Mary Bawden, Director
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Unable to judge for themselves and flowing with the trendy content, children have misogyny and sexism slowly normalised for them.
Children are not little adults. A well-acknowledged fact we know, but which most of us conveniently ignore.
My work as a dance instructor has given me opportunities to engage with children at various levels.
Talking Points
» Hyper-Sexualized Dance & Effects on Children
» Pornography and Criminal Behavior and Attitudes Research
» Pornography and Relationship Damage Research
» Porn & Sexual Violence Research
» Sexualized Media & Kids Research
» Porn & Trafficking
» Harms To Children
» Pornography Addiction
» Porn Increases Violence Against Women
About Mary Bawden:
Director of Soul to Sole Choreography
Talks about the hyper-sexualization of children under 12 in adult costumes, choreography and music.
Advocate for healthy, age-appropriate guidelines wherever dance is taught – to protect children and the art of dance.
Spokesperson, Speaker for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Provides education and resources to end the sexualization of children in dance.
SonLight Dance (now known as Soul to Sole Choreography) began in 1994 under the direction of Mary Margaret Bawden.
Soul to Sole Choreography was formed as a California nonprofit charitable trust in the Fall of 2003 and is recognized as tax exempt by the Internal Revenue Service and California Franchise Tax Board.
(PG) A Public Health Issue: How a Pornified Culture is Distorting Dance (PG Rating)
Warning — explicit content. Today, a growing pornified culture is sexualizing children at younger and younger ages and is distorting children’s dance. Help protect children from being sexualized in dance.