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12 Dancers Dancing: A Christmas in Cambridge (2010)

Eclectic weekend dance performances at the Dance Complex in Cambridge, MA, portrayed the diversity of talent and culture that is embedded in lifestyle, here, during the 21^st Century. The Dance…

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Added by Lisa Leake on February 1, 2011 at 8:18pm — No Comments

Last Dance of "Mama" Fatou N'Diaye

Saturday evening, January 8, 2011, marked the final performance of “Mama” Fatou N’Diaye and the company she founded in 1981, “Silimbo D’Adeane,” at least with her as its full-time artistic director in the City of Cambridge. As master dancer, choreographer, and cultural arts educator for over 30 years in African and…

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Added by Lisa Leake on February 1, 2011 at 8:14pm — No Comments

Silimbo West African Dance Company (rehearsal with new material: "Manjani"), July 25, 2009

Fatou N'Diaye Davis is founder and director for Silimbo, a Cambride-based (mostly) Senegalese company. We perform authentic dances that tell stories about real life (many historic) events, and everyday happenings. Dance, music and song is integrated, with full audience participation distinguishing African performances from those of the typical, Western "proscenium" stage.

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Added by Lisa Leake on September 6, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

Dancing in Film

Another late night as "movement" from Abene Festival in Vermont to dancing for independent film in Boston keeps us all "on our toes." Versatility in a dancer's life is status quo, as a few pics here demonstrate (hot off the set). Director: Danny Marshall. Location: Jamaica Plain, MA.…

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Added by Lisa Leake on August 24, 2009 at 1:42am — No Comments

MA-TEK-PO

Just hoping any of you might want to join my blog. Here is the link: http://matekpo.blogspot.com

Added by Lisa Leake on August 19, 2009 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Dancing in the Light

Latest "Dancing in the Light" multi-media performance was held at Berklee College of Music on July 27th, 2009. Randy Felts, Ricardo Monzon and Lisa Leake swirled, swooned and side-winded inter-kinetic energy on stage, as Randy twisted things up a bit through the fusion of his "synthophone" with melodies, harmonies, multi-percussion, off-beats and sound bites, plus Lisa Leake's gyrations (from numerous dance genre). Visual art by local artists was mashed into the large screen overhang, so that… Continue

Added by Lisa Leake on August 10, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

African Dance is H-O-T this Summer

Whew! Boston weather is cold outside but it's sizzlin' inside with djembe and sabar rockin' rhythms and rhapsodies, making our bodies gyrate and glisten. If you wanna sweat in the motion, come on and see what we have to offer, with over 10 (authentic) West African classes being held, weekly, at the Dance Complex, 567 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Just to add to the sweltering summer is a review of the "Dance for World Community" that just happened on June 6th, at Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre,… Continue

Added by Lisa Leake on June 15, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments