Dance Educators Training Institute
Summer 2025
Transform Your Teaching with Dance: Join DETI 2025!
Are you looking to provide your students with a transformative dance experience and don’t know where to begin? Do you want to immerse yourself in dance styles from diverse cultures—all in one place? Then join us for the Dance Educators Training Institute (DETI) in June 2025!
Why Attend DETI?
DETI 2025 introduces a dynamic, revamped format featuring:
- Six Dance Styles: From Indian dance traditions to Southern Hip Hop and Caribbean Social Dance
- Workshops: Including culturally responsive teaching methods, dance composition, and mindfulness practices
- Community-Building: Collaborate with educators, administrators, and dance enthusiasts
- Diversity-Focused Learning: Explore racial equity and inclusion through dance
Featured sessions include:
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- Ballet/Modern for Aging Dancers
- Caribbean Social Dance
- Drumming
- Cumbia
- Indian Dance (Before Bollywood)
- Southern Hip Hop
Engage with DEI and Self-Care
DETI’s mission goes beyond dance techniques. Each day offers workshops in:
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Mindfulness and Self-Care Practices
- Dance History and Ritualistic Wellness
Each session culminates in activities designed to promote holistic self-care while navigating cultural differences in an ever-changing world.
Date and time
June 17 and 18, 2025
9:00am-5:30pm EDT
Join us for our 18th annual Dance Educators Training Institute (DETI) in partnership with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) and Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). This event embodies wellness in education by focusing on educators’ needs to care for themselves and their students. DETI 2025 will support wellbeing, broaden perspectives, and, of course, keep you moving.
Meet the Artists
Dr. Adrienne Clancy
Co-director
Bayardo Martinez Jr.
Cumbia Dance
Clarence Brooks
Ballet/Modern Dance
Darryl Pilate
Co-director
Erica Rae Smith
Caribbean Social Dance
James Gummer
Drumming
In addition to percussion, James also teaches Tai Chi and meditation. He’s a hoodie enthusiast and huge fan of naps.
Melinda Blomquist
Co-director
Neo Lynch
Southern HipHop
Sheila Oak Maggin
Bollywood Dance
Tim Cowart
Momentum-based partnering