Full Circle News: Washington D.C. (June)

Peace y'all,
It is summer 2004 and we are headed to Washington D.C. once again after having two truly
successful performances in the capital. Rehearsals have already begun and this performance
will mark the debut of two MC's within our show. Two MC's -DP One-(Turntable Anhilist)
and Rocism(Supreme Beings) have been workin their love for lyrics simultaneously as their
B-boying and DJing. Also to mark the one year anniversary of the rebirth of Fresh Kids Brooklyn,
the squad is entering two competitions in July. Last year, the original Fresh Kids had
their long awaited re union in Brooklyn and four members of Full Circle were present
to witness the passing down of the presidency to Kwikstep by Fresh Kids Founder -"Bandit".
We also wanted to congratulate our oldest company member and resident MC/Beatboxer, Baba
as he plans to wed the love of his life-Dawn on July 31,2004. A big thank you to all who
have shown their support and their love of the dance by attending the cypha sessions at
Djoniba's on Saturdays.

B girl Rokafella and the Full Circle Soul Sistas will be dancing in solidarity to the movement to help end violence against women.

Full Circle Souljahs is participating in Djoniba's African Dance and Drum Center's Annual Fund Raiser along with all of the Instructors and guests.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION:

Come out to Sisterfire NYC

When: Saturday, June 19th, 2004
Time: 3-7pm
Where: Riverbank State Park - 679 Riverside Drive at 145th Street.
Directions: Take 1, 9 train to 145th.

Why: A day to raise awareness and unite our communities to end violence
against women of color with FREE food, music, performances, dance, comedy, arts & crafts, poetry, games for all ages.

For more info on workshops on Friday in Brooklyn please log onto http://www.sisterfirenyc.org

Saturday line up of artists include:

Featuring Ya Ya, Rokafella, D'Lo, Queen Godis, Colorado Sisters, DJ Reborn,
Sista II Sista, ACB and many more!

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DJONIBA'S DANCE AND DRUM FUNDRAISER-TO BENEFIT DDDC & DDDKIDS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Featuring children and adults dance with drum performances

INSTRUCTORS AND THEIR INVITED GUEST PERFORM
AFRICAN, BRAZILIAN, CUBAN, CAPOERIA, BELLY DANCE, HIP-HOP, DUNHAM,
JAZZ, INDIAN KATAK, SALSA, HAITIAN, BALLET

When: Saturday June 26, 2004

Time: 2pm & 7pm (*Full Circle will perform at the 7PM show)
Where: Art & Design Theatre 1075 Second Avenue Between 56 & 57th Street
Directions: Take N ,R, 4, 5, AND 6 trains to 59th Street Lexington Avenue Station

Advanced Tickets: Adults: $25.00, AT DOOR: $30.00
Children 11 years and under: $12.00

Order Tickets: Box Office Information 212 477 3474 /INFO 212 477 3464 OR http://www.djoniba.com

Full Circle News: June 2004

The year has definitely been a busy one for Full Circle.
Four members were hired to do a ten city industrial tour with Hennessy liquors.
The new sessions at Washington Heights have produced a steady attendance of local
talented youth. Our newest addition to the squad, B boy Cik (pronounced sick) has been
covering classes and performing in our most recent gigs. He held weekly informal battles
with the students at High Bridge increasing their understanding of the dance.
Soon a new chapter of Lords Of Finesse will emerge representing once again the Hip-Hop
dance energy home grown in Washington Heights. Djoniba's sessions on saturdays has been
attended by out of towners, international dancers, and the illest NYC bboys. Supreme
Beings, Section 8, and NBK are regulars reppin' hard. It is the only session of its kind
where there are no prizes, there are no judges, and the vibe is blessed by the African
dance and drum energy exchanged in the studio all day.

Some Full Circle members participated in the "Trans Latin" Pepatian's Bronx Artists
spotlight show at the Bronx Museum of Art. It was an honor to be on the same line up
with KR3T's , La Santa Luz company, Olive, and DJ G-Bo.
After much rehearsal Full Circle (which welcomed in the cast B boys Rival and Cik) faced
four shows in two days.. two in the Bronx and two in Washington D.C. The first two were
for Community Works where high schools were invited to Hostos Community College auditorium
to see our "Hip-Hop to da Head" presentation. Then we jumped in our van and drove five
hours stopping along the way to eat and break in parking lots. When we arrived, we had
dinner compliments of Amy Hayer. Thursday morning found the crew in high spirits and we
headed into the federal building- the Library of Congress -turntables and all. The two
shows were fun and received with much excitement. It was the first time a Hip-Hop act
graced the stage at the Library of Congress. We give a big shout to Donna Williams who
kept in touch since Fall 2002 until the very day of our performance.

Thank you for your continued support and keep checkin' in.