Girl Rising uses storytelling to inspire action that gets girls into classrooms worldwide. Educating girls can break cycles of poverty in just one generation, yet millions of girls aren’t in school. When girls are educated, communities thrive and economies grow.…
FCC – Female Choreographers Collective
In recent years, this has been a recurring topic of discussion in Modern Dance: in an industry which is predominately female and in an art form pioneered by women …. where are all the female choreographers? In a response to…
Brown Girls Do Ballet – Empowering Young Girls With Ballet
Brown Girls Do Ballet is a start-up organization dedicated to promoting ethnic diversity in ballet programs through various media platforms, training resources, and an exclusive network in the world of ballet. Brown Girls Do Ballet is part of Brown Girls…
Michaela DePrince – War Child Ambassador
Marco Borsato announced that Michaela DePrince (21) will be his new colleague at the War Child ambassador team. Michaela is a Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer and has been dancing for the Dutch National Ballet since 2013. “War Child is incredibly…
How Dance Evokes Feminism & Female Empowerment
Do feminism and dance go together? Film, literature, sculpture, paintings and music can all be feminist or reveal a feminist message. Can artists convey feminism through the power of dance? Dancers can portray strength, self-reliance, confidence and power, all elements of…