DA:NCE Newsletter – September 2023
DA:NCE Newsletter – September 2023 Announcing our $5,000 She Loves to Move Winner! Months of hard work, dedication and celebration of healthy, age-appropriate children’s dance have led us to this moment: the announcement of our $5,000 She Loves to Move Call for Choreography Winner! Throughout 2023, thousands of individuals were touched by the DA:NCE Awareness […]
Preventing Child Sex Abuse
Guest Article: Cordisco & Saile LLC; a law firm that is dedicated to helping victims of child sex abuse. Below is an excerpt from an article they wrote about protecting children from Sexual Abuse. Preventing Child Sex Abuse The responsibility to protect children from sexual abuse falls to all adults around them, including counselors, teachers, […]
How Hyper-Sexualized Children Can Become Sexually Addicted Adults – The Connection Between Hyper-Sexualization and Porn Addiction
Guest Blogger: Tamara Kelly Hyper-sexualization and porn addiction are two issues that are becoming increasingly prevalent in our society. The hypersexualization of women and children in media and advertising has become so normal that it is often not even noticed or questioned. This has led to a culture where women and children are objectified and […]
Barefoot Dance Center
One of the goals of the DA:NCE is to highlight organizations we feel embody healthy dance. We are pleased to present: Barefoot Dance Center, located in West Park, New York. At Barefoot Dance Center, we guide the “whole dancer.” Our students include people of all ages who are curious learners in search of their own […]
Protecting Our Children: How to Identify and Address Hypersexualization in Dance
Guest Article: Artem Maksimenko Childhood is a time of innocence, exploration, and discovery, and this should extend to all areas of a child’s life, including dance. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing trend toward the hypersexualization of children in dance. As parents, educators, or concerned adults, it’s essential to understand how to […]
Healthy Versus Harmful Dance Environments: Stopping Harm and Supporting Joy Through Effective Challenges
Guest Article: Erin Sanchez How can we ensure as teachers that we create healthy environments for young dancers who want to dance as a professional career? I believe that all of us who are working with dancers have a responsibility to create environments that will not only protect them from harm but will also give […]
DA:NCE Newsletter – May 2023
DA:NCE Newsletter – May 2023 Time is running out! Our deadline for $5,000 Call for Choreography Challenge is June 30Today, we want to introduce you to Marlita Hill, a dance educator who will be selecting the winner of our Choreography Challenge. Click Here to take a look at this video featuring Mary Bawden and Marlita Hill. Want […]
Stage Door Dance Productions
Stage Door Dance Productions is dedicated to age-appropriate dance in Raleigh, North Carolina. They seek to encourage their dancers with instruction in technique, choreography and performance embedded in an environment of community and character. They offer a full schedule of classes in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, acrobatics, acting, and musical theatre for children aged […]
How Upholding and Teaching a Comprehensive Understanding of Consent Protects Our Children from Coercion and Exploitation
“It changed; this is what you are wearing now” the assistant said… “It was me, by myself. I had no one to advocate for me… So, I cleaned myself up, wiped away my tears and went out and did a show” (Chand, 2021). Consent. It is a concept that has always been and continues to […]
Beneath the Surface of Hyper-sexualized Dance in Children
Growing up, I learned to split the light and dark sides of life. My conscious self lived in the light, while my unconscious self lived in the dark. Because no one in my conscious life spoke of this darkness, I too learned to never speak of it and ultimately to forget it entirely. I was […]