Nicole Robinson (BS/MA) is a dancer, teacher, choreographer and dance education advocate from Riverside, CA.  She is the dance specialist for the Fontana Unified School district leading professional development projects and workshops for teachers grades K-6 and is the lead teacher for the FUSD Dance Collaborative which provides dance education for students in grades PK-8 grades. In 2015, she was named California League of Teachers' Teacher of the Year for Region 10 and was named the 2017 Carlston Family Foundation Teacher of the Year.  She has served as a team lead for the California Arts Standards Revision Committee in Dance and is a teacher leader for the California Arts Project.  Currently, Nicole is the past president for the California Dance Education Association which is the statewide professional organization for California dance educators. She has served as a committee member for the National Dance Education Organization’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access advisory.  Currently, she serves as a content manager for the National Dance Education Organization’s Connected Arts Network.