Connecting the Community: A Wheaton Celebration

Sun, 10th November 2024 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

ClancyWorks Dance Company is back again hosting an exciting event for the Wheaton Community, which includes free food, dance, and fun.

Description:

Looking for a fun afternoon with delicious free food and dance? Join us at the Wheaton Recreation Center from 2:00pm-4:00pm on November 10 for a joyful, family-friendly event with ClancyWorks Dance Company and other artists from the community.

Everyone will have the opportunity to dance, watch dance performances, and participate in a dialogue with performers. There also will be mini dance workshops designed especially for children and older adults.

Serges Essombo Ewane (choreographer and performer) starts our afternoon with an African Dance Solo and an interlude of audience engagement.

Harriet Gordon (choreographer and performer) follows with a contemporary dance about building upon one another in connection through dance and relationships through the ups and downs of life. We hope you enjoy our piece and take the time to reflect on the journey and purpose of life.

Carla Perlo & Dancers (Serges Essombo Ewane, Delante White, Dakota White, William Trunk, Aaron Jackson, and Lisa Soref) will be presenting three Interactive Sections:
— Using Bodies to create uppercase letters and spelling words,
— Circle Dance- Easy Steps,
— Fun with Balloons.

In between Carla Perlo & Dancers last two pieces, DMV Dance Collective Project will be presenting new choreographic work titled, “History, Their-story, Our-Story: Journey of movement through Afro-Memory”. The piece is centered around the conversation of black storytelling through movement. It explores themes of Afro-memory: a discovery of identity though African ancestry and diasporic influences; Resistance: withstanding opposition, defying all odds, and conquering obstacles; Resilience: A call to action for community, togetherness and empowerment, and Sisterhood: demonstrating the power of unity and the divine feminine. The Work is choreographed by Nikita MacRall-Angus’, and performed by Sonitra Amare, Shawna Williams, Camille Weanquoi, and Aya Dixon.

Finally, Flavia Naseimento (choreographer and performer)presents an Afro-Brazilian Dance drawing upon her life experience with Afro-Brazilian and Modern dance techniques..

Looking for a way to advertise yourself and what you do? Bring your flyers and leave them with us at the check in table for everyone to see!

Finally, participants have the exciting opportunity to win prizes through our raffle, which will featurie a variety of rewards such as gift cards, beaded jewelry, and books. Don’t miss your chance to be a lucky winner!

We can’t wait to see you!

For any question please email marketing@clancyworks.org.

Reserve a free ticket on our Eventbrite event page.

This event is supported in part by: The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County,The Nora Roberts Foundation, The Maryland State Arts Council, and ClancyWorks Board of Directors.​