WVDEO Board

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WVDEO President

Jefferson High School Dance Educator and Dance Department Director

BA Elementary K-8 Shepherd University

Endorsement Social Studies 5-8         

Christa is in her 13th year of teaching dance at Jefferson High School in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, where she runs a dance program which includes around 80 students, Dance I-IV classes and an auditioned ensemble called Charisma that performs at school, local, regional, state and national events. 

Christa was selected as the 2017 WVAHPERD Dance Teacher of Year and serves on the West Virginia Department of Education Arts Alive Planning Team and as dance chair for SHAPEWV. She was selected to be a part of the WVDE Arts Standards Revision Work group for the rewriting of the WV Dance Standards in 2017.  She also has presented at several WVAHPERD/SHAPEWV State Conferences.  

Christa has attended two week-long WVU Summer Dance Teacher Academies where she received professional development and certificate from DEL (Dance Education Lab NYC) and graduate level college credits for recertification through WVU, a week long Integrating Science and Dance course at West Liberty University and  two NDEO National Conferences, as well as, numerous workshops, sessions and master classes at NHSDF, RHSDF and WVDF to continue growth as a dancer, artist and educator. Christa plans to pursue her master of arts degree in curriculum and instruction, dance education or arts integration. She is passionate about dance for all and advocating for dance education in all WV schools K-12. 

WVDEO Past President

WVU Associate Professor of Dance

WVU Area Coordinator, Dance
PhD – State University of New York-Albany
MFA – University of Washington-Seattle
BFA – Juilliard School
Dr. Yoav Kaddar is the director of the WVU Dance Program, the WVU Summer Dance Academy and president and founding member of the WV Dance Education Organization. He received his BFA from The Juilliard School, his MFA from University of Washington, Seattle, and his PhD in Educational Administration from the University at Albany, NY. He

has been a member of the Jose Limon, Paul Taylor and Pilobolus dance companies to name a few. Dr. Kaddar has choreographed over 60 works for dance and theatre, is a Fulbright Scholar, and teaches nationally and abroad. He has been a member of the American College Dance Association Board of Directors, served on the US Fulbright Selection Committee for the Arts and most recently has been elected as the next President of the National Dance Education Organization.

WVDEO Vice President

Bio coming soon!

WVDEO Communications Liaison

Adjunct Dance Faculty, West Liberty University

Dance Instructor, Turn It Out Dance Academy

MA, Dance Education & Ballet Pedagogy, NYU/ABT

BS, Exercise Physiology, West Liberty University      

Jill Warren, MA, directs the Dance Minor at West Liberty University, teaches at TURN IT OUT Dance Academy in Bellaire, OH, and teaches dance outreach in Ohio County Schools.  She holds an MA in Teaching Dance in the Professions & Ballet Pedagogy from New York University and American Ballet Theatre, and a BS in Exercise Physiology from West Liberty University.  While at NYU, Jill studied under Dr. Susan Koff, Deborah Damast, Patricia Cohen, and Barry Blumenfeld, and at American Ballet Theatre under Raymond Lukens, Franco De Vita, and Harriet Clark.  Jill has also taken classes from Frank Hatchett, Luigi, and Twyla Tharp, to name a few.    Jill’s choreography has been performed at the University of Kentucky, West Liberty University, New York University, and various private sector dance studios throughout West Virginia and Ohio.    Jill’s students have been accepted to the ABT Summer Intensive, and Chloe & Maud Arnold’s Sole Talk Youth Tap Ensemble.  She has also presented at the WV SHAPE conference.  Along with her MA in Teaching Dance in the Professions, Jill is an American Ballet Theatre ® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT ® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 7 and Partnering of the ABT ® National Training Curriculum.  She is also a member of the National Dance Education Organization and West Virginia Dance Education Organization.

WVDEO Treasurer

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WVDEO Communications Liaison

MA – International Development American University

Certification in Social Innovation for Global

Impact – American University

BA – Dance, West Virginia University

BA – International Development, West Virginia University   

Victoria, a native of West Virginia, started dancing at the age of 2 at a private studio in Inwood, West Virginia. She attended Jefferson High School in Shenandoah Junction, where she was involved in the dance program and performance team. While at West Virginia University, Victoria participated in multiple study abroad opportunities, including the "Dance Abroad" program in Guatemala. She taught at Lil Jammaz Studio in Morgantown and occasionally served as a guest teacher at Jefferson High School, where she choreographed for the student's Spring Showcase. In completing her graduate program in May of 2023, Victoria developed a practicum project to address the lack of dance education access for K-8 public school students in West Virginia. In partnership with West Virginia Dance Education Organization, Victoria is advocating for dance education by establishing an online advocacy package structured as a website. This package will be shared amongst state actors and agencies to encourage the implementation of dance education within the West Virginia Board of Education's statewide curriculum and standards. This package's creation and utilization will work toward ensuring equal access for all students wishing to pursue dance education within the West Virginia public school system.

WVDEO National Honor Society Coordinator

Bio coming soon!