The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), located in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, was established in 1998 as a national non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

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 supporting dance education

Dance education

Dance Education is a theory of education which heavily incorporates dance, and other forms of artful movement, into the curriculum.Dance education may include the study of formalised dance disciplines:*Classical Ballet*Jazz Dance*Tap Dance*Ballroom Dancing...

 and dance in the United States

Dance in the United States

There is great variety in dance in the United States of America. It is the home of the hip hop dance and its derivative Rock and Roll, and modern square dance and one of the major centers for modern dance...

 generally.

Its background lies in the response to Title IX

Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most...

 (1972), and the Equal Educational Opportunity Act (1974) and the changes to physical education

Physical education

Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

 and sports science

Sports science

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 leading to dance becoming more closely aligned to the performing arts

Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...

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NDEO publishes "The Journal of Dance Education" (JODE) and supports regional activities.

NDEO received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...

(NEA) to support state initiatives to develop and align state and local school district standards, curriculum frameworks, assessments, certification, teacher training, etc. through developing 3-5 year State Plans.