{"id":3,"name":"Mary Naftal","url":"","description":"Mary Naftal is the owner and artistic Director of Dance Connection in Islip, New York. With over 40 years of teaching experience, Mary holds a degree in Early Childhood Education from Long Island University. Her work as an arts educator has been recognized with an inclusion in \"Who's Who Among America's Teachers\" and being named a \"Teacher in the Spotlight\" in Dance Studio Life Magazine.  She is a long-standing member of Dance Educators of America, and a member of the National Dance Education Organization and the New York State Dance Educators Association.","link":"https:\/\/blog.pennyprima.com\/author\/marynaftal\/","slug":"marynaftal","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/blog.pennyprima.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4220_MaryNaftal-150x150.jpeg","48":"https:\/\/blog.pennyprima.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4220_MaryNaftal-150x150.jpeg","96":"https:\/\/blog.pennyprima.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4220_MaryNaftal-150x150.jpeg"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.pennyprima.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.pennyprima.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}