Djoniba mouflet biography of michael
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About Us
A home to many, DDDC became the first school for artists just arriving from Africa, South America, the Caribbean, to get their first chance to teach, work, and make a name. By giving more than 300 hundred Black and Latino artists an opportunity, Djoniba became a respected representative and voice for those artists. “We became a big family,” Djoniba reminisces. “Because of the school, I have an incredible network of artists who always support my projects, from Brazil, Haiti, Cuba Guinea, Senegal, Ivory Coast… I can always count on them.”
Then in 2008, due to the economic crisis, DDDC closed its doors after over than a decade on 18th Street. Instead of opening a new school, Djoniba partnered with Igal Perry of Peridance Capezio Center in Union Square, Manhattan, another dance school, where DDDC is still currently located.
Thinking back to the decision, Djoniba discloses that “closing the school that I built from scratch was very difficult but I had to be pragmatic,
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Haruko is a native of Japan. She grew up in a small town 30 miles west of Tokyo and began her musical studies in classical piano at age 5. She would listen to classical music, pop music, along with Japanese traditional music called “Utai” that her grandfather sang at home. When Haruko was in elementary school, her piano teacher Nihoko Takagi noticed her exceptional musical talent and encouraged her to pursue a career in music. Haruko’s first encounter with jazz was at home listening intensively to recordings by jazz masters such as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and Miles Davis. She would imitate what she heard on piano and write original compositions as well. She started performing in jazz groups in Tokyo soon after.
Haruko's love and curiosity for music brought her to New York. The very first day she arrived in Manhattan, she was convinced that this is the place for her. While going to jazz clubs night after night, she began to major in classical piano performance and s
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Dance Parade
Dance Parade is non-profit organization that promotes dance as an expressive and unifying art form eller gestalt by showcasing all forms of dance. It produces an annual street parade and festival in New York City each May, on the third Saturday before Memorial Day. Through its education programming it provides workshops and residencies to schools, community groups and senior centers.
Background
[edit]Greg Miller, a social entrepreneur and dance aficionado, established the non-profit organization in December, 2006 and led an all-volunteer group that produced the inaugural parade on May 19, 2007. Over 2300 dancers from 75 organizations made their way down Manhattan’s Broadway and Fifth Avenue on and around eight floats. Ending in front of the Washington Square Memorial Arch, the parade culminated in 31 performances highlighting native New York dance styles such as hip-hop, jazz dance, break dancing, and salsa. Participants included the original B-boys, Keith and Kevin Smith