Dance Teacher magazine has made of Teachers College faculty member Barbara Bashaw the cover story of its March/April issue.
Bashaw (Ed.D. 鈥�11, M.A. 鈥�96) is the College鈥檚 Arnhold Professor of Practice in Dance Education, director of its dance education doctoral program, and executive director of its newly launched Arnhold Institute for Dance Education Research, Policy & Leadership. The story, by Kathryn Holmes, describes her as 鈥渁 pioneer鈥� in dance education and 鈥渁n inspiring force in teacher training鈥� who uses her past experience as a public school teacher as 鈥渁 touchstone.鈥�
In the story, Bashaw articulates her vision for building 鈥渁n international community with a shared interest in dance teaching and learning鈥� 鈥� a goal, she says, that will require 鈥渄eveloping researchers and championing research that will push public policy.鈥�
Barbara always says, 鈥楥hildren are not waiting to be artists. They are artists.鈥�
鈥擩ody Gottfried Arnhold
The piece also quotes New York City dance teacher, advocate and benefactor Jody Gottfried Arnhold (M.A. 鈥�73), who with her husband, John, funded creation of TC鈥檚 doctoral program and dance institute with gifts totaling nearly $11 million.
鈥淏arbara always says, 鈥楥hildren are not waiting to be artists. They are artists,鈥欌�� says Arnhold, who receives a separate shout-out in the editor鈥檚 note that opens the magazine鈥檚 March/April issue. 鈥淏ut she also sees how dance education nurtures children as learners, as human beings and as citizens.鈥�
[Click to read Dance Teacher鈥檚 profile of Barbara Bashaw. On TC鈥檚 website, read stories about the doctoral program in dance education and the Arnhold Institute.]