S2E13: Hyper-sexualisation of Children through Dance
Aug 20, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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Episode description
In this episode, we chat with dance educator, Mary Bawden founder of DA:NCE (Dance awareness : no child exploited).
Mary founded DA:NCE back in 2016, after noticing that the culture around children’s dance was movingtowards an unhealthy trend – the sexualization of children under 12 in adult costumes, choreography and music. Thatfocus translated into a desire to advocate for healthy, age-appropriate, educational children’s dance rather thanharmful dance.
Mary is committed to creating/providing educational materials to allow informed adults to protect children from harmfuldance outcomes. In 2020, DA:NCE released a new group of online resources for concerned adultsto share with others featuring national experts & evidence-based research on the differences between healthy andharmful children’s dance. To access resources go to danceawareness.com.
For our Melbourne listeners looking for an age-appropriate Dance studio, check out the Little Monsters Dance Club on Facebook!
Mary founded DA:NCE back in 2016, after noticing that the culture around children’s dance was movingtowards an unhealthy trend – the sexualization of children under 12 in adult costumes, choreography and music. Thatfocus translated into a desire to advocate for healthy, age-appropriate, educational children’s dance rather thanharmful dance.
Mary is committed to creating/providing educational materials to allow informed adults to protect children from harmfuldance outcomes. In 2020, DA:NCE released a new group of online resources for concerned adultsto share with others featuring national experts & evidence-based research on the differences between healthy andharmful children’s dance. To access resources go to danceawareness.com.
For our Melbourne listeners looking for an age-appropriate Dance studio, check out the Little Monsters Dance Club on Facebook!
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