, private studio, or community dance program.

Additional resources

Click here to visit Special Education PTAs to gain awareness and information about special education services, educational laws, and community supports to members.

Browse this list of federal laws that protect people with disabilities.

Top 3 takeaways from the speakers

Sandra Stratton-Gonzalez

• See the child. Embrace the child. Lift up their responses. Incorporate their movement choices into the work you do with them. 
• Be flexible. Write a lesson plan and be ready to pivot. Build your toolkit in a way that allows you to pivot constantly.
• Provide multiple entry points to everything—every dance step, idea, lesson.

Agnes McConlogue Ferro

• Know your village, build your village, and don’t hesitate to ask questions about how to maximize a child’s participation.
• Learn the child in front of you. Give children an opportunity to respond in a way that is available to them.
• Free yourself up. Don’t be stuck to a certain approach. Know that it’s okay to make changes that empower the children.

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