Dance Awareness: No Child Exploited

Protect Children
in dance

Providing education and resources to end exploitation through hypersexualization of children in adult costumes, choreography, and music.

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Current Initiatives

Healthy DA:NCE Directory

Looking for a dance studio that prioritizes the health and well-being of young dancers? The DA:NCE Awareness Healthy Dance Directory is your go-to resource. This free directory highlights studios and organizations dedicated to teaching age-appropriate, healthy children’s dance.
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DA:NCE Coalition

The DA:NCE Coalition is a non-partisan advisory and advocacy arm of DA:NCE Awareness—made up of dance teachers, studio owners, artists, enthusiasts, and caring adults who want to help us.
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Healthy DA:NCE Showcase

We are thrilled to present our inaugural Healthy Dance Concert, a showcase sharing the work of dance organizations and studios across the country that demonstrates the joy and wonder that creative, age-appropriate dance experiences provide for children. The concert will premiere on YouTube the week of November 11th and can be viewed on our website after the premiere.
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My DA:NCE Why

Grab your phone, record a short video or voice recording starting with, ‘My DA:NCE Why is…’, and upload it below. Our collective voices have the power to change hearts and protect children in dance.
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What happened to Children's Dance?

Ready to protect children in dance?

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Parents and Concerned Adults
Dance Community

Latest Blog Posts

DA:NCE Newsletter – September 2025

September 25, 2025

I wrote an article about the hypersexualization of children in dance that was released by a scholarly publication in May 2025 from ‘Dignity Magazine’. The title? ‘The Shift in Children’s Dance: From a Culture of Innocence to a Battlefield of Hypersexualization’.

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Nonpartisan Statement

DA:NCE is a nonpartisan, unifying organization that welcomes input from any individual that values protecting children from hypersexualization in adult costumes, choreography and music inside and outside dance environments.