Fete de la Dance

 

Caribbean Dance Class performing Saraka, November 29th, 2014 at JFK Lecture Theatre, UWI

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"I have just returned from the performance of “Fete de la Dance” presented by the Dance Unit and it was simply thrilling."

Mr. Jessel Murray, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, 

Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA),  

The University of the West Indies (UWI)

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"I have just come from the dance performance, which I thought was outstanding.  Your own piece "Broken" was to me the most gripping of all.  Aside from a righteous piece and magnificent dancing, I was much impressed by Candice & Zari's acting.  One doesn't normally associate fine acting with dance performances, but it was all there.  If that piece is ever produced in Haiti, I expect the people will be very enthusiastic, seeing in it an allegory of their own independence struggle."

Christopher K. Star,Professor of Entomology (retired). 

Dep't of Life Sciences, UWI

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 "I enjoyed the show yesterday, thank you, despite the glitches. The work of Deboleena Paul was a breath of fresh air. It was also great to see strong male dancers well used in your and Sally's choreography. Hope the injured dancer recovered....Congratulations"

Mr. Rawle Gibbons, Senior Lecturer, DCFA, UWI

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"Jorge and the Choreographers and all the dancers of Fete de la Dance, Congratulations! I thoroughly enjoyed last evening's performance. It was a joy! Thank you.  And I loved the new space and its use... congrats to Ken for his innovative and appropriate light and Peter for the set.  Keep up the good work everyone!"

Danielle Lyndersay, Senior Lecturer and former HOD (retired), DCFA, UWI

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"Words to describe tonight ; first half , interesting, second half , exhilarating! thank you for the experience."

Robert Noel, Theatre Student and President of the Creative Arts Student Association (CASA), UWI

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"The soloists and duets were good ... I really enjoyed the Indian classical dance number, the male soloists and the bele dance :)"

Des Seebaran, Critic.

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"I attended the Fete de la Dance event and enjoyed it thoroughly.  Perfection is a work in progress and the students did a very good job as far as I'm concerned.  Keep up the good work. "

Sue-Ann Barrat, Ph.D. Student in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, UWI

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"The dancers in your unit gave a very lovely and entertaining performance on Sunday night. All the hours of hard work and practice definitely showed in their performance. I also loved the mixture and fusion of dance styles. It created a unique show. I was a former dancer and attained professional level in Ballet, Jazz, Modern,Tap and classical Indian, from RAD and ISTD. So it was good to see that dance is being highlighted at the University. I hope to see many more performances from your section and to hear of more of your research into dance science. Keep up the great work in promoting dance!"

Dr. Jo-Ann Sewlal, Editor, Environment TOBAGO newsletter. Dept of Life Sciences, UWI