On Feb 5, Ron Parker, producer of The History of Black Dance in America, interviewed with Dedon Kamathi of Freedom Now, In this interview, Ron explains about the history behind many of the dances that are part of the show. Click here to listen. The interview is about 20 minutes into the show.
THE HISTORY OF BLACK DANCE IN AMERICA Inglewood, February 12 Central Avenue Dance Ensemble to present a retrospective of African and African-American inspired social dances from the 1800s to today INGLEWOOD, CA -The Central Avenue Dance Ensemble, in honor of Black History Month, is producing a 2-hour multimedia dance performance entitled The History [...]
Westside Ballet Performs on GDLA: MyFoxLA.com
Don’t miss Melissa Barak’s “Spotlight on the Arts” interview segment, promoting her upcoming guest star performances in Westside Ballet of Santa Monica’s The Nutcracker. The segment will air on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 at 8 am, 12 noon, and 5 pm on KUSC radio, 91.5 FM. You can also listen online at the KUSC [...]
The Nov. 30th issue of Santa Monica Mirror featured an in-depth article on Westside Ballet’s The Nutcracker and Yvonne Mounsey. To read the full article, click here.
Los Angeles, CA (December, 2008) –Ballroom dance teams representing 13 Los Angeles inner-city public schools will dance rumba, tango, merengue, foxtrot and swing as they compete for trophies in LA BALLROOM – a kid’s ballroom competition to be held at the LAX Marriott on Sunday, December 14, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. With [...]
On Friday, November 21, 2008, KAB7 attended the grand re-opening/dedication ceremony for Gabriella’s Place, a non-profit dance studio for kids in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union area. The studio was opened with $1.5 million raised by Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation and Pueblo Nuevo Development. To watch the story, click here.
Coverage of Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation’s new studio, Gabriella’s Place, was the centerpiece of the California section on November 20, 2008. To read the full article, click here.
Four-year Effort to Resurrect Dance Programs in One of Los Angeles’ Poorest Neighborhoods Comes to Fruition with the Opening of New Dance Studios Los Angeles, CA (November, 2008) – A four-year effort to resurrect non-profit dance programs for kids in one of Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods has come to fruition with the opening of two [...]
SoCal News visited “everybody dance!” to interview Arthur Duncan — The King of Tap — on his work with this non-profit program that offers dance training to kids in the Pico/Rampart area of Los Angeles. The segment aired multiple times on Time Warner’s CNN Headline News channel.