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DANCE 4 JOY MINISTRIES
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

Dance Teams: Scoring for Appearance
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

A Gift of Goodness: the CESE Summit
I am lucky. It’s Christmas time year ‘round. So many ongoing gifts of goodness. I love presents. I spotted my first gift in 2013 at

Sign Up for Cultural Change
She wrote me because she was a concerned parent. “My daughter got invited to try out for the (dance) competition team, made it, became captain

AND THEN…. A Personal Invitation for ‘She Loves to Move’
It’s time to restore the wonder of childhood dance! “DA:NCE Awareness invites everyone – from choreographers and dance studios to individuals, families and groups of
Dance Newsletter – September 2022
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

Scripps Performing Arts Academy
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

The Danger of “Stranger Danger” – How to Holistically Protect Your Kids Online
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

I was Broken by John-Michael Lander
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”
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

A Personal Story of Hypersexualized Dance and Self-Objectification by Jaime Logan
This article is dedicated to the girls who haven’t had a chance to know better. “My job required one thing of me, to be an

Dance and the Child International Conference(daCi) 2022
I consistently say that the solution to harmful dance is healthy dance. Today is special because I get to back up that claim and introduce