Dance Advocacy – Lobbying for Arts Funding
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Use It Or Lose It! Dancing Makes You Smarter!
Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes You Smarter Richard Powers (Originally posted on the Stanford Social Dance Website) For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we’ve seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin […]
Fi Wi Sinting 2014 Conference
This weekend, I’ll be accompanying my teacher, Baba Medoune Gueye to the Fi Wi Sinting Festival in the beautiful country of Jamaica! The Festival is where Jamaicans from all walks of life meet , greet and mingle with visitors/tourists in a family setting while indulging in Fi Wi Sinting the Jamaican phrase meaning” It is […]
Nana Kwasi Oppong mourns the death of his brother, Mr. Kwabena Boakye
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Chaplin Street Studio
I had the most amazing experience on Sunday! I shot my first in-studio photoshoot and it was a great one! Thanks to all of my models who came out (Akosua, Andong, Diane, Malari, Papa Dame, Soukena, et al). Special shout outs to my assistant and lighting specialists Amir Abdullah and Coumba Gueye. Much love and […]
Rara Tou Limen
I just uploaded some pictures from a photo job I did in California in October 2011. The job was for a Haitian Folkloric dance company called Rara Tou Limen (Rara or RTL for short). Rara was Established in 2004 by Artistic Director Portsha Jefferson. The Company has continually offered Bay Area residents, as well as people […]
Ayiti Chronicles – Take it to the streets!
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Ayiti Chronichles – Bring de DRUMS!
It’s about 6:10am on Wednesday. Everyone from the Edeyo crew is still sleep. yesterday was off the chain! One the first day that I taught dance class, we had no music due to the fact that the building in which the children have classes in, had to current (electricity). Yesterday, I was ready for them […]
Moving On
2010 has been a challenging year. I’m glad it’s over. Time to get it going for 2011. I’m trying to go back to school, get the finances together, and make things happen in my community! RIP to Dr. Johnson and my Big Brother Ruskin McEwen. I love and miss you both.
Shango Nipa
Words alone cannot do this image any real justice. For those who know, this is where I’m at right now artistically. Stay tuned. SOFTWARE: Poser2012, Adobe Photoshop 5
