The National Honor Society for Dance Arts™ (NHSDA) is a program of the National Dance Education Organization, created to recognize outstanding artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievement in students studying dance in public and private schools in K-12 education, dance studios, cultural/community centers, performing arts organizations, and post-secondary education. To join MCCA's Chapter of NHSDA a student must be a member of our Pre-Professional Luminary Dance Track to acquire X amount of logged in studio dance class hours per semester, as well as, maintaining a 3.0 GPA
Want information about joining MCCA's chapter of NHSDA? Email our Chapter Representative Jamie McGreevy here.
MCCA is honored to be a member of the The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). NDEO is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to advancing dance education centered in the arts for people of all backgrounds. NDEO provides dance artists, educators, and administrators of all backgrounds a network of resources and support, a base for advocacy and research, and access to professional development opportunities that focus on the importance of dance in the human experience.
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) actively promotes the respect for and value of human diversity within its membership and the professions of dance. In recognition of this basic tenet, NDEO prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, and veteran status relative to participation in, access to, or content of its programs, activities, and publications. NDEO shall not make, condone nor tolerate remarks or inferences, which reflect disrespect, harassment or discrimination against individuals or groups.