Free & Open to the Public
Dance and learn with Adia and Guy! Take part in an immersive Afro-Caribbean dance lesson, and practice for a community performance as part of ASO’s American Music Festival in June.
ADIA TAMAR WHITAKER, DANCER & curating artist
Artistic Director of the Àṣẹ Dance Theatre Collective, Adia Tamar Whitaker, has performed contemporary vernacular movement, modern and Afro-Haitian dance in the U.S. and abroad for 16 years. Adia completed a BA in Dance at San Francisco State University (2000), the Professional Division U.S. Independent Studies Program at The Ailey School (2001), was Choreoquest Resident Artist @ Restoration Dance Theater (2004), a Ford Foundation Special Initiative for Africa Grant Recipient (2004), an Urban Bush Women Apprentice (2005) and a Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography @ FSU Creative Entry Point Choreographic Fellow (2006).
