Groovin you!!

Full Circle performed at the Djoniba Dance And Drum Center to help raise funds for the school. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUC9Umf1FI We were honored to share our
style of dance alongside of the Samba dancers and the West African dancers who lent their talents to help keep the school open and keep its youth program running.




Rokafella performed for HERE's fundraiser benefit to help raise funds for the the Made Here web episodes that explore the lifestyles of NYC surviving artists.
http://www.madehereproject.org/
She was a featured artist profiled for her resilience as a female hip-hop theater artists who still keeps a strong connection to the streets. Most of the artists and topics highlighted in this web project are unique to NYC.






Kwikstep played at NYC DEEP Loft house party to a full room of happy dancers kicking off the Memorial Day weekend. Saturn 3 attended and took this foto with Kwikstep who belonged to original B boy crew Fresh Kids from Brooklyn. This was an unexpected surprise for Kwikstep who hasn't seen Sat for years. Dance brings people together in mystical ways but you gotta stay in the dance cuz if you leave it.. the chances for re unions are slimmer.





Behind The Groove was a successful party on the 12th of May with a performance by Ron Renaissance who released his album the following week. Not only is Ron Renaissance an amazing young talent with his trombone he also tours the world with La Excellencia, composes music and sings lead for his own band and has played lead roles in latino theater productions. He plays at our monthly parties, with Rokafella's RPM band and will play with Full Circle dancers on July 16th at El Museo Del Barrio.







Full Circle performed to open up Harlem Alliance's Outdoor concert series- Roots and Rhythm at the Jackie Robinson Bandshell on the 28th of May.Kwikstep was in PEru working the BC ONe LAtin AMerica regional finals so he was not able to join the company but B girl Jaws who is now re named as Brava joined the squad all the way from Boston to rep for the ladies and Rokafella performed two songs. We will return on August 6th with a slightly different program.





Full Circle then celebrated Memorial Day by going to Coney Island and sharing a day of friendship including jumping off a pier, riding bumper cars and dancing to a house music DJ. We wrapped up the day eating clams and cautiously avoiding a melee that came out of the blue on the street. Dance gives us an alternate way to earn respect other than the stereotypical paths offered to us as adolescents in the hood. We work hard, trust our creativity, learn how important it is to focus and we establish strong ties with our fellow dancers who are struggling in a similar way.
We share this idea with the youth we encounter in workshops, performances and in our dance company. Below is a foto of Rokafella with the afterschool program at Quitman Primary school in Newark with the Barat Foundation who has created a 5 story peace mural painted by 500 local youths.










July performances include Super Sabado on July 16th as part of El Museo Del Barrio's Block party outdoor festival on 104st in East Harlem http://www.elmuseo.org/en/event/super-sabado-el-museos-block-party

AND on the 31st, Full Circle will perform with KR3T's, Abada Capoeira and Djoniba Dance and Drum Center at Lincoln Center as part of Family Day. The hour long program is entitled Rhythm and Roots 360 and is free. http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/index.php/ood-2011-family-day-2pm



If you feel like you are in a position to donate your services or funds to help our dance theater company keep its operations going, please email us at fullcirclesoul@hotmail.com
If you have a Facebook account look for Full Circle Prod Inc, All The Ladies Say, NYD Collective, and Behind the Groove group pages or follow us on Twitter- Fullcirclesoul. We hope to see you soon and that you are enjoying your Summer.