HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT

JUNE 8, 2019 BEST OF LES DANCE SHOWCASE

Rebel Force Founded in 2018, the Best of LES Dance Showcase is a collaborative Danielle Chiorazzi effort between three Lower East Side- Jalyn Velasquez aka Eye Kandii based community organizations: Infinite Movement, Henry Street Settlement, Live Dance Love Juniors and the Abrons Arts Center. We are thrilled that the Best of LES, now in its Dewitt Dance Ministry second year, is continuing to grow and provide a platform for the dancers in our Mama’s Hand: A Special Tribute to Bria community to express themselves and Santiago showcase their talent. The Best of LES is a celebration of diversity, culture, creativity, Rajé Reborn and community, and we hope to continue this celebration for years to come. We Everything For Bria are especially grateful to Shaheeda Yasmeen Smith for her vision & leadership double-B as both Infinite Movement’s Executive United Neighborhood High School Dance Director and as a member of Henry Street Team Settlement’s Community Advisory Board. If you are interested in joining Henry Best of LES 2019 Cast Street’s Community Advisory Board and supporting more community-based projects like this showcase, please contact Henry Street’s Community Engagement Manager, Talia DeRogatis, at tderogatis@ henrystreet.org.

HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT BEST OF LES

ABOUT BEST OF LES CAST & CREW Rebel Force “JRC Homecoming” Dancers: Haydee Cornelio, Tyreek Dewindt, Laniya Merritt, Tegan Foye, Lisa Fields, Jahlil Minkins, Marietou Sacko, Nazae, Sympany, Mysha Ali, Mya Singleton, Raven, Bella, Dream Glenn, Kandace Ferguson-Merritt, Dequan Davilla, Christopher Dejesus, Tyneil Lily & Ceaquan Manso Choreography: Ms. K, Haydee, Tegan, and Lisa

Danielle Chiorazzi “NASA” Choreography: Danielle Chiorazzi

Jalyn Velasquez aka Eye Kandii “My Type” Choreography: Jalyn Velasquez

Live Dance Love Juniors “Barbie Dreams” Dancers: Victoria Bonaparte, Leonora Camaj, Shavon Jenkins, Abigail Mulvey Choreography: Shaela Amaya and Dahlene Amaya-Scott

Dewitt Dance Ministry “Halo/You Say” Dancers: Zanarie Phillips and Janiyah Kebreau Choreography: Bianca Williams

Mama’s Hand: A Special Tribute to Bria Santiago Bria was born & raised in the Lower East Side into a close knit, proud Latino family. She was a loving daughter, sister, niece, cousin, and a true friend. An intelligent, strong, and loving young lady. A dancer, athlete, and fashionista. But most importantly a leader. We honor her for her energy exceeds this earth. We still feel her, we still hear her laughter, and we will infinitely love her.

HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT BEST OF LES

ABOUT BEST OF LES CAST & CREW Rajé Reborn “Baby Boy” Dancers: Shylene Carmona, Taylor Gamble, Mattheus Neri, Athena Pagidas, Mehana Placeres Choreography: Justin Caminero

Everything For Bria “Us vs. Them” Dancers: Shaniya, Savannah , Jailyn, Ameenah, Turahn , Kiami , Kelsey, Viannie, Tatiana, Ariana & Danasia Choreography: Danasia W. double-B “God’s Dream” Dancers/Choreographers: Booker Rogers & Bryan Rogers

United Neighborhood High School Dance Team “One Nation” Dancers: Kimberly Lallman, La’Don Fleming, Mishayla Carcana, Janeil Johnson, Vanessa Calderon, Dashlly Palma Recinos, Princess Kese, Mame Diara Kebe, Guyelle Bertrand, Lamar Francis, Iyah Mullins, Shania Jones, Aissatou Diallo, Jaciliny DaSilva, Jocelyn Garcia, Briggette De La Rosa Reyes, Cherokee Richardson Choreography: Princess Kese

Best of LES 2019 Cast “Before I Let Go/Finale” Choreography: Charles Smith Jr.

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HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT SPECIAL THANKS Special Thanks to Kevin Mitchell, Leroy Lindsey, Daud Smith, Corey Wynter, Livingood Lashes, Fun Flicks Photo Booth, The Bria Foundation, University Neighborhood High School, Dewitt Reformed Church, Jacob Riis Cornerstone, Grand Street Settlement, Department of Youth and Community Development, Trader Joes, and Our Volunteers

ABOUT INFINITE MOVEMENT INFINITE MOVEMENT values and promotes positive youth leadership, arts, and wellness. We want our members and young artists to increase awareness of their abilities, develop their inner strength, develop their talents and shine. We offer classes to expose and introduce youth and adults to multiple art disciplines such as dance, vocal/music, and theater. We concentrate in various cultural dance genres such as Hip Hop, Liturgical, and dances of the African Diaspora. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Shaheeda Yasmeen Smith at [email protected].

ABOUT HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT Founded in 1893 by social work and public health pioneer Lillian Wald and based on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT delivers a wide range of social service, arts and health care programs to more than 50,000 New Yorkers each year. Distinguished by a profound connection to its neighbors, a willingness to address new problems with swift and innovative solutions, and a strong record of accomplishment, Henry Street challenges the effects of urban poverty by helping families achieve better lives for themselves and their children.

HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT ABOUT ABRONS ABRONS FUNDING Abrons Arts Center is a home for contemporary interdisciplinary American Chai Trust arts in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. A core Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation program of the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons believes that The Barker Welfare Foundation access to the arts is essential to a free and healthy society. Through performance presentations, exhibitions, education Bulova Stetson Fund programs and residencies, Abrons mobilizes communities with the Exploring the Arts, Inc. transformative power of art. FACE Foundation Abrons Arts Center values freedom of expression and creativity, Find Your Light Foundation ever striving to provide creative communities with a space that Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation celebrates diversity of thought and experience. Abrons aims to Howard Gilman Foundation, Inc. be an anti-oppressive home to people from all backgrounds and The Harkness Foundation for Dance does not discriminate on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, citizen status, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or The Jerome Foundation gender identity. As definitions of expression and inclusion evolve, Kinder Morgan Foundation Abrons is committed to continually revising this statement in The Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation collaboration with our communities. The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation Mertz Gilmore Foundation Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Multi-Arts Production Fund Abrons Arts Center is situated on the Lenape island of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Manhahtaan (Mannahatta). We pay respect to Lenape peoples and ancestors past, present, and future, and acknowledge our reliance Jerome Robbins Foundation on the land and waters of Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland. We Radunski Family Fund offer our care and gratitude to Lenapehoking, and are committed Scherman Foundation to resisting colonialism through the support of Indigenous-led The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust programming and Indigenous artistic practices. Trust for Mutual Understanding You are welcome here.

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