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Dance company featured in Jill Biden’s Christmas video promotes ‘prison abolition,’ ‘defund the police’ groups
FOXNEWS ^ | 12/14/2023 | Houston Keene Fox News

Posted on 12/14/2023 3:20:19 PM PST by bitt

Dorrance Dance promotes controversial policies on its website, including 'prison abolition'

The New York City tap dancing troupe enlisted by first lady Jill Biden for a Christmas video promotes controversial far-left ideologies, including abolishing prisons and defunding the police.

The first lady got lit up on Twitter over her Wednesday video featuring Dorrance Dance performing a "playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite" in the White House.

However, outside the candy-coating, Dorrance Dance promotes controversial policies, including "prison abolition."

Dorrance Dance's "take action for justice [and] change" website page pushes readers to join their local Black Lives Matter or Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) chapters while including a quote from SURJ directly below it on their website.

"In this moment, we know there are thousands of white people who are looking for direction and a way to show up alongside black communities and communities of color. Welcome," the quote reads. "You are needed. Here are a few ways to start showing up – not just in words but in action."

The quote was pulled from SURJ's May 2020 Medium article, "5 Ways White People Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence."

On the same page, Dorrance Dance pushes readers to "get involved" in "prison abolition" work while pointing users to far-left organizations, including M4BL – which advocates for defunding the police.

Additionally, the organization pushes website users toward the organization Critical Resistance, which "seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex (PIC) by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe," as well as INCITE! – a "network of radical feminists of color organizing to end state violence and violence in our homes and communities."

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1 posted on 12/14/2023 3:20:19 PM PST by bitt
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That’s how Democrats dance....


2 posted on 12/14/2023 3:22:28 PM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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INCITE! also pushes allegations of “genocide” against the Israeli government on their homepage, which reads “free Palestine” at the top and pushes a digital poster for download reading, “feminists of color rise up free Palestine.”

Additionally, Dorrance Dance’s “educate yourself” page provides resources for “those who are investigating or have questions about white privilege, systemic racism, white fragility, and anti-racism for the very first time.”

Biden’s video of Dorrance Dance was bashed online after it was posted on Wednesday.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the first lady shared the video from the official @FLOTUS account, along with a caption.

“A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite. Enjoy!” the first lady’s post read.

But social media observers didn’t seem to be enjoying the musical content.

The video was filled with smiling dancers in brightly colored costumes, prancing and tapping all over the White House, but many viewers described the video as nothing remotely close to a Christmas theme.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment from the first lady on Dorrance Dance’s support of the controversial policies.

The White House also did not answer Fox News Digital’s questions on whether the first lady was aware of Dorrance Dance’s support of these policies when she enlisted them for the video or how much the performance potentially cost taxpayers.

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation told Fox News Digital that it “appreciates the creative genius of Dorrance Dance in using art as a form of protest.”

“Demanding human rights for Black people isn’t radical; it’s a pursuit for equality. Acknowledging America’s roots in white supremacy is vital to grasp the need for societal transformation,” the organization said. “We share their goal of reimagining our world — a world where white supremacy and historically anti-Black systems no longer exist. A world where Black people have the necessary resources to thrive and push the boundaries on truly living. A world where Black Lives Matter.”

“To make this world a reality, we need to abolish the prison complex and tackle the systems built to tear down Black families. This is necessary for our future — for the future of our Black children and their children and the ongoing generations to come. This is why we must continue this work, despite the nay-sayers.”

Dorrance Dance did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.


3 posted on 12/14/2023 3:22:50 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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4 posted on 12/14/2023 3:23:10 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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My guess is that Michelle is behind this little gig. Jill is NOT black/LBGT??? oriented.

When you speak of white privilege..she is a perfect example.

5 posted on 12/14/2023 3:27:55 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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Typical Marxists.


6 posted on 12/14/2023 3:30:25 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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7 posted on 12/14/2023 3:38:15 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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https://babylonbee.com/news/jill-biden-shares-charming-christmas-performance-by-twins-from-the-shining


8 posted on 12/14/2023 3:43:07 PM PST by Brown Deer
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9 posted on 12/14/2023 3:50:14 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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I don’t know how Jill Biden found that collection of freaks and weirdo dancers—they closely mirror her husband’s cabinet, if you didn’t notice. What did she do? Look under “Freaks and Weirdos Who Can Dance” in the Yellow Pages? That was one of the most G-d awful productions I’ve ever seen. UGH!


10 posted on 12/14/2023 4:05:30 PM PST by EinNYC
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Trying to get the black voters back to the thief.


11 posted on 12/14/2023 4:06:14 PM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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they racsis...


12 posted on 12/14/2023 4:12:39 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Dorance Dance recently performance at Martha's Vineyard.

Pssst...that's a clue...

13 posted on 12/14/2023 4:17:21 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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So, the first three dancers were black, effeminent and a woman dressed like a male nutcracker.

Woke ass White House.

No longer The People’s House.


14 posted on 12/14/2023 4:42:51 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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What was it Hunter Biden called Jill??? Was it ‘vindictive moron’? ‘Entitled c*nt’??

🤔

https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/hunter-biden-calls-jill-an-entitled-c-t-in-texts/


15 posted on 12/14/2023 4:46:00 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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Jill’s nutsy Nutcracker’s been memed hilariously.......Zelensky even got into the act.

https://twitter.com/06Kiu/status/1735361223133135110


16 posted on 12/14/2023 5:05:02 PM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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Conga line of freaks.


17 posted on 12/14/2023 5:08:22 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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Where..... and why ......did she dig up these freakazoids?


18 posted on 12/14/2023 5:11:31 PM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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The Biden’s, who by the way have very little class, pervert everything they touch, even Christmas.


19 posted on 12/14/2023 5:12:54 PM PST by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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That is one of the oddest and creepiest videos I’ve seen lately.


20 posted on 12/14/2023 5:14:10 PM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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