We've received your submission. He added new conventions, and new locations, branching into Mexico, Costa Rica and Canada. Influential dance company bred culture of sex, silence, This story was reported as a partnership between The Associated Press and the Toronto Star, The company was launched 22 years ago by a charismatic dancer, Gil Stroming, who came to fame in the 1990s, performing in the off-Broadway show Tap Dogs, described in The New York Times as a beefcake tap-a-thon.. I was frozen in my own skin, I didnt know what to do, Schaufeld said. Lawyers for Saradpon and the Buttons didnt respond to requests for comment. He referred reporters to his lawyer, who didnt respond. Allegations of sexual misconduct first hit the dance company in October, when the Toronto Starrevealed allegationsof widespread sexual harassment and predatory behavior by Break the Floor instructors. One staff member said Stroming showed him a nude photo of one of the students. In the opening segment of the April 17 episode, the camera panned to the audience where Mark and Kelly's daughter Lola Consuelos, 21, was sitting in the front row. Sexual abuse pervades the dance world, according to child advocates and industry leaders. At her first company event, when she was 17, she and Stroming had oral sex, she said. Break the Floors reach extends across the entertainment industry to some of the biggest names in music, television and social media. It banned inviting students to hotel rooms and said instructors shouldnt call students their daughter or son. And it encourages discretion online regarding Religion, Social Justice, Discrimination, Politics, Love and Romance, Abuse, Mental Health, Bullying, and Terrorism., The new code of conduct also says educators are considered mandated reporters regarding suspected child abuse: If you witness anything concerning, it is your duty to report it to the appropriate authorities., 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Santa Monica cops who ignored warnings that staffer allegedly molested boys should be prosecuted: lawyer, Westchester legislator resigns as leader amid allegations she mishandled ex-aides sexual misconduct case, Cheer coach Monica Aldama responds to wildly inaccurate sex assault lawsuit, NYC sicko who forced 68-year-old woman to perform sex act is busted: cops. This might just be his lucky break into professional dance. An unsightly wave of trash washing up on North Carolinas Outer Banks has been linked to a U.S. Navy ship, according to the National Park Service. One dancer said she met Stroming when she was a 16-year-old high school junior attending one of Break the Floors first events with her parents. Button taught at Radix conventions. Earlier this year, after Geyser took the helm as CEO, Break The Floor published a new code of conduct. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, CONVENTION BOYFRIEND. Former DancerPalooza instructor, Eric Saradpon, has been charged by the Riverside County District Attorney with perpetrating lewd acts on minors in a private dance studio, and is awaiting trial. A third said he and Lazzarini exchanged nude photos when he was 17.
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