{"id":10,"date":"2025-07-14T14:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dremilygray.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:14:50","slug":"elementor-10","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a9b77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51a9b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"desktop-banner\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876db3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"876db3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32c194 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f32c194\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73507ae e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73507ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef6185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef6185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#bio\">Bio<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a657119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a657119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#work\">Work<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021e03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"021e03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94adba e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d94adba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f5bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9f5bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#teaching\">Teaching<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7affc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7affc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#books\">Learn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a43a1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a43a1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9103944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9103944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">shaping innovative, impactful dance \ninstruction &amp; educator training<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e633178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e633178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ca4a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86ca4a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"mobile-banner\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e692f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e692f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882a47d e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"882a47d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26e193 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f26e193\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd90096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd90096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Home<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1aa1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1aa1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bio<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c137de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c137de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Work<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0499cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0499cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Learn<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc6062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fc6062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Background-Squiggle.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a280535 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a280535\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83384f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d83384f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">shaping innovative, impactful dance \ninstruction &amp; educator training<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f885c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99f885c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9268c8 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9268c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"bio\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8dcdd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8dcdd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Left-Inline.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Left-Inline.png 987w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Left-Inline-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Left-Inline-768x782.png 768w, https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Left-Inline-300x305.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a5693 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1a5693\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bba12b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bba12b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a683c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a683c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Emily K. Gray<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b603b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b603b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ed.D., MFA<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98924d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98924d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dr. Emily K. Gray is a renowned dance educator, choreographer, and scholar whose distinguished career bridges K-12, higher education, and professional performance. With a doctorate from Vanderbilt and a passion for research-driven pedagogy, she leads the field in shaping innovative, impactful dance instruction and educator training nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604e040 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"604e040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8329f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d8329f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Companies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ad99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d12ad99\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672ba13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"672ba13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"programs-section\">\r\n  <div class=\"programs-grid\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- CDA -->\r\n    <div class=\"program-card\">\r\n      <div class=\"program-image\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-28-at-4_40_20-AM.avif\" alt=\"CDA Logo\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"program-content\">\r\n        <h3 style=\"font-size:32px !important;\">CDA<\/h3>\r\n        <p style=\"font-size:18px !important;\">CDA is an after-school based dance and cheerleading program designed for pre-school through middle school students.<\/p>\r\n        <a style=\"font-size:22px;\" class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/campusdanceacademy.com\/\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Dance Dots -->\r\n    <div class=\"program-card\">\r\n      <div class=\"program-image\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dremilykgray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-dance-dots-_logo_square.avif\" alt=\"The Dance Dots Logo\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"program-content\">\r\n        <h3 style=\"font-size:32px !important;\">The Dance Dots<\/h3>\r\n        <p style=\"font-size:18px !important;\">The Dance Dots is a choreographic and classroom management system designed for dance teachers, music teachers, and all instructors who work with children in a movement capacity.<\/p>\r\n        <a style=\"font-size:22px;\" class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedancedots.com\/\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9dfe1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b9dfe1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81b31b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a81b31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"work\"  class=\"band band--research light\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <h2 class=\"h2\">Selected Work & Research<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"subhead\">Research-driven projects at the intersection of dance education, leadership, and learning.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cards\">\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <h3 class=\"h3\">Dancing Towards Progress<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"meta\">Vanderbilt University \u00b7 Mixed-methods study<\/p>\n        <p>How do independent dance studio owners define and pursue success? Grounded in McClelland\u2019s Theory of Needs\u2026<\/p>\n        <a class=\"cta\" href=\"#dissertation\">Learn more<\/a>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"card\">\n        <h3 class=\"h3\">Festival Community Study<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"meta\">Cultural Engagement (2023)<\/p>\n        <p>Ethnographic fieldwork revealed patterns that strengthened audience connection and accessibility\u2026<\/p>\n        <a class=\"cta\" href=\"#festival\">What we learned<\/a>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"research-tags\">\n      <span class=\"tag\">Motivation & leadership<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tag\">Organizational learning<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tag\">Arts entrepreneurship<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tag\">Teacher training<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tag\">Program evaluation<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tag\">Embodied learning<\/span>\n      <span class=\"tag\">Retrieval cues<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    <!-- Elegant reveal panels -->\n<div 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instructional confidence<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Takeaway:<\/strong> align PD with real motivations for sustainable, purpose-driven studios<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n  <!-- Festival -->\n  <section class=\"reveal\" id=\"festival\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    <button class=\"reveal__close\" aria-label=\"Close\">\u00d7<\/button>\n    <div class=\"reveal__inner\">\n      <header class=\"reveal__hdr\">\n        <h3 class=\"reveal__title\">Cultural Engagement \u2014 Festival Community Study (2023)<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"reveal__meta\">Ethnographic research \u00b7 participant observation + interviews<\/p>\n      <\/header>\n      <div class=\"reveal__grid\">\n        <div>\n          <p>Restructure-phase fieldwork surfaced participation patterns and access barriers.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"reveal__bullets\">\n          <li>Recommendations improved audience connection & inclusivity<\/li>\n          <li>Actionable changes 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