G R A T I T U D E
This is a living list of those that have supported my movements and gestures. Without this village / network / multidimensional web of spirit, place, people, and lessons, I would not be here. Although it is not enough, I say thank you on loop on repeat for each moment I dance.
Spirit The stars The water The land All black mothers and black people who mother Byronne J. Hearn Jenna Hearn JW Minnie Houston Woodall Thigpen Orange Mae Granger Crouchet Earnestine Todd Johnson Willie Mae McAdams Hattie Todd Claudette Colleen Nickens Johnson Sonya Troullier Rita Anderson Angela Cox Cheryl Creuzot Bola Patrick Willie Williams Marsherria Wilson St. Monica’s Catholic Church Ms. Carolyn Parker Michelle Smith Michelle Manzanales Kristina Burgess VIctoria Arzipe The Houston Met Dance Center Annette Karim Kerry Ultimate Phoenix Jackson Jhon R. Stronks Evelyn Ireton Frank Vega Coline Creuzot Ingrid Burley Solange Knowles Beyonce Knowles Ms. Tina Steven Boyd Kijuanta Lucas Lauren Garson Marlana Walsh Doyle Jocelyn Thomas Priscilla Murphy Sandra Organ Solis Jodi Welch Pearlann Porter Dana Avery Ron Hutson Ron Tassone Pamela Pietro Helen Simoneau The American Dance Festival The Space Upstairs Staycee Pearl Joy KMT Bekezela Mguni La’Tasha Mayes New Voices Pittsburgh Julia Johnson Etta Etcetera PearlArts Herman Pearl Dance Alloy Theater Greer Reed August Wilson Center Ensemble Gia Cacalano Joseph Hall Alisha B. Wormsley Li Harris Lovie Olivia Ginger Brooks Takahashi Dana Bishop Root Rachel Vallozzi Jennifer Nagle Myers Taylor Knight Anna Thompson Kelly Strayhorn Theater Janera Solomon Richard Parsakian Beth Ratas Attack Theater Michele de la Reza Sherie van den Wijngaard Lisa Lau Rebecca Rankin Jaamil Olawale Kosko Kate Watson Wallace Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild Ann Marie Gover Dahlia Nayer Marjani Forte Saunders Samantha Speis Tendayi Kuumbe Marlies Yearby Ni’Ja Whitson Paloma McGregor Samita Sinha Movement Research The Jerome Foundation Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance / BAAD! Arthur Aviles Charles Fana Fraser Alethea Pace Bronx Museum of the Arts Okwui okpokwasili Kendra Portier Lisa Race David Dorfman Aya Wilson Jordan Demetrius Lloyd Simon Thomas Train Nik Owens Kelly Lynch Sam Crawford Liz de Lise Angie Hauser Chris Aiken Jennifer Nugent Blakeney Bullock Ariel Friedman Catherine Kirk Hannah Darrah Burr Johnson Kayla Farrish Brenda Daniels Trish Casey Abby Yager Ming-Lung Yang Leslie Scates Erin Reck Darrell Martin Lydia Bell Danspace Project Judy Hussie Taylor Ishmael Houston Jones Ley Gambucci Tatyana Tenenbaum Dominica Greene Angela Pittman Maria Bauman Tanya O. Williams Eva Yaa Asantewaa skeleton architecture Mama Charmaine Warren Edisa Weeks Tara Aisha Willis Marýa Wethers Davalois Fearon Kayla Hamilton Leslie Parker Marguerite Hemmings Marjani Forté-Saunders Melanie Greene Nia Love Rakiya Orange Sidra Bell Grace Osborne Ali Rosa-Salas Anna Adams Stark Alesandra Seutin Ingrid Mackinnon Solana Hoffman Carter Aye Eckerson Jennifer Payan Rochelle Jamila Wilbun Jo Stewart Kadie Henderson Symara Johnson Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Urban Bush Women Chanon Judson Courtney Cooke Mikaila Ware Melissa Cobble Gutierrez Elaisa van der Kust Love Muwwakkil Nina Angela Mercer Bebe Miller Myssi Robinson Barbara Mahler Benalldre Williams Trey Thomas Audre Lorde Blondell Cummings Joan Miller June Jordan Octavia Butler Pauli Murray Zora Neale Hurston Marsha P. Johnson Sonya Sanchez Toni Morrison Nina Simone Bessie Smith Ma Rainey Josephine Baker Carrie Mae Weems J. Yolande Daniels Johanne Affricot Preeti Chopra Aliza Wong Monica Rhodes Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers Denva E. Gallant Alexa Vaughn Gina Apostol Christopher Stark Todd Gray Sarah Beckmann Anna E. Arabindan-Kesson