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During assembly on Thursday, January 19th, the Fieldston Dance Company performed part of Ronald K. Brown\u2019s iconic piece <\/span>Why We Follow. <\/span><\/i>Growing up in Brooklyn, Ronald found inspiration in West African, Cuban, and American culture, and has taken his talents both to Alvin Ailey, a renowned modern dance company in midtown, and to the Tony-Award winning cast of <\/span>Porgy and Bess<\/span><\/i>, which went off Broadway in late 2012<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>In 1985, Ronald founded Evidence, a dance company that focuses on the importance of community in African American culture and blending African rhythms and choreography with contemporary dance and spoken word. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In his opening speech, dance teacher Rob O\u2019Neill explained that Robert, \u201ca bright light in the world of dance,\u201d not only \u201cshared his masterful choreography, [but also] shared his gentle spirit, and his strong commitment that dance speaks to the individual and the community.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Consisting of intense movement, continuous clapping, and upbeat music, this dance was something completely different from what is usually seen in the auditorium. As mentioned in the video preceding the performance, DCO has been accustomed to modern dance pieces, making this a great opportunity for them to be challenged and embrace something new. After the assembly, one male form IV student commented that \u201cdespite not being a huge fan of dance, the performance was a cool mixture of cultures that worked well together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to Brown\u2019s dance, three student studies were also performed. The members of the company were pushed to create dances in only six class periods, using Brown\u2019s work as a starting point in deciphering how the style fits into their lives and creative processes. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDance, and our community within Dance Company is about compromise,\u201d said Olivia Gonzalez-Scott (VI) on the challenges of collaborative choreography. \u201cIt is about creating a space where different voices can be heard and different people can shine.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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One particular dance, performed by Zoe Antell (V), Taiya Sharif (VI), and Sonja Rab (VI), had a very direct relation to today\u2019s world, especially as we experience the first days of Trump\u2019s presidency. The piece was inspired by the way their rehearsal director, Annique Roberts, transferred the uneasy feelings of post-election night into motivational dance. \u00a0\u201cWe saw how successful it was to combine the political aspect of the election with the emotional aspect,\u201d Zoe Antell (V) said. \u201cSo we decided to express those two things through movement.\u201d <\/span>
\nOverall, the Dance Company\u2019s performance was outstanding. It allowed the dancers not only to express themselves, but also to educate both students and faculty on cultures that are not usually displayed at Fieldston. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During assembly on Thursday, January 19th, the Fieldston Dance Company performed part of Ronald K. Brown\u2019s iconic piece Why We Follow. Growing up in Brooklyn, Ronald found inspiration in West African, Cuban, and American culture, and has taken his talents both to Alvin Ailey, a renowned modern dance company in midtown, and to the Tony-Award winning cast of Porgy and Bess, which went off Broadway in late 2012. In 1985, Ronald founded Evidence, a dance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[318],"tags":[],"coauthors":[283],"class_list":["post-3736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3737,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3736\/revisions\/3737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3736"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}