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
From my earliest memories, dance has been a source of great joy and delight for me. My parents enjoyed ballroom dancing and so they were happy to encourage my interest. I began to dance at about 5 years of age and continued taking ballet, jazz and tap classes through college. Besides being enjoyable, dance became
This month DA:NCE wants to introduce healthy dance studio Texarkana Dance Academy. They are located in Wake Village, Texas, a suburb of Texarkana, Texas. All of their dance instructors are certified by the Youth Protection Advocates in Dance (YPAD) program. They aspire to imbue their students with a love of dance plus self-confidence, perseverance, discipline
Training dancers is a responsibility and a privilege. Our industry is an unregulated one at the moment, but that doesn’t mean we have to be uneducated. Dance is magical and as teachers we are entrusted with the huge responsibility to nurture and train a wide range of vulnerable children. Just because we don’t physically harm
DA:NCE Newsletter - January 2022 A Short Story for DA:NCE by Mary BawdenStories encapsulate knowledge and are lived-out experiences from the past, present and future. They help us make sense of the world, give us a sense of identity, and they allow us to educate others with personal knowledge. At DA:NCE, story is important. That’s
