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Become a voice for childhood cancer

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Happy 14th Birthday to brain cancer fighter and Da

Happy 14th Birthday to brain cancer fighter and Dance Hope Cure ambassador Lily Lutz. She dances at Morton's Dance Center in Pennsylvania.
Lily has had two brain surgeries, including one 4 months ago. After multiple years of stable scans, her tumor grew significantly in 2020 so her doctors needed to take immediate action.
We were surprised by how quickly she recovered and was able to return to dance. But then again, dance has been an incredible outlet for Lily ever since she was first diagnosed.
Here is what Lily told us back when she was 10 years old...
"I want to be a voice for children fighting cancer because I have brain cancer so I know how it feels! Dance has helped me get through some very rough times including brain surgery! I want children fighting cancer to know that they are not alone and they are loved!!! ❤️❤️"
Please leave a message of support for Lily by commenting on this post.

Great news for our national spokesperson Ava Blase

Great news for our national spokesperson Ava Blaser!
She says, "My scans were all clear!! My heart also looks great and I am now 32 months out of treatment! My next scans will be on august 9th Thank you everyone for all of your prayers #kickincancersbooty"
She is pictured here with Toothless the Dragon and her sister Emma. Toothless is her new support animal from the movie "How to Train Your Dragon."

Dancin' in the Rain! Abby is a Dance Hope Cure amb

Dancin' in the Rain! Abby is a Dance Hope Cure ambassador from Ashburn
Academy of Dance. Abby is an advocate in honor of her friend Gabriella Miller and all children diagnosed with cancer. Photo from last summer by Mike Gillette.

Please keep 2x cancer fighter Ava Blaser in your p

Please keep 2x cancer fighter Ava Blaser in your prayers as she has scans tomorrow.

Ava says, "It has been almost 10 years since my family and I were sucked into this living nightmare. Fighting cancer has been something that I have never really fully recovered from.

I often don’t like to tell people how much of a toll it’s taken on me mentally, emotionally, and physically. Just because my hair grew back, does not mean that I am “fine” or “out of the woods”.

There is a lot more that people don’t see behind closed doors. Cancer has taken so much from me. Especially my childhood. My life will never be the same as it was before I had cancer.

When I was diagnosed at 3, all I wanted was to be as normal of a kid that I could possibly be. I didn’t want to be treated differently or treated like I was fragile.

That is still the case to this day. I don’t want people to only like me or to be nice to me only because I had cancer, or think that me having cancer is the only thing special about me. I want people to like me for me.

I have my scans coming up Monday (April 12th). Please pray that it shows that I am still cancer free and that there is no damage to my heart due to my treatment!

Always remember to never take anything for granted. Health, family, friends, life. even the smallest things.

It can be taken from you any second. Life is full of uncertainty, so live immediately & do what makes your soul happy 💖🎗"

Please leave a message of support for Ava by commenting on this post.

Happy Siblings Day 2021 - April 10 is National Sib

Happy Siblings Day 2021 - April 10 is National Siblings Day in some parts of the world. This photo is of 10-year-old twins Hayden and Carlee from Australia.Hayden has an inoperable type of brain cancer called juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma. His sister Carlee is one of our Dance Hope Cure ambassadors and is a voice for her brother and all children fighting cancer.

Please leave a message of support for Hayden by commenting on this post.

Happy 12th Birthday to Cam from Savage Dance Compa

Happy 12th Birthday to Cam from Savage Dance Company in Maryland! Cam is a voice for Lily Weaver and all children who have been diagnosed with cancer. Photo by Mike Gillette.

Happy 18th Birthday to our amazing intern Lily Dar

Happy 18th Birthday to our amazing intern Lily Darwaza! Lily has been a key part of our team for several years! She is headed to San Diego State University in the fall. Photo by Mike Gillette.

The first photo is from one of our Powder shoots in 2018. We will resume Powder and Splash in the next couple of weeks. (We are waiting for consistently warm weather here in Virginia.) Please send us a DM if you are interested in signing up for a shoot.

The second photo is one that Lily posted today.

10-year-old Carlee is a Dance Hope Cure ambassador

10-year-old Carlee is a Dance Hope Cure ambassador from Australia. Her twin brother Hayden is a brain cancer fighter. Inspired by Evelyn from the UK, Carlee is wearing gold glitter makeup to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Thank you to Carlee and Hayden for being international voices for children fighting cancer!

Monday is scan day! Please pray for clear scans fo

Monday is scan day! Please pray for clear scans for Ava!

Here is a video from our friend and national spokesperson Ava Blaser, two-time childhood cancer fighter.

She says:

"Please pray that my scans on Monday show that I am still cancer free🎗💛"

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