Source: KGUN9 Tucson

“Rising to raise awareness: Esperanza Dance Project drawing attention to gender-based violence – The non-profit dance company joins in on world-wide One Billion Rising event: Valentine’s Day is a day dedicated to the celebration of love. Still, for the estimated 10 million Americans who are survivors of domestic or gender-based violence, the holiday has a heavier meaning. So while most were exchanging flowers, chocolates, or gifts, dancers from the Esperanza Dance Project met at the University of Arizona campus for a dancing flash mob to take back their power, to ‘rise.'” – Alex Dowd for KGUN9