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• A Sit(Dance) Com Dancehall Style – MI A GO FOREIGN, Moving to NYC

  1 May 2012 by Karin in Dance [ no comments ]

  Here's Episode 1 of MI A GO FOREIGN - Moving to NYC. Enjoy this sit(dance) com dancehall style with Hanna Herbertson and Cindy Claes! For more info on what this is all about see Mi a go foreign.

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• MI A GO FOREIGN – A Dancehall Sit(dance)com

  30 April 2012 by Karin in Dance [ 1 comment ]

  Dancehall dancer and choreographer, Hanna Herbertson teams up with Cindy Claes on MI A GO FOREIGN. A Work In Progress by Claes and Herbertson, the sit(dance)com is not a finished product but both artists are looking to secure additional funding and support in the near ...

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• Jamaica Dance Umbrella 2012 Coming March 1 – 4

  24 February 2012 by Karin in Dance [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_14061" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Maria Hitchins and Dancers of Jamaica"][/caption] It's Jamaica Dance Umbrella time again this weekend at the Philip Sherlock Centre, UWI, Mona. The Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA) will once again showcase the best dance talent ...

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• Jackie Guy Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

  22 December 2011 by Karin in Dance [ no comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_13598" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Jackie Guy, second from left, was presented with a lifetime achievement award at Association of Dance of the African Diaspora in collaboration with IRIE! Dance Theatre"][/caption] Jackie Guy, a Jamaican-born dancer, choreographer, teacher, lecturer, and performer, was ...

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• Cultural Fusion Dance Production to Feature International Dance Companies

  27 August 2011 by Karin in Dance [ 3 comments ]

  Artistic Expressions will present two evenings of dance, bringing together diverse dance styles and cultures, September 3rd- 4th at the Little Theatre in this year’s offering ‘Cultural Fusion’.  The first of two evenings will feature, Cherylyn Lavagnino  Dance, a New York City ...

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• Clifton Brown’s Nobody Canna Cross it

  26 June 2011 by Karin in Current Affairs,Dance [ 3 comments ]

  Here's the latest viral sensation coming out of Jamaica, staring Clifton Brown, a resident of Mavis Bank. He has been interviewed on TVJ's Smile Jamaica, there have been several songs and remixes made from this video and even a dance or two. Here's ...

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• YardEdge Talks to New York Dancehall Dancer Hanna Herbertson

  1 June 2011 by Karin in Dance,Interviews [ 7 comments ]

  While on a recent visit to New York, I met Swedish New York based Dancer, Choreographer and Dancehall Dance Teacher Hanna Herbertson and was intrigued... YardEdge: Why are you a dancer? Hanna: I have no choice not to be a dancer. ...

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• Taking the Performing Arts to Rural Jamaica

  15 March 2011 by Karin in Dance [ 2 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_11762" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="AIR YOUR SCHOOL Featured Essex Hall Primary School seen here rehearsing before the show, November 28, 2010 Photo: Courtesy of Mr. L. Thoma"][/caption] YardEdge welcomes this contribution from our new guest blogger, Kofi Walker, who is a ...

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