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August 21, 2020
"We're there to try to teach goodness through art. And that's what the best art does: send goodness out into the world." —2020 Dance Teacher Awardee of Distinction Wendy Whelanon the role of dance educators today
Netflix is under fire for marketing Cuties—a film about an 11-year-old Senegalese Muslim girl who joins a dance team in Paris—with sexualized photos and text. (Vulture)
Police have launched an official investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against the former vice principal of Ballet West Scotland, Jonathan Barton. (The Herald Scotland)
Synergy [sin-er-jee], noun: the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects. (Keone and Mari Madrid photographed by Christian Peacock for Dance Magazine)