The ninth annual Why We Dance workshop will take place at Forest Road Park in Fanwood, on Sunday March 25, from 2-5:30 p.m.
This FREE event is open to the community and will include workshops on Hip Hop and Bollywood Belly dance.
Workshop leaders are Tatianna J Dorsey, Naleesa Jacob, Showoff and Saideh Browne.
Browne is a trainer, author, and has appeared on media outlets such as the Dr. Oz Show. She will be giving students tips about bullying and how to avoid it.
Dorsey has been working with Why We Dance for the past five years and will be teaching a contemporary hip hop class. She founded Pure Passion Dance Company in 2013.
Showoff is a DJ, dancer, model, actor and choreographer, and has worked with such hip hop artists at LL Cool J, P Diddy, Missy Elliot and Rah Digga in music and commercials. He will be teaching an Old Skool hip hop dance class.
The schedule for the day is:
This season is dedicated to Eddie Abdul Hackett, who passed away last month and was a long-time supporter of the group. Hackett, who lived in Morristown, New Jersey, supported his niece Candace Waller in this project. The dance was choreographed by Romainson Romain a regular on the dance show You Think You Can Dance.
“My uncle did a lot of work with children and the community,” Waller said. “Hundreds of people came out for his funeral, many sharing stories of how he helped them. He wanted to make the world a better place for children. We are going to do a special dance in tribute to him.”
The upcoming March 25 arts program is made possible in part by a HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
For more information on the classes and the festival, contact Coordinator Candace Waller at 908-432 2003 or whywedance@gmail.com.
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