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Man Against Himself

Creating a 3 minutes solo was one of the specific requirements of the Choreography workshop class. The first idea that came to mind was reworking and presenting the 3-minute solo that I performed at the audition in January. That piece was and is still very dear to me as it brings memories of my motherContinue reading “Man Against Himself”

The Space Within

I traveled last semester with the school of dance majors at Ohio University to Canada for a dance sharing at Concordia University, Montreal. At the sharing, one student spoke about how she had always done fast movements and was told by her professor to explore other tempos. She performed a slow piece which was interestingContinue reading “The Space Within”

From Ghana to the US

The Ghanaian Smock also known as Fugu/Batakari is popularly worn by Chiefs and people in the Northern part of Ghana where it originated from but it is now widely worn across the entire country. It is the costume for some dances in the Northern part and the most popular is Takai. The smock exhibits itsContinue reading “From Ghana to the US”

So Far, So Good. (Mid-Sem Diaries)

A friend asked me, “So how is school”, and I responded, “it’s great, I’m really enjoying it.” She was like “how is that possible because most people say grad school is difficult.” Well, yes grad school is difficult, a lot of school work coupled with personal tasks to accomplish. Those who are married or liveContinue reading “So Far, So Good. (Mid-Sem Diaries)”

Goals for the Semester

My brain mostly gets clouded with ideas, concepts, and images of work that I want to put together. The bigger problem is how to executive these ideas, where to start, where to end, which movements to use etc. I believe I often think too much of what message I want to send across rather thanContinue reading “Goals for the Semester”