Others currently tackling this challenge:
Organizations to follow and support
Dance Education Equity Association
Excessive Realness, Anthony Anterio
Ballez, Katy Pyle
National Dance Education Organization
Teachers College PHD in Dance Education students
Dance NYC, Equity and Inclusion Partners
Further Reading/Research:
Why Ballet Hasn’t Yet Caught Up to the Body Positivity Movement:
https://medium.com/s/story/satin-buzzsaw-ballets-place-in-a-body-inclusive-culture-144c5bcc680a
Dance Data Project: “CREATING A SAFE DANCE ENVIRONMENT”
Pacific Lutheran University CONSENT-BASED PRACTICES:
NYU Trans Inclusive Practices in the Classroom
RESOURCES- On Sexism, Harassment, and Feminism
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BzuGiTN-dWq1ucxzYuLCl0LJqC8lShODoRdFUdg9IvI/edit
Reminagine Gender: Perceptions of gender are changing — fast. Is your company ready?
https://www.reimaginegender.org/organizations
Gretchen Alterowitz (2014) Embodying a Queer Worldview: The Contemporary Ballets of Katy Pyle and Deborah Lohse, Dance Chronicle, https://doi.org/10.1080/01472526.2014.957599
7 Ways to be More Inclusive in your Everyday Life
Adriana Pierce, The #QueertheBallet Movement