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Dancers say they were abused and harassed by those in power at the company, with accusations dating back to its founding.

One of the world’s leading dance competition companies sells the dream of Hollywood fame to hundreds of thousands of ambitious young dancers hoping to launch careers on television, in movies

Every year, one of the world’s leading dance competition companies sells the dream of Hollywood fame to hundreds of thousands of ambitious young dancers hoping to launch careers on television, in movies and on stage. But behind the bright lights and pulsing music, some dancers say they were sexually assaulted,…

Break The Floor now draws around 300,000 dance students to packed hotel ballrooms across the U.S. and Canada for weekend workshops and competitions. In January, the AP and the Star were investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against him and others involved in the company.

The problems date back to the founding of Los Angeles-based Break The Floor Productions; as the company has grown into an industry powerhouse, its leaders perpetuated a culture of sex and silence, according to interviews with dozens of former and current staff and students.