FULL FOR 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR Jordan Dehline Burt

CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: jordan_dehline@yahoo.com
Phone: 2536327008
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BACKGROUND
Art Form: Dance
Experience: 10 years as a Teaching Artist in MCPS through SPARK! Arts and The CoMotion Dance Project 20 years experience teaching studio dance
UM Adjunct Instructor of courses Creative Dance in K-8 and Children's Dance
Performed with Bare Bait Dance, Headwaters Dance Company, and The CoMotion Dance Project
Co-Author of Dance Integration: 36 Dance Lesson Plans for Science and Mathematics
BFA in Dance

RAPID-FIRE Q/A
Three words to describe you? Passionate, patient, wiggly

What was your first arts "aha" moment, including how old were you? I don't remember NOT dancing. But I have always known that giving it up would be like giving up breathing.

Why are you a teaching artist? My ballet teacher growing up changed my life and I know there is potential that I could make that impact on a child.

In five words or less, why do you love your art form? Movement. Expression. Body as instrument.

Finish the sentence: "Because of Arts Ed..." I became who I was meant to be.

What does success look like during your residency? Children trying new things, moving and expressing themselves in many ways, and integrating understanding of concepts.

What’s an important life skill you gained through the arts? Body Awareness

Who is an artist that changed your life? Karen Kaufmann

If you were entering a talent show, what would be your specific talent? Attracting cats!

Do you have a secret (or not so secret) obsession? Hiking