Dance Education History

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  • AAAPE founded

    American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education founded.

  • First dance major program

    Margaret H'Doubler founds the first dance major degre program as the University of Wisconsin

  • Graduate work on dance in education

    Doctoral theses on integrating dance into public school curriculum are written.

  • NDA

    National Dance Association established

  • NEAH

    National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities established by Congress

  • ESEA

    Part of the "war on poverty." Elementary Secondary Education Act passed by Congress

  • Title IX

    Title IX passed in Congress, part of the ESEA

  • EEOA

    Equal Education Opportunity Act passed to merge male and female physical education programs.

  • Goals 2000

    Goals 2000-Educate America Act passed through Congress to reinforce the importance of dance in the education system.

  • NDEO

    HistoryNational Dance Education Organization founded, with national office in Washington D.C.

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, included the arts as one of the core academic areas.