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DA:NCE Newsletter – January 2025
View this email in your browser DA:NCE Newsletter – January 2025 ‘Healthy DA:NCE Showcase’: New Ideas Become 2 Ideas We’re thrilled to share our

Australia’s Stance On Child Exploitation In Dance
The sexualisation of children in dance is an issue that has been growing exponentially in Western culture. The lack of regulation, combined with the influence

J’Adore Dance
J’Adore Dance, located in Midlothian, Virginia, has been training children to dance since 2010. Their mission emphasizes creating unforgettable experiences for all to enjoy through

Promoting Healthy, Age-Appropriate Choreography and Costumes in Children’s Dance Competitions
As those who engage with the work of DA:NCE Awareness: No Child Exploited will know, there is a growing trend towards the hypersexualization of children’s

Safe and healthy dance practice: A fundamental approach
In being asked to write for the DA:NCE newsletter I thought long and hard about what the focus of this article should be. Of course,

Gifts to Flavor Your Heart: CESE Summit and Dance for Life
Christmas is a season to share gifts that will flavor your heart. At Christmas, the flavors we usually think of belong to goodies like cookies,

‘Healthy DA:NCE Showcase’: New Ideas Become 2 Ideas
At DA:NCE, ‘New Ideas Become 2 Ideas’.First idea. Drum roll. About a year ago the DA:NCE staff began to think about putting together a Healthy

NDEO is a GO
NDEO is a go! The 2024 NDEO Conference(Revitalize: Breathing New Life into Your Dance Programs and Teaching Methods) was a green light that never went

DA:NCE Newsletter – October 2024
DA:NCE Newsletter – October 2024 The Healthy DA:NCE Directory gets the Spotlight Do you know a dance studio or dance organization that is steadfast in

Salome’s Dance: A Biblical Examination of the Dangers of Hypersexualized Dancing
For centuries people have been exploited in various ways. Sadly, this includes the hypersexualization of children in dance. What does this mean? This occurs when

Suzanne’s School of Dance
One of the goals of the DA:NCE is to highlight organizations we feel embody healthy dance. Suzanne’s School of Dance has two locations, both located

Graceful Balance
Dance has long been a physical, mental and spiritual means for children to develop a healthy lifestyle through performing arts. However, we have seen a