Take Action

WE NEED YOUR VOICE!

Today, more than ever before, children are being hypersexualized in what used to be a safe place – the dance studio. We need you to speak up and speak out against this new trend. Here are some ways you can take action today.

Get Involved

Nominate a Healthy Dance Studio

Do you know (or are you) a dance studio or organization that is committed to using age-appropriate choreography, costumes, and music in children’s dance classes? If so, nominate them (or yourself) for our Healthy Dance Directory! This is a free resource with no cost to participate.

Join the DA:NCE Coalition

As Coalition members, you play a vital role in helping us accomplish our mission by offering advice and recommendations for current and potential DA:NCE initiatives and programs, and by helping us connect with and inform people of our work.

Donate

Your donation can help us:

A donation to DA:NCE will help ensure that children are protected from hypersexualized dance choreography, costumes, and music, and that adults have the education and resources needed to facilitate healthy change in dance studios.

Volunteer

DA:NCE work towards bringing international awareness and education to stop the exploitation through hypersexualization of children in dance. Join our team as a volunteer to help us fulfill our mission through building partnerships, advocating for change and educating the community.

Share Your Story

Share Your DA:NCE Story

The toxic effects of our pornified culture have infiltrated what used to be a safe place for children – the dance studio. Adult choreography that uses provocative poses, adult music that is highly sexual, and adult costumes that exploit children’s bodies have become more and more accepted. At younger and younger ages.

What’s Your DA:NCE Why?

Why are you passionate about protecting the art of childhood dance? Why is it important to you that our culture end the hypersexualization of children through dance? 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. We may use select submissions on social media and other marketing materials to raise awareness around why people feel so strongly about this issue. Join your voice with ours and let’s protect children in dance!

Learn More

Parents and Concerned Adults

The hypersexualization of children in adult costumes, choreography, and music in dance will not stop until parents and concerned adults take action. This type of exploitation is taking place in our communities, our country, and in many countries around the world, making this an international concern. It is crucial we do not allow this type of harmful exploitation to be normalized within this artistic environment.

Dance Community

Dance studio owners and staff are concerned about the media onslaught from dance hypersexualization. In years past, dance studios lacked adequate tools to address the challenges presented by the over-sexualization of children in dance training and performance. But not now. DA:NCE gives teachers practical advice on how to begin a dialogue in their school, studio, or community setting around age-appropriate dance experiences for children.