This handbook is a comprehensive guide that offers practical tools for creating dance spaces that are inclusive of all genders and safer for everyone. Partner dance has a pattern of reinforcing harmful power dynamics that marginalize women, femmes, and Queer folks by imposing rigid expectations and gender roles. These outdated norms no longer reflect the communities we want to build and sustain. This guide is designed to help educators, organizers, and dancers grow a more inclusive culture, strengthen community connection, and create dance floors where everyone can thrive.
The importance of gender equity in dance spaces and how to make dance communities safer and more welcoming for all
Everybody Leads Everybody Follows (ELEF) and lots of ways to implement it in your dance classes
How to degender your language in dance spaces along with pronoun training
Dance guidelines to shape your community and role playing exercises to get dancers communicating on the dance floor
Consent for gender equity and how to tap into your authentic yes and no
How to encourage students to engender the full spectrum of themselves through movement
Invitational partnering and how to create a conversational dance where everyone takes up space
Role equity and creating balance and equality for leads and follows alike
Games, workshops, a guided meditation, reflection questions and more!
This handbook is a comprehensive guide that offers practical tools for creating dance spaces that are inclusive of all genders and safer for everyone. Partner dance has a pattern of reinforcing harmful power dynamics that marginalize women, femmes, and Queer folks by imposing rigid expectations and gender roles. These outdated norms no longer reflect the communities we want to build and sustain. This guide is designed to help educators, organizers, and dancers grow a more inclusive culture, strengthen community connection, and create dance floors where everyone can thrive.
The importance of gender equity in dance spaces and how to make dance communities safer and more welcoming for all
Everybody Leads Everybody Follows (ELEF) and lots of ways to implement it in your dance classes
How to degender your language in dance spaces along with pronoun training
Dance guidelines to shape your community and role playing exercises to get dancers communicating on the dance floor
Consent for gender equity and how to tap into your authentic yes and no
How to encourage students to engender the full spectrum of themselves through movement
Invitational partnering and how to create a conversational dance where everyone takes up space
Role equity and creating balance and equality for leads and follows alike
Games, workshops, a guided meditation, reflection questions and more!
