July 7-10, 2025
In-Person
DEL Dance for Early Childhood
Time: 10 am - 4 pm ET
Pricing: $450 until June 18 / $500 after
Location: In-Person at the 92nd Street Y, New York (NYC)
Instructors:
Deborah Damast with Erin Lally and Daria Fitzgerald, and esteemed guests Godfrey Muwulya and Milteri Tucker
DEL’s Dance for Early Childhood Curriculum encourages learning through play, providing a stimulating, multi-sensory, and nurturing community for diverse young learners to discover their innate movement capacity.
Participants in this course will gain experience in creating developmentally appropriate dance lessons and activities for children ages 3-7 years old. Interactive and participatory, this course will cover the following topics: developmentally appropriate lessons and content for early childhood, developmental patterns and the sensory system, games and short activities, basics of early childhood dance lesson planning, applied LMA vocabulary as a springboard for dance learning and lesson plan organization, strategies for effective teaching, and collaborative lesson planning with peers.
Dates: July 7-10, 2025 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Facilitators: Deborah Damast with Erin Lally and Daria Fitzgerald, and esteemed guests Godfrey Muwulya and Milteri Tucker
Pricing: $450 until June 18 / $500 after
Credits: Students may take this in-person course for SUNY Empire State University credit for a separate and additional fee, and will receive 4 undergraduate credits.
Educators can also receive New York State CTLE credits for completed DEL courses.
Discounts:
- NYCDOE dance specialists get 50% off every DEL course.
- NYCDOE common branch teachers get 10% off every DEL course.
- NYCDOE Arnhold New Teachers get DEL courses free for their first and second year teaching in the DOE.
Scholarships: Scholarships are available through 92NY. General 92NY scholarship information and applications.
QUESTIONS? Please reach out to [email protected].
Must register by Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
Photo by Christopher Duggan.
Meet Your Instructors
Deborah Damast
Deborah Damast (BFA Dance, SUNY Purchase, MA Dance Education, NYU, DEL Certificate) is Associate Professor and Program Director of Dance Education at NYU Steinhardt where in addition to teaching, she is Artistic Director of concerts, Kaleidoscope Dancers, and the Uganda study abroad program. Deborah is the Past-President of the New York...
Erin Lally
Erin Lally (BFA, MA) is the Director of the Dance Education Laboratory at 92NY. Since 2002, Erin has taught dance in public schools, studio, and community settings, sharing her love of dance with children, educators, and families. She taught with Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA where she served as...
Daria Fitzgerald
Daria Fitzgerald (M.A., Dance Education, New York University, Professional Dance Teacher Certification, New York State) is the Associate Director of Early Childhood Dance at Harkness Dance Center, 92NY. In this role, Daria leads Harkness Dance Center’s initiative to grow early childhood dance programs across the organization and beyond, teaches early...
Godfrey Muwulya
Master East African Teacher and performing Artist, and teacher and player of East African traditional instruments, Godfrey Muwulya began training as a dancer and musician in his native Uganda in primary school at the age of five years. He joined Ndere Troupe, Uganda's cultural ambassadors to the world, as their...
Milteri Tucker
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Milteri Tucker holds degrees in Dance, Biology, and Chemistry as well as a Masters Degree in Dance Education from New York University. She is the founder and artistic director of Bombazo Dance Co. Ms. Tucker has apprenticed and performed with Bomba elders and distinguished families in...