About the BCDEA

The BC Dance Educators’ Association is an association of teachers dedicated to supporting and promoting quality dance education for all British Columbia students. It is a PSA (provincial specialist association) of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. The association provides a network for dance educators at the Primary, Intermediate and Secondary levels, and provides opportunities for professional development, collaboration, awards, and grants. As a BCDEA member, you will join a network of K-12 dance educators in BC to share ideas and information and be able to participate in the annual conference that offers a variety of workshops and a valuable conference package including notes and videos from all workshops. To become a BCDEA member, you can now register online. Or, register here for the upcoming conference to be automatically registered as a BCDEA member.

2020-2021

Executive & Committee Members

President | Ginger Lidemark (Langley)

Secretary | Zoë Read (Vancouver) 

Treasurer | Allison Murphy (Burnaby)

Webmaster | Menelaine Valencia (Surrey)

Conference Chair | *Position Available

Registrar | *Position Available

Member at Large | Courtney Fleming (Surrey)

Member at Large | Paula Johnson (Korea)

Member at Large | Kim Wolski (Langley)

Member at Large | Cynthia Miller (Vancouver)

Member at Large | Kelly Barnun (Nanaimo)

Member at Large | Sonia Langer (Salt Spring)

Member at Large | Genna Kass (Delta)

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Conference Committee

Cynthia, Ginger & Kelly

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Social Media Commitee

Paula, Courtney & Menelaine

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Scholarship & Teacher Grant Committee

Kim, Allison, Zoë

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Zoom Connections Committee

Sonia, Kelly, Genna & Ginger

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*We are always looking for more members to join our executive team! Our goal is to have at least one representative from every district in BC. If you are interested in helping us help teachers please send an email to