Dance Workshop with Stacy "Jukeboxx" Letrice - Step One - January 14, 2023

A fun afternoon learning from Stacy "Jukeboxx" Letrice.  The Saturday half of the workshop was described as follows:

The 90 min Afro-Dancehall Fusion class integrates traditional West African movement, Jamaican dancehall, and African pop culture dance styles, creating a colorful montage of dances of the Diaspora. Participants will learn steps and techniques from African and Caribbean dance forms. Then, participants will apply those very movements to exciting and lively choreography. In addition, participants will gain the understanding of the fundamental similarities and differences between the various cultural styles while exploring individuality, confidence, body awareness, and performance. All levels welcomed.

Here's one of the practice exercises:

 

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Here's the music played for the main dance:

 

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I heard this as exit music from the recent show I saw:

 

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