Deeper than Disturbing: A Critical Dive into ‘Cuties’
I saw the 'Cuties' trailer before the film was released and then I saw the film myself. What did I think? It was far worse than I thought it would be. Deeper than disturbing. Here's
DA:NCE Newsletter – Swing Into Fall with DA:NCE
Providing education and resources to end the sexualization of children in dance View this email in your browser DA:NCE Newsletter - SEPTEMBER 2020 2020 Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation iSummit connects DA:NCE internationally by Mary
‘Cuties’ is not Cute: DA:NCE Says Children Are Not Mini-Adults
‘Cuties’, a new film on Netflix, features hypersexualized 10 & 11year old girls with dance themes that groom youngsters for objectification in childification porn. It also emphasizes racial stereotypes that connect people of color to sexual exploitation. In
Dr. Brook Parker-Bello Is Happy to DA:NCE
Dr. Brook Parker-Bello was happy to be interviewed for the 2020 DA:NCE film: ‘Healthy and Harmful Dance: What Do the Experts Say?’ Although she did not dance as a child, she was abused and exploited
Language of Dance® – A Conceptual and Pedagogical Framework to develop whole-child learning in and through dance
by Susan Gingrasso, MA, CMA, LOD Teacher Trainer Associate Director of the LODC What if children had an “alphabet” of movement concepts to explore, experience, and build their understanding of themselves as movers, as creators?
2020 Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation iSummit connects DA:NCE internationally
An online Summit? My first one. I’m talking about the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation (CESE) Summit from July 18-28. Almost 20,000 attendees from countries all over the world. ‘Healthy or Harmful Dance: What Do the
Good or Bad, Healthy or Harmful: Experts Evaluate Outcomes in New PG & R DA:NCE Trailers
Dance Awareness: No Child Exploited has just released 2 short trailers that summarize the 20 minute film ‘Healthy or Harmful dance: What Do the Experts Say?’ The film is being featured at the 2020 online
New DA:NCE PowerPoint Calls Out the Injustice of Hypersexualization
The New DA:NCE Powerpoint- Healthy or Harmful: National Experts Talk About Dance. Justice: The quality of being just; fairness; decency; conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude (Dictionary). Informed choices make a
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 happened to sit next to Nancy Ng from the Luna
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 performers. Thanks to so much sexual objectification in the media