“You treat us like women, not as criminals.”
— Michelle, DWCF
“When I dance I’m saying: See me. I’m a free bird. My crime doesn’t define me. I’m a beautiful person. Get to know me.”
— Justeen, NCCW
“Give a girl some power and see what she does with it.”
— Ly, WCCW
“When I dance I’m saying: I am proud of who I’ve grown to be. I am proud of my struggle. I am proud of where I’ve come from. I am excited about where I’m going. I am proud to be me.”
— Miranda, NCCW
“Last night I went to bed for the first time looking forward to the next day.”
— Tori, SDWP
“When I dance I’m saying: That I’ve experienced pain and hurt and now have a special bounce back. Dancing makes me feel free to not feel pain or hurt—just accept that I can BE through it.”
— Claudia, NCCW
“For the first time I realized that I’m never going back to the pen.”
Demetrius, NCCW
“I learned that I don’t have to be free while incarcerated, I learned that I could be free in my mind.”
— Lilly, WCCC
“When I dance I’m saying: I’m not limited by my circumstances. I’m saying that I matter—and you matter and no one can take that from us! I dance to learn to love myself and to let others in enough to love me also.”
Sarah, NCCW
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