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DA:NCE Newsletter – May 2020
What Do The Experts Say About Hypersexualization:
In 2020, alongside the coronavirus pandemic, the cultural media onslaught continues to give us the message that the hypersexualization of children is normal.

Hypersexualization, Hegemony and Me
by Susan P. Lloyd Last October, I was on a flight from SFO to Miami, FL to present at the National Dance Educators’ Conference. I

Is Your Child Being Groomed for Sexual Exploitation?
by Kristen A. Jenson, M.A. “The girls come to the set ‘porn-ready’” remarked one pornographer, as he commented on the changes he saw in the

Center Stage Dance Academy
One of the goals of the DA:NCE is to highlight dance organizations we feel embody healthy dance. We are pleased to present: Center Stage Dance

NCOSE and Corona: DA:NCE Reflections
Hi friends. Right now I’m ‘Singing in the Rain’ and I mean that literally. It’s raining outside. The pandemic we are experiencing has us all

Presenting a New DA:NCE Resource-‘Healthy or Harmful Children’s Dance: What Do the Experts Say About Hypersexualization?’
Do you have 20 minutes? It’s time for a showing of our new DA:NCE resource. Grab some pop-corn and educate yourself as you watch ‘Healthy

2020 Sexualized Superbowl Halftime Show: What Does the Research Say?
“Over the past decade, the sexualisation of children has become a fiercely debated topic around the globe, with national inquiries recently conducted in the United

DA:NCE Newsletter – January 2020
We have captured national experts on film with solid information as to why hypersexualized children’s dance is harmful.

The Dance Foundation
One of the goals of the DA:NCE is to highlight dance organizations we feel embody healthy dance. We are pleased to present: The Dance Foundation

The Dance of Innocence Restored
By Danielle Freitag, LADC | December 2019 There once was a little girl who loved to sing and dance. At first, she would twirl around

Sneak Peek: ‘Healthy or Harmful Children’s Dance: What Do the Experts Say About Hypersexualization?’
It’s November 2019. Thanksgiving is a wonderful month that allows me to take time to reflect over many blessings for DA:NCE! I am so thankful!

Why are we doing this to children?
In the yet unreleased opening of ‘Harmful or Healthy Children’s Dance: What do the Experts say about hypersexualization?’ Kristen Jenson shares her heart with a