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Become a voice for childhood cancer

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Happy 11th Birthday to childhood cancer fighter Lu

Happy 11th Birthday to childhood cancer fighter Luna Perrone!

Luna was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma one year ago.

Please leave Luna a birthday greeting by commenting on this post.

Here is a photo we took of Luna last month at Palm Beach Boxing & MMA in Palm Beach, FL.

You can follow Luna on Instagram at:

www.instagram.com/luna_perrone

#LPSTRONG

Dance Hope Cure ambassador Taylor dances at All Am

Dance Hope Cure ambassador Taylor dances at All American Dance Factory & All American Classical Ballet in Tampa, FL.

Taylor says, "I have had quite a few dance friends affected by this horrible disease. Some survived and others did not. I have seen the joy and passion stripped from them preventing them from doing what they love because of cancer. I wish I could help them. I would be honored to represent and be a voice. A family member was also diagnosed with cancer recently, so it most definitely hits close to home."

Photo by Mike Gillette.

Velocity friends! Let us know if you are going to

Velocity friends! Let us know if you are going to Velocity Dance Convention's Norfolk, VA event at the end of this month. We will be at this event filming a Public Service Announcement video to promoting a new collaboration with Velocity, Dance Hope Cure and CureFest. If you will be there, please comment or send us a DM. Photo by Mike Gillette of Luna Powell from Velocity's Season Finale in 2021.

Welcome to our newest Dance Hope Cure ambassador,

Welcome to our newest Dance Hope Cure ambassador, Caitrin from NOVA Elite Dance Alliance in Virginia. She is an amazing dancer and wonderful advocate for children with cancer. Caitrin says, "Just remember that together as a community we can all help to try to save kids who have cancer." Photo by Mike Gillette.

Happy 16th Birthday to Dance Hope Cure ambassador

Happy 16th Birthday to Dance Hope Cure ambassador Riley from EnRich Gymnastics and Dance Academy in Texas. The first photo is from our recent visit to Houston and the second photo was from our 2017 photoshoot fundraiser at EnRich. Photos by Mike Gillette.

Clear scans for childhood cancer survivor and Danc

Clear scans for childhood cancer survivor and Dance Hope Cure ambassador Isla! The great news is that Isla’s scan results came back and she is No Evidence of Disease (NED) for cancer. The not-so-great news is that the radiation she endured at age 2 has caused her legs to grow unevenly. Her left leg is shorter and is starting to bow forward due to weakness.

In the coming years, she will need two surgeries. One will be within the next 18 months and the other when she has stopped growing around age 14 or 15. The surgeon estimates she will need a total of 15cm of length added to that leg by the time she’s done growing.

Now 8 years old, Isla began dancing as a toddler as a form of physical therapy. She now is an amazing dancer who competes year-round. In 2021, she performed a solo at CureFest for the first time.

Please leave Isla (pronounced “eye-la”) a message of support by competing on this post. Also follow her at Isla the Fierce.

Happy 19th Birthday to Tillie Glatz who was one of

Happy 19th Birthday to Tillie Glatz who was one of our very first ambassadors when we launched our campaign over 8 years ago. Tille has performed at CureFest several times and has advocated for many childhood cancer fighters. She now dances with the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. Although
Tillie is an amazing dancer, we admire her more for her compassion for others and her willingness to take a stand for issues that are important to her. We are proud to know Tillie and know that she is well on her way to making the world a better place! Photo from 2017 by Mike Gillette.

Happy 15th Birthday to Dance Hope Cure ambassador

Happy 15th Birthday to Dance Hope Cure ambassador Gaby from Texas! She has been an ambassador since 2016! Gaby dances at EnRich Gymnastics and Dance Academy. Photo by Mike Gillette.

Madison is a talented dancer from NOVA Elite Dance

Madison is a talented dancer from NOVA Elite Dance Alliance in Chantilly, VA. We are honored that Maddie is willing to use her love of dance to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Photo by Mike Gillette.

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