DA:NCE Newsletter - January 2023 Now Accepting Submissions: $5,000 Call for Choreography ChallengeIn our last newsletter, we announced the launch of our international call for choreography. Today, we want to remind you that submissions are now being accepted! Our goal with this project is simple: Restore the wonder of children's dance! The art of children's
I started dancing at the age of four in the 1970s and I have been a dance educator since 1991. Becoming a parent of young dancers in the early 2000s allowed me to revisit the dance studio environment with new insight and inspired me to conduct research on contemporary trends in dance training for children
Dance for Joy Ministries is a thriving non-profit organization that offers dance studio classes for children in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, tap, musical theatre, expression worship and banners, strengthening and conditioning, and choreography. They even offer a tap dance class for adults. Their vision is: Transforming the lives of dancers and all who see them
Guest Bloger: Heather Harrington “I would have put myself in a better position if I had just worn red lipstick,” explains Kayleen Babel (2021) who gives advice for trying out for college dance teams on her YouTube channel. She later explains that make-up and hair are part of your appearance score, and that you should
DA:NCE Newsletter - September 2022 Announcing the $5,000 Call for Choreography for ‘She Loves to Move’Could your organization use $5000? How much of a difference for good would that make? And what if that money was coupled with the opportunity to restore the wonder of childhood dance while getting active and creative? We have an opportunity
DA:NCE advocates for healthy dance and has selected Scripps Performing Arts Academy (Scripps) to feature as our healthy dance studio of the month. Scripps was founded in San Diego, California in 1987. They focus on creating beauty and meaning in dance and musical theatre to enrich the lives of their students. Scripps fosters a love
My first in-depth experience with the internet began at 13 years old. For years I would watch my friends play online games and I was annoyed with my parents for not allowing it until I was mature enough. But finally, they said yes to a free game online and sat me down to lay some
As a producer for the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Program and judge for other child pageants and dance contests, I have seen how "harmful dance" hypersexualizes and exploits children by wearing adult costumes, choreography, and music. I have also noticed how these imposed dance methods have affected young people later in life. Once a child
Could your organization use $5000? How much of a difference for good would that make? And what if that money was coupled with the opportunity to restore the wonder of childhood dance while getting active and creative? We have an opportunity for you! It’s a project we’ve been working on for months, and it is
DA:NCE Newsletter - May 2022 Introducing ‘She Loves to Move’ an Original Song for DA:NCE Steve SilerOne of my favorite pictures of my daughter was taken at a dance studio when she was four years old. She is wearing a black leotard with a short green ballet skirt. Her little arms are reaching as high as
