UNIVERSITY DANCE SOCIETY 38TH SEASON THIS WEEKEND Marlon Simms Denise Gibbs Michael Holdgate Maria Hitchins Sade Bully Stephanie Belnavis Lawson Pinder

Check out Stanley&Empress on Friday’s Fashion’s Night Out! Empress & Nadia Stanley Stanley&Empress Boutique will be making this event an unforgettable shopping experience with music, fine wines and cocktails, fabulous Jamaican designs and BARGAINS galore. Starting at 5p.m on Friday, September 10th Stanley&Empress Boutique will be discounting all the pieces

Photo by  Joanna Francis a past student of the Edna Manley College. The Jamaican government recently announced it’s intention to cut funding to the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts by two thirds (although they managed to find US$500,000 or J$40 million for this year’s Jamaica Jazz

Rootz Underground will be on the road again in March/April. Their upcoming dates are March 24th-  Negril, Jamaica Spring Break show for Soul Rebellion April 24th-   Austin, Texas at Flamingo Cantina April 25th-   Houston, Texas at the Houston International Festival April 26th-  Lafayette, Louisiana at the International Festival

This is the last in a series of interviews with Jamaican dancers and choreographers who participated in the recent Jamaica Dance Umbrella showcase. YardEdge: Why are you an artist/dancer and when did you first become one? Kyisha: Dancer/ Choreography- At nine years old doing ballet at Vickers Dance Studio