FLEE DANCE UPDATE
EXACTLY A MONTH AGO, FLEE DANCE WENT TO BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, FOR A RESIDENCY. WHILE THERE, I HAD SUCH AN OVERWHELMING ENCOUNTER WITH THE LORD. THERE WAS SO MUCH LOVE, REVELATION & FREEDOM THAT TOOK PLACE IN THAT WEEK. I LOVED TEACHING, CHOREOGRAPHING & FELLOWSHIPPING WITH THE JACKSON COMMUNITY!
FOLLOWING BELHAVEN, I FELT LED TO CONTINUE IN DEEP REFLECTION & INTIMACY WITH MYSELF & THE LORD. THIS REFLECTION LED ME TO WRITE, READ, RESEARCH, CREATE, REST, DETOX, FAST, ASK QUESTIONS & SO MUCH MORE.
WHILE REFLECTING, THE CONTEMPORARY BALLET FESTIVAL IN DALLAS, TEXAS, APPROACHED QUICKLY. THIS FESTIVAL WAS SO FULFILLING & I HAD A BLAST! FLEE DANCE WAS SELECTED TO TEACH THE FESTIVAL'S MASTER CLASS & GIVE A LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION WHERE I SHARED TIPS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & PERFORMED A SOLO TITLED "WARRIOR. "FLEE DANCE WAS ALSO SELECTED TO BE THE HONOR CHOREOGRAPHER FOR THE FESTIVAL. THIS INCLUDED SETTING A GROUP DANCE ON 20+ DANCERS FROM DIFFERENT STUDIOS IN THE DFW METROPLEX IN 2 HOURS. THE 20+ DANCERS PERFORMED THIS DANCE THE NEXT DAY AT THE FESTIVAL SHOW, WHERE I ALSO SHARED A GROUP PIECE CHOREOGRAPHED ON THE ADVANCED STUDENTS AT DANCE INSTITUTE OF DALLAS. I WAS PROUD OF EVERYONE!
FOLLOWING THE CONTEMPORARY BALLET FESTIVAL, MORE & MORE REFLECTING TOOK PLACE. MORE WRITING, READING, RESEARCHING, CREATING, RESTING & DETOXING FUELED MY INTIMATE TIME WITH THE LORD. THIS INTIMACY INSPIRED ME TO START WRITING MY FIRST BOOK. THIS BOOK IS A HANDBOOK MEANT TO INSPIRE REVELATION, LOVE, GROWTH & REFLECTION, ALL WHILE EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF A COHESIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, SELF & OTHERS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT BECAUSE THE FIRST DRAFT IS COMPLETE & I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE LORD’S GRACE, FLOW, TIMING & INSPIRATION.
I AM ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE IN THIS SEASON OF MY LIFE! LAST WEEK WAS THEIR SEASON PREMIERE AT DANCE AFRICA, HERE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AT THE BEAUTIFUL MOODY PERFORMANCE HALL. FLEE DANCE HAD THE HONOR & PRIVILEGE OF TEACHING COMPANY CLASS BEFORE THEY PERFORMED AN ICONIC PIECE BY THE LATE BABA CHUCK DAVIS, A DEAR DANCE ELDER & TEACHER OF MINE WHILE GROWING UP IN NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE TEACHING & WARMING UP DALLAS BLACK’S MAIN COMPANY, THE SECOND COMPANY, ENCORE! & THEIR ACADEMY STUDENTS ON STAGE, I WAS TRULY IN AW AT THE BEAUTY, TALENT, GIFTS, GRACE & SKILL BEFORE ME. I LITERALLY SMILED THE ENTIRE SHOW & BOUT CRIED WHEN THE BABA CHUCK DAVIS MEMORIAL STARTED. THIS WAS TRULY A PLEASANT & FULFILLING EXPERIENCE FOR MY MIND, BODY, SPIRIT & SOUL.
DANCE AFRICA TRULY INSPIRED ME AS AN ARTIST, TEACHER, CHOREOGRAPHER, PERFORMER & WARRIOR!
NOW, FLEE DANCE IS PREPARING TO TRAVEL TO KONA, HAWAII THIS WEEKEND TO TEACH & CHOREOGRAPH FOR HEARTBRIDGE, A YOUTH WITH A MISSION (YWAM) PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED INTO A TWO-YEAR PERFORMING ARTS FOCUS PLUS TRACK STARTING WITH THE DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING SCHOOL. HEARTBRIDGE HAS BECOME PART OF THE FAMILY OF MINISTRIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS (UOFN) IN KONA. THEY PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TO TRAIN, DEVELOP & MINISTER CROSS-CULTURALLY THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS. I AM SUPER EXCITED & I KNOW GOD IS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS!
MORE UPDATES ARE COMING SOON ON BOOK PUBLISHING, RESIDENCIES IN LOUISIANA & GEORGIA & UPCOMING PERFORMANCES OF THE SOLO, “WARRIOR” IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
