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From Judith Lynne Hanna, Bethesda, MD

daCi USA member Judith Lynne Hanna, from Bethesda, MD, wrote an article in “Children and Dance” which appears in Heather Montgomery, ed. Oxford

Bibliographies in Childhood Studies.

“Developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this cuttingedge resource directs researchers to the best available scholarship across a wide variety of subjects.”

Note from Judith:

“Knowledge about children and dance is broader than I thought after conducting dance research since the 1960s. Researchers from at least 22 disciplines worldwide have conducted studies on the topic. Since Oxford University Press updates articles, please let me know any errors you find or material I should include at jlhanna@hotmail.com.”

From Deborah Lipa-Ciota, Buffalo, NY

Exciting news! This fall Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, NY started two afterschool “daCi Dance Clubs.” One is for our 1st and 2nd graders and one for our 3rd and 4th graders and over 60 students signed up! In our first session, we learned about the daCi organization, about daCi USA and the National Day of Dance event on September 17. We then moved into dancing "the daCi way!" Students had fun making new friends, creating and sharing their joy of dance together. The fall session will culminate in an informance/performance for our Tapestry families and community.

From Mary Bawden, Redlands, CA

Call for Choreography • $5000 prize • from Dance Awareness: No Child Exploited

Healthy dance is a wonderful activity for children. However, the internet, the media and the porn industry have changed the joy of educational dance into harmful daCi Day of Dance, Arizonadance. Adult costumes, choreography and music that hypersexualize kids have become normalized. Music producer Steve Siler created She Loves to Move, a song that wonderfully captures just how beautiful and innocent children’s dance can be. To celebrate the art of healthy, age-appropriate children’s dance we invite you to choreograph to it! Take a minute to listen to She Loves to Move. To share with colleagues, here's the video invitation: We hope members of daCi will submit an entry by following these three steps: 1. Fill out the form to download the song She Loves to Move 2. Choreograph a dance to the song. Use the judging rubric to direct your choreography. 3. Record your dance and upload your video by June 30th, 2023. All the details are available here.1. A successful daCi Day of Dance was held in Mesa, Arizona on Sept. 3, organized by Sara Malan-McDonald. The theme was Movement Stories, carried out through classes in Body Percussion, Folk Dance, Yoga Stories and Dance Making. The day culminated in a performance by the multi-generational participants. daCi Days of Dance are regional events organized by members. Funding is available to daCi USA members to help cover expenses. See the website for more information.

Arizona daCi Day of Dance

New Online Resource

daCi member Kathy Teck, from Lanexa, VA, has published a free resource for dance students and teachers. She is a longtime dance musician and invites daCi members to go to Appreciating Ballet’s Music, her website which offers essays in non-technical language about the history of music for theatrical ballet and has links to allow readers to instantly see and hear performances related to the essays. Share and enjoy!

From Heather Francis & Cally Flox, Salt Lake City, UT

We are excited to share our new podcast, the CHLL Podcast! CHLL is an intergenerational podcast hosted by Cally, Heather, Lois, and Louise (CHLL) that explores the intersections of education and our world. We started this project to elevate our thinking and practice as artists and leaders in our schools and community and are now offering it to you!

In our introductory series, we introduce the five generational focus groups we met with during the last school year: GenZ, millennials, GenX, baby boomers, and members of the greatest generations (this is how we refer to the post-war generations). We discuss how each group described the issues and opportunities for education and the world. You can listen NOW on our website, Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon Music, and more.

DACI USA BOARD

Joy Guarino (New York) – Chair Heather Francis (Utah) – Chair-Elect Carol Day (Utah) – Treasurer Deborah Lipa-Ciotta (New York) –Secretary Nicki Flinn (Michigan) – National Representative Chris Roberts (Utah) – Past National Representative Madeline Cantor (Pennsylvania) –Newsletter Editor Chara Huckins (Utah) – Membership Liaison Members at Large: Kathryn Austin (Florida), Cally Flox (Utah), Amy Munro Lang-Crow (Arizona). Sara Malan-McDonald (Arizona), Jennifer Florey (Arizona), Vincent E. Thomas (Maryland)