The Women + Men

Since its inception in 2015, Dance To Be Free has certified over 600 women and 50 men in 21 prisons in 12 states!

 
 

Chelsey, a prisoner at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women teaches her original choreography to “My Power,” by Beyonce and shares why she chose this song. She will be released in the summer of 2024 and we are so excited to stay connected with her in the free world!

Demetrius, a former prisoner at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, teaches her original choreography.

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Sarah, a prisoner at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, leads the class for “Elastic Heart,” by Sia.

Ruby, a former prisoner at Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, co-teaches “One Day,” by Matisyahu with Demetrius, a former prisoner.

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See inmates from Nebraska Correctional Center for Women’s responses to the DTBF Teacher Training.

 
 

While the inmates at the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections are physically incarcerated, the freedom that comes through dance helps them open up, enjoy themselves, and regain self-confidence.

Check out Dance To Be Free in Ocala, FL where we offered our first teacher training taught by a DTBF Graduate!

 
 

Check out our video footage from Washington’s Maximum Women’s Prison.

Check out Lucy’s talk at Ignite Boulder where she talks about finding freedom from her demons by dancing in prison.

 
 

DTBF was invited to Nebraska’s Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) to speak on stage at the first EVER live streamed Tedx Talk in prison. Dance To Be Free Founder Lucy Wallace shared the stage with 7 women serving life sentences.

Boulder’s Daily Camera speaks with inmates & Founder Lucy Wallace about DTBF’s impact on their lives.

 
 

Dance To Be Free Founder Lucy Wallace speaks about believing and emerging and some of the other core concepts Dance To Be Free holds in this talk given at Emerging Women Live.