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92Y presents a panel of distinguished artists and educators in conversation on accessibility and inclusion in dance facilitated by Deborah Damast and Ruby Frink.
We will listen and engage in meaningful dialogue regarding appropriate dance class environments and pedagogical skills surrounding accessibility and inclusion in dance. Join us to hear directly from artists with disabilities and leave the panel fueled with new information to apply to your classroom.
Online programs:An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
In-person programs:Please wear a mask unless you are fully vaccinated. Adults must be fully vaccinated in order to attend an in-person 92Y Talk, Concert or other full-capacity performance. Your vaccination status will be checked upon arrival.
Deborah Damast (BFA Dance, SUNY Purchase, MA Dance Education, NYU, DEL Certificate) is Associate Professor and Program Director of Dance Education at NYU Steinhardt where in addition to teaching, she is Artistic Director of concerts, Kaleidoscope Dancers, and the Uganda study abroad program. Deborah is the Past-President of the New York State Dance Education Association, has served on the boards of NYSDEA, NDEO, Dance Education in Practice Journal, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company and is a member of the NDEO Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access IDEA committee. She is on faculty ...
Deborah Damast (BFA Dance, SUNY Purchase, MA Dance Education, NYU, DEL Certificate) is Associate Professor and Program Director of Dance Education at NYU Steinhardt where in addition to teaching, she is Artistic Director of concerts, Kaleidoscope Dancers, and the Uganda study abroad program. Deborah is the Past-President of the New York State Dance Education Association, has served on the boards of NYSDEA, NDEO, Dance Education in Practice Journal, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company and is a member of the NDEO Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access IDEA committee. She is on faculty at LREI/Little Red Schoolhouse, Dance Education Laboratory, and The Yard and has directed programs at Peridance, Steffi Nossen, Harvey School Cavalier Camp, The Yard Kids Do Dance, OBT Exposed, Deborah facilitates Professional Learning for teachers through the NYC Department of Education, 92Y DEL, and PKFCC Pre-K for all and has contributed to the NYC Blueprint for the Arts, Dance and the DEL Early Childhood model. She has presented at numerous conferences and festivals including at NDEO, NYSDEA, ACDFA, CUNY, Kymabogo Music Education in Uganda and her choreography has been shown at over 40 venues in NYC including Ailey Citigroup, Peridance, World Financial Center, Riverside Church, Judson Church, Symphony Space, Cooper Union, 92Y, 14St Y, Skirball Theatre, and internationally in Japan, Uganda, Korea, Italy, and Canada. Deborah has taught for the Education Departments of Oregon Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet and has written curriculum for Peridance, Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, DEL, NYCB, and the NYC DOE. Deborah is a recipient of the 2009 NYU GSU Star Faculty Award, the 2010 NDEO Outstanding Dance Educator Award: Higher Education, and the 2020 Dance Teacher Magazine Award for Higher Education. She participated in Motion Capture studies at NYU, collaborated with Music and Music Technology, and at NYU was a co-recipient of grants for Dance Literacy and Data Literacy, Professional Development, and the 2020 Diversity Innovation grant. Deborah is thrilled to return to facilitate another workshop at DEL with colleagues and collaborators from Uganda and the United States.
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Ruby Frink (M.A. Dance Education, New York University, B.F.A. Dance, University of Minnesota Twin Cities) is a NYCDOE K-8 Dance teacher at a school in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn …
Ruby Frink (M.A. Dance Education, New York University, B.F.A. Dance, University of Minnesota Twin Cities) is a NYCDOE K-8 Dance teacher at a school in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn. She is the Arts Coordinator at her school, and the District Dance Facilitator under the direction of the superintendent’s office. Ruby is the assistant director and dance company member of Kim Elliott Dance Company; a company of dance educators. She is an alumna of New York University where she was honored to receive an award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Dance Education. She is also an alumna of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities where she received the Daniel Shapiro Award in Dance. Ruby worked as a Pre-K assistant teacher in Chanhassen, Minnesota where she incorporated the Arts to her students and school. This is Ruby’s first year working with DEL, she is eager and excited to learn, create, and share.