I have been dancing since the age of seven studying ballet, tap and gymnastics. Ballet was my passion and my opportunity to experience a world outside of my backyard, a world with diverse people and experiences that deeply shaped my the person I am...More
I have been dancing since the age of seven studying ballet, tap and gymnastics. Ballet was my passion and my opportunity to experience a world outside of my backyard, a world with diverse people and experiences that deeply shaped my the person I am today as well as the artist and activist I have become as I've moved into this next phase of my caree as a scholar, teacher and mature performer. I have had the pleasur of performing in amazing venues in historic places for some of the most iconic people in the world. As a former principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and original cast member of Broadway's The Lion King, Aida and Carousel, I was able to push my technical and artistic skills to the fullest. I value the multiplicity of dance styles my career afforded me and use it as inspiration to encourage my students to be open to value of diverse dance saesthetics as well as diverse bodies dancing in those spaces. I'm most grateful and passionate about using my research as a platform to promote social justice. I have worked with organizations to speak out against domestic abuse, racism and the proliferation of violence against African American men and ageism.
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Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations
