Learning About Childhood Trauma from SHAPE 2023 and Tik Tok
From March 28-April 1, I was invited to speak on ‘Wholesome to Hypersexualized: What Happened to Children’s Dance?’ at the National SHAPE(Society of Health and Physical Educators) Conference in Seattle Washington. Enjoy the conference pics.
Dance Studios & Children: 3 Survivors Speak About Hypersexualization
Are you part of ‘the grumble’? That’s somebody who distances him/herself from a cultural or personal trend that is uncomfortable. SILENT THOUGHTS: Maybe the problem will go away? Maybe we can solve it without addressing
CDEA/ New DA:NCE Resource: 8 Steps
February 2023. I really like to eat chocolate hearts on Valentine’s Day. It’s a month to lift up the concept of love that includes various kinds of candy and often, a special dinner with a
DA:NCE Newsletter – January 2023
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
From “Pretty in Pink” to Provocative Posing: Looking at Sexualization of Young Dancers from Multiple Perspectives
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 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 worship and banners, strengthening and conditioning, and choreography. They even
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 gives advice for trying out for college dance teams on
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 the inaugural CESE(Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation) Summit in Washington
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 of the team, and was doing amazing things. Then I
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 any size - to choreograph the song ‘She Loves to
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 good would that make? And what if that money was
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 founded in San Diego, California in 1987. They focus on