ARTICLES
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Here's a selection of articles about being a parent working in dance from across the globe.
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10 years and counting: participating in dance as a parent
Animated,
People Dancing​
Lucy McCrudden, Founder/CEO Dance Mama reflects on the position of parents in dance from her time in training through to the latest developments of the award-winning non-profit company she founded to support dance professionals who are parents through activities, events mentoring and research.
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SUMMER 2024
Identity crisis and talent loss: impacts of pregnancy and caring responsibilities on freelance mothers in dance
One Magazine,
One Dance UK​
Professor Angela Pickard summarises her latests findings for PiPA Campaign supported by Dance Professionals Fund.
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Link to full exec summary here
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SPRING/SUMMER 2024
Surfing the raging sea: pregnancy and motherhood in dance during a pandemic
Taylor & Francis Online​
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Professor Ali Duffy (Texas Tech University, USA) writes her findings on being a parent in dance during the pandemic.
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Professor Ali Duffy has contributed her story on Dance Mama which you can read here.
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She is also a founding member of the International Parenting And Dance Network which you can find out about here.
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MARCH 2023
Acknowledgment of Dance Mama Support from Scottish Ballet Principal
The Sunday Post​
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Bethany Kingsley-Garner speaks to The Sunday Post about her return to dance and how Dance Mama played a role in her transition back on stage.
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(image: Bethany Kingsley-Garner, Principal, Scottish Ballet, featured in our film.
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DEC 2022
Dance Mama Supports Professional Dancing Parents in the UK
Dance Magazine US​
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Julia Mary Register speaks to our Founder, Lucy McCrudden, about how Dance Mama supports parents in dance.
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(image: Bethany Kingsley-Garner, Principal, Scottish Ballet, featured in our film.
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JUNE 2022
Disappearing Act: Dance Artist Mothers in the Gig Economy of the Performing Arts in Canada
Demeter Press​
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Susie Burpee, Artistic Producer, Balancing Act Canada contributes to Mothers, Mothering, and Covid-19: Dispatches from the Pandemic
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Edited by Andrea O'Reilly and Fiona Joy Green
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2021
Portfolio Professionals - an update from Dance Mama
Portfolio Professionals
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Lucy McCrudden
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As an arts case study in the third edition of 'Building A Portfolio Career' (Adrian Bourne, Christopher Lyons & Colin McCrudden), Lucy gives an update on how her portfolio has evolved over the pandemic.
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MAY 2021
Patter of tiny feet: dancers on leaping into motherhood
The Guardian
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Lyndsey Winship speaks to #DanceMama Elizabeth Harrod, Lauren Cuthbertson, Bobbi Jean Smith, Temitope Ajose-Cutting, Kate Prince and Colette Hansford about their parenting experiences, supporting parents and the COVID-19 lockdowns.
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2021
Ballerinas with bumps: Elizabeth Harrod and Laura McCulloch on the challenges of balancing dancing and motherhood
Chris Shipman
Head of Brand Engagement & Soical Media
The Royal Opera House
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Chris interviews two Soloists - one a new mother and the other expecting - on the challenge of juggling two hugely exhausting but rewarding jobs.
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10 APRIL 2015
Does the dance industry lose its female dancer leaders to Motherhood?
Belinda Lee Chapman
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Fellow of The Arts Foundation /Dance UK Mentoring Programme 2015
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Belinda explores her experience as a parent in dance and the effect this experience has on her peers and colleagues career advancement in the dance industry.
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Belinda is also a featured story.
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2015
