“In my last year of training I sustained an injury from being so overworked. I was referred by my teachers to see a medical professional outside of the school. During the appointment the man abused his power and sexually assaulted me. After finding the courage to come forward to the school a few months later, …
“I was SA when I was 18 as a faculty assistant teacher for a convention by a faculty member who was over ten years older than me. He took my virginity. He saw it as “consensual”. Now he owns his own convention, openly slams ___ who recently got in trouble. It’s painful watching the hypocrisy …
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“Discouraged from taking breaks or days off. Dancing through a 101-degree fever. Long-term adrenal taxation. Faculty in my dance department telling me I’ll never make it and I should just give up. Cliques. Body shaming. Alienation. Loneliness. Bullying from peers and faculty members. Favoritism. The constant rat race. This is what the dance department looks …
“The lack of safety for young women in ballet companies has always been scary. I started dancing professionally at 17. Had zero relationship experience because “ballet was my boyfriend.” Due to my extremely strict Russian training, I was scared and obedient and just wanted to improve in the corps de ballet. No one prepared me …
“My director asked me to touch him on his crotch in order to understand turn-out muscles. He did the same to me. He also asked me to describe my period, favorite sex positions, and which guys I would like to have sex with in the company. This went on for nearly 10 years.” -Anonymous
“I have loved nothing but dance (specifically ballet) since I was 4 years old. I have made all my friends through dance, had my best experiences through dance, and had my heart broken by dance. I’m 19 and currently in a pre-professional ballet program with the aim of landing a company contract. Recently I’ve come …
I trained at one of the most prestigious ballet teacher training schools in the world. Achieving a degree and a licentiate degree, which is classed as one of the highest accolades in dance teaching; I’m proud of the work I put in and everything I achieved whilst I was studying. After I graduated, I began …
Here at Dancers Anonymous, we stand firmly for improving the lives of dancers everywhere through storytelling and community building. Our page is a safe space for dancers to tell their stories freely, without fear of reprimand and our community is full of leaders who want to #ChangeTheIndustry for the better. Long-term change in dancers’ rights …
“Here’s kind of a long one… I spent two years as a trainee at a relatively well-known company. During my first season, I was one of only 4 black women, none of whom were in the main company. In my second season, I was the only black woman on their stage. During my second year, …
