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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 [ 6 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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• Young Jamaica Dances! Junior Jamaica Dance Umbrella Saturday

  4 March 2011 by Karin in Dance,Happenings On The Edge [ no comments ]

  The Junior Jamaica Dance Umbrella performance will be this Saturday March 5th at 2pm at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI Mona. Tickets on sale now at the Philip Sherlock Centre: $500 adults, $300 children. Call 927-1047 to ...

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• Jamaica Dance Umbrella Weekend Schedule

  1 March 2011 by Karin in Dance [ 5 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_11631" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="The Company Dance Theatre's "Sparrow""][/caption] This is the schedule for the weekend for the JAMAICA DANCE UMBRELLA festival which starts Thursday. Thurs March 3rd, 2011 - 7:30 pm Renee McDonald KRI Performing Arts School - (Cayman Islands) She Her Me - ...

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• International Arts Festival Now on at UWI/Jamaica Dance Umbrella Starts Next Week

  22 February 2011 by Karin in Dance [ 8 comments ]

  [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="570" caption=" L'Acadco-A United Caribbean Dance Force in "Tribute" - Photos contributed by JDU"][/caption] Jamaica Dance Umbrella (JDU) is a fantastic festival of  Jamaican dance now in its third year. The festival will run from March 3 to 6th ...

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