\n\tThe midterm elections are less than three weeks away on November 6. If you\u2019re registered to vote, hooray!\n<\/p>\n
\n\tBut you can\u2019t fully celebrate before you\u2019ve completed your mission. Showing up at the polls is what matters most\u2014especially since voter turnout for midterms doesn\u2019t have a fabulous track record. According to statistics from FairVote<\/a>, about 40 percent of the population that is eligible to vote actually casts a ballot during midterm elections.\n<\/p>\n \n\tMany members of the dance community are making it clear that they want that percentage go up, and they\u2019re using social media to take a stand. Here\u2019s how they\u2019re getting involved:\n<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t Ashley Bouder on Instagram: \u201cWhat moves you? The arts, freedom of choice, education? Let your passion take you to the polls. Less than 50% of registered voters actually\u2026\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\tOn August 20, popular dance photographer Rachel Neville announced her #movethevote campaign<\/a>. Since then, she\u2019s been steadily posting photographs of dancers clad in white, all wearing a bar of bold red lipstick across their face. Some of the images include political statistics or messages about what\u2019s at stake\u2014big issues like women\u2019s rights, gun control and arts advocacy just to name a few.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tHer subjects are well-known performers, like New York City Ballet\u2019s Ashley Bouder<\/a>, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater\u2019s Fana Tesfagiorgis and Neil Haskell, who\u2019s currently in Hamilton<\/em>. Not only do they take arresting photographs, but they have robust social media followings, which will hopefully help boost voter turnout.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t Dance For Democracy on Instagram: \u201cNew voters have the MOST power this year. That\u2019s why we teamed up with our friends to spread the word. Register to vote. Vote. And join our\u2026\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\tAnother dancer-driven campaign is Dance for Democracy, which released a video<\/a> featuring choreography by a host of dancer-activists, including Debbie Allen, Kenny Ortega, Chloe Arnold and Wade Robson.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t <\/span><\/p>\n \n\tSince posting this original story, another dance-heavy campaign has started gaining ground. Andrew Winghart has teamed up with Swing Left, a grassroots organization that aims to inspire more votes for Democratic candidates in swing districts. The video above, directed and choreographed by Winghart, features his signature brand of unison and canon moves<\/a> en masse to make a powerful statement. It\u2019s set to a soundtrack of Sia\u2019s \u201cNever Give Up\u201d with voiceovers from volunteers explaining why your vote matters.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t <\/span><\/p>\n \n\tAnd if you\u2019re more of the song-and-dance type, Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS is encouraging voter registration with its #betlthevote campaign. (\u201cYou vote, Glen Coco!\u201d) We don\u2019t care whether you sing or dance your way to the polls, as long as you get there. See you November 6!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The post Midterm Elections Are Nov. 6. Treat Them Like a Performance: Show Up<\/a> appeared first on Dance Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The midterm elections are less than three weeks away on November 6. If you\u2019re registered to vote, hooray! But you can\u2019t fully celebrate before you\u2019ve completed your mission. Showing up at the polls is what matters most\u2014especially since voter turnout for midterms doesn\u2019t have a fabulous track record. According to statistics from FairVote, about 40 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":459,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions\/459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/supplychainstrategynow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Rachel Neville\u2019s #movethevote<\/h3>\n
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Dance for Democracy<\/h3>\n
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UPDATE 10\/25: \u201cBlue Wave,\u201d choreographed and directed by Andrew Winghart<\/h3>\n
Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS\u2019\u00a0#beltthevote<\/h3>\n