[Adta] Conference

[Karen K. Bradley]

As someone who has been in the dance education and dance history world 
of late, I will add my kudos to the organizers and say how deeply 
touched and enriched I feel after spending such quality time with DMTs! 
(Debbie, Arlynne, Sharon, Jody, Cathy, Suzi, Nancy, Meg, Susan, Paul, 
Emily, Susan I., Stacey, Marylee, Rachel, Ellen, Elissa, Robin, and 
everyone else--you each fed me!)

I did not get to very many sessions, but found the poster session 
wonderful, the encounters amazing, the reunions healing, and the 
movement choir simply lovely.  (Marylee, you are just so wonderful!)

I would like to thank Ellen Yacoe for being my partner in presenting the 
advocacy work we do and to encourage all of you to get involved with 
this at the national, state or local levels. I know Ellen would agree 
that we can be mutually supportive in these efforts and are willing to 
share what we know at any time.

I'm sorry particularly that we did not get to do some sort of joint 
research session with NDEO and ADTA, since both organizations are 
dealing with similar questions about methodologies, funding, and 
directions.  Maybe that is something we can plan to do on an ad hoc 
basis. I would be happy to faciltiate such a conversation, either online 
or in a mini-conference.

And to the Laban folks who came to the confab, thank you for your 
honesty and commitment to this work, and let's keep talking and moving 
together!

Karen Bradley