Two developments in Southwest dance this semester begin next week. With our IB World Focus our guest artists represent a variety of cultural influences.
African Dance griot and all things African comes from local dancer/choreographer/drummer and McKnight Foundation awardee, Kenna Camara Cottman. A graduate of North High, Kenna has her own local company "Voice of Culture Drum and Dance Company".
Students in my second hour will have an eight day experience throughout the month of November of drumming, singing and dancing a dance with influences from Guinea and the Gambia. That will open our show in December as dancers also learn that Africa is a land of many cultures and movement forms. Stop in 2nd hour (9:30 - 10:25) to see this work unfold.
4th and 5th hour dancers will work with "America's Got Talent" artists that originate from Mahtomedi Mn, Dario and Giselle Mejia. This Latino brother/sister duo and Juilliard graduates, made it to the finals on the TV show in September in a dance group that merged dance and technology in "Team Illuminate". Just found out yesterday they are available and interested in working with our students in their special brand of modern/hip hop and technology. Utube them.....they are amazing. Their work will also join a plethora of student work in our December show.
Stop by and see them develop their eight day residency beginning Wed. Nov. 2nd.
Colleen Callahan-Russell
Southwest Dance Teacher
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