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Collected Item: “The People's Dancers Dance Troupe (@thepeoplesdancers) is DC-based group that uses dance as a nonviolent response technique.”

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The People's Dancers Dance Troupe (@thepeoplesdancers) is DC-based group that uses dance as a nonviolent response technique.

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Instagram

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I love the bodily expression and freedom of dance. Even when choreographed, it creates space to break free from the rigid and often constraining way we're taught to move our bodies.

The People's Dancers Dance Troupe (@thepeoplesdancers) is DC-based group that uses dance as a nonviolent response technique. They aim to bring joy to dark spaces with creative movement and healing.

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dance, expression, freedom, choreography, movement, The People's Dancers Dance Troupe, nonviolent response, joy, emotion, creative, ASU, HST580

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CHTA8NZHmlO/

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Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

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2020-11-07
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