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Become a voice for childhood cancer

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Special thanks to Alex from Virginia for being a v

Special thanks to Alex from Virginia for being a voice for children with cancer. She dances at Ashburn Academy of Dance. Photo by Mike Gillette.

Please join us in wishing a Happy 11th Birthday to

Please join us in wishing a Happy 11th Birthday to Dance Hope Cure ambassador Lizi from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We are honored that Lizi is willing to be a voice for children with cancer in honor and memory of her sister Emma who passed from cancer last year at age of 15.

Her mom Claudia writes, Today Elizabeth Neagu is 11 years old. When she was “half six, half seven” (her own words back then), her older sister, Emma , was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. While Emma was fighting cancer, Lizi went through a challenging time too. She had to have lots of sleepovers with her friends, she had to miss her dance classes and to live with missing her mom too, as mom was most of the time in the hospital with Emma. This made her grow faster and stronger. She witnessed her older sister becoming an advocate for childhood cancer and she watched her live when Emma danced on the CureFest stage in 2018. Sadly Emma passed away in April 2019, but Lizi is determined to follow her legacy and become an advocate for childhood cancer. She is taking any opportunity to spread the message that paediatric cancer is not rare and to simply do what Emma cannot do anymore.”

The second photo is of Emma and Lizi from 2018. Emma understood the challenges that siblings face and she posted the following message Instagram page. She wrote, “Childhood cancer doesn’t only affect the child with cancer. It affects the whole family too. Siblings feel left out and unintentionally don’t get as much attention from their parents as they deserve. It hurts them watching their sibling so sick. Therefore, if you do something for the child with cancer, please make sure the sibling feels included too. They are in the battle too, and their voices deserve to be heard.🎗💛 P.S. Lizi became my “leg carrier” when it’s out of reach😂”

Please leave Lizi a personal birthday greeting by commenting on this post!

Intern spotlight: Sixteen-year-old Kayla Singer ha

Intern spotlight: Sixteen-year-old Kayla Singer has been interning with Dance Hope Cure since the beginning of quarantine this year.

“I heard about the opportunity from my neighbor Lydie Church, who has been really involved with Dance Hope Cure for a long time, and I had done some DHC photoshoot fundraisers in middle school. My favorite intern activity is editing interviews, because I learn something about a new child’s story each time and it motivates me to keep going and spread awareness for funding. I would like to get more involved in helping to plan more events like Curefest. Through the internship, I have learned social media management and video editing skills, which are super helpful because I want to use those in a future career path.”

To learn more about our volunteer internship program, please contact Mike at mike@thetruth365.org. We are always looking for dedicated volunteers who want to be a voice for fighting childhood cancer.

A special shout out to 9-year-old Aubrey from Virg

A special shout out to 9-year-old Aubrey from Virginia. She is a very expressive dancer who is determined to make a difference for children with cancer. Our team is honored to know her and we look forward to working with her on some important upcoming projects. Photo by Mike Gillette.

We are in awe of cancer fighter @campbell_sullivan

We are in awe of cancer fighter @campbell_sullivan! She is one of the most positive and inspiring people we know!

Seeres Sisters...Special thanks to Jessica, Karla

Seeres Sisters...Special thanks to Jessica, Karla and Erika Seers from PowerWorx Dance in Virginia. Here is a photo from our shoot this summer. We appreciate the girls for their willingness to help raise awareness of childhood cancer though the art of dance. Photo by Mike Gillette.

“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more

“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking” ~Agnes De Mille

Elliet is a 14-year-old dancer from Maryland.We chose this quote for her because she is a regular girl who becomes much larger than life when she dances. It begins the moment she puts on her tutu, leotard or pointe shoes. This is true for many dedicated dancers but even more so with Elliet. If there is such a thing as someone who is born to dance, it is Elliet.

Photo by Mike Gillette.

Gold represents childhood cancer awareness so it’s an honor to share this video featuring some of our ambassadors from C&C Dance. Filming by Miss Carrie.

Happy belated birthday to Taylor who turned 14 yes

Happy belated birthday to Taylor who turned 14 yesterday! Taylor(on right) is a dedicated advocate from Savage Dance Company in Maryland. The second photo with Lily Weaver is from CureFest 2018. Lily danced at Savage Dance Company and Taylor and the other dancers adored Lily.

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