Join us for the third annual daCi USA Day of Dance! Now is a great time to get together with the daCi USA family and gear up for the National Gathering in Holland, Michigan next summer!
This online dance event will have all of your daCi favorites: cultural, creative, and community-building dance experiences for all ages and all abilities. This year's event will only be a half-day event and planned, prepared and led by participants in the daCi USA Youth Leadership Program. Proceeds from the event will be used to scholarship these amazing young dancers as they desire to attend the in-person gathering at Hope College in July 2023.
This daCi Day of Dance is open to all members of the daCi USA organization and non-members. Everyone is invited!
Pricing
Member Pricing
- $20 for individual
- $35 for family
Non-member Pricing
- $30 for individual
- $45 for family.
Attend the event with friends!
Some groups may want to bring dancers together in-person at a studio or school to participate in the virtual conference. You or your group may apply for $100 of seed money to support these effots (see details below). The following are specific locations already planning to host in-person opportunities during the days of dance weekend.
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Schedule
Eastern Timezone
12:00 - 12:40 pm EST - Welcome and Opening Gathering (40 minutes)
12:45 - 1:20 pm EST - Breakout Session 1 (30 minutes)
1:25 - 2:00 pm EST - Breakout Session 2 (30 minutes)
2:05 - 2:55 pm EST - Creative Session (50 minutes)
3:00 - 3:30 pm EST - Final Sharing & Reflections
Central Timezone
11:00 - 11:40 am CT - Welcome and Opening Gathering (40 minutes)
11:45 - 12:20 pm CT - Breakout Session 1 (30 minutes)
12:25 - 1:00 pm CT - Breakout Session 2 (30 minutes)
1:05 - 1:55 pm CT - Creative Session (50 minutes)
2:00 - 2:30 pm CT - Final Sharing & Reflections
Mountain Timezone
10:00 - 10:40 am MST - Welcome and Opening Gathering (40 minutes)
10:45 - 11:20 am MST - Breakout Session 1 (30 minutes)
11:25 - 12:00 pm MST - Breakout Session 2 (30 minutes)
12:05 - 12:55 pm MST - Creative Session (50 minutes)
1:00 - 1:30 pm MST - Final Sharing & Reflections
Pacific Timezone
9:00 - 9:40 am PST - Welcome and Opening Gathering (40 minutes)
9:45 - 10:20 am PST - Breakout Session 1 (30 minutes)
10:25 - 11:00 am PST - Breakout Session 2 (30 minutes)
11:05 - 11:55 am PST - Creative Session (50 minutes)
12:00 - 12:30 pm PST - Final Sharing & Reflections
Presenters
Melanie Fillmore
Folk Dance Breakout Session
Melanie Fillmore is coming to you from Springville, Utah about 1 hour south of beautiful Salt Lake City. She has taught dance in both the public and private sectors for the past 30 years. Melanie directed dance programs at both the high school and junior high levels, then later founded her own creative dance studio. Currently she is a district dance specialist and works with teachers and students all over her school district. She has four pretty great kids ages 12-21 and one cool husband she likes a lot. She recently jumped on as the chair of daCi Utah and is excited to dance with you today!
Description: We will be learning 3 playful folk dances, fun for all ages. These “modern folk dances” originated in the last 100 years so are considered “young!” They don’t require specific formations, which is just right for our online dance experience.
Rachel Marie Kimball
Folk Dance Breakout Session
Rachel Marie Kimball is a Dance Educator currently relocating from Utah to Tennessee. She was a BTS Arts dance integration coach for the Nebo School District and the Elementary Dance Representative for UDEO (2021-2022). Rachel is a certified life coach through dance with Promethean Spark International, which has provided her with opportunities to expand her work as a dance educator internationally, connecting her with students and educators in countries such as India, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, and Morocco. She has also enjoyed dancing and being culturally immersed in Mexico, Guatemala, Denmark, Hungary, and most recently Chile. Through her domestic and international work, Rachel is an enthusiastic supporter of culturally responsive and inclusive arts for all ages, presenting diversity with accuracy and authenticity.
Sara Malan-McDonald
ART from Hope Creative Session
My name is Sara Malan-McDonald. I live in Mesa, AZ. I am the mother of five children. I teach dance primarily at the collegiate level in the greater Phoenix Area. I am a member at large for Dance and the Child International and since its inception, almost two years ago, I have functioned as one of the adult mentors to the daCi Youth Leadership program. I believe that everyone who has the desire to dance, has the right to do so. As such, I try to facilitate as many dancing/dance making experiences as I can for other humans. Since 2012, I have hosted 9 awesome regional daCi Days of Dance in the greater Phoenix area.
Description: Explore the visual art works and musical works of Nick Fagan and Sufjan Stevens through movement. Participants will be exposed to the art and art making process and philosophies of Nick Fagan while we move to the backdrop music created by Sufjan Stevens, a Hope College alumni. Fagan’s is the Borgeson Artist-In-Residence at the DuPree Gallery at Hope College in Holland, Michigan until September 22. His Exhibition, Love Hours 2022, is currently on display at the DuPree. We will be using works from this collection to inspire our movement exploration today.
Kathryn Austin
ART from Hope Creative Session
Hi, I am Kathryn Austin and I live in Winter Garden, Florida which is west of Orlando and just north of the Disney parks! I am the mother of three grown children and I teach dance primarily in the private sector. I have a studio that is now in its 33rd year. I also teach in higher education at Palm Beach Atlantic University. I am a member at large for daCi, and continue to be actively involved in committee work with NDEO and I also teach traditional Scottish Highland and National dances. I have been working with daCi Youth Leadership since its inception.
Description: Explore the visual art works and musical works of Nick Fagan and Sufjan Stevens through movement. Participants will be exposed to the art and art making process and philosophies of Nick Fagan while we move to the backdrop music created by Sufjan Stevens, a Hope College alumni. Fagan’s is the Borgeson Artist-In-Residence at the DuPree Gallery at Hope College in Holland, Michigan until September 22. His Exhibition, Love Hours 2022, is currently on display at the DuPree. We will be using works from this collection to inspire our movement exploration today.
daCi Seed Money Information:
If you are comfortable bringing people together in person and need support doing so please complete the Seed Money Application daCi_day_of_dance_