Funmilayo Chesney

@fushadance

Artistic Director Fusha Dance Company /user/Fushadance Fushadance Virtual assemblies, classes workshops for all.
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Big celebration weekend! Happy 20 th anniversary @danceparadenyc @fushadance On 5/16, we hit the streets for the amazing Dance Parade and we’re also celebrating the 1-year anniversary of I Believe in Myself! One year ago, FUSHA Kids released this empowering children’s album filled with music that inspires confidence, leadership, and joy. 🎶 Stream FUSHA Kids on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. Thank you for supporting our mission to uplift children through music, movement, and positive affirmations. ✨ I believe in myself! ✨ #FUSHAKids #IBelieveInMyself #DanceParade #FunmilayoChesney KidsMusic Empowerment Leadership AfrobeatsForKids MusicAndMovement
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DANCE 🪩 PARADE @rhiannon__justice performing today with @fushadance I cried for a moment, seeing everyone UNITED!!! Dance companies that represent every culture in New York City. Knowing there is more LOVE, than hate. #truth #love #dance #danceparade #instagood
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What an incredible day on Wednesday 5/13/26 representing Dance Parade at New York City Hall! At Wednesday’s press conference, we were honored to receive the Key to the City. Even without amplified sound, we brought the energy through clapping, body percussion, and movement. I danced with artists from across the city, creating rhythm with our bodies and celebrating the power of dance to unite us all. It was a joyful reunion and an unforgettable moment. And the beat goes on! Join us 5/16 st 17 and 6 th Ave we kick off 20 annual Dance Parade parade at noon. FUSHA Dance Company will perform on main stage in Tompkins Sq Park at 3:39 Footage: Kissing Lion Pubic Relation . . . @fushadance @danceparadenyc #DanceParade #KeyToTheCity #CityHall #AndTheBeatGoesOn #FUSHADance #DanceIsMedicine #BodyPercussion #NYCArts #CultureIsPower
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Mind Body Spirit Balance Protect your peace. Love who loves you. Support who supports you. Ignore who ignores you. Stop begging for attention from people who can’t even offer basic effort. Your peace and healing begins the moment you stop chasing people and start choosing yourself. Peace of mind is priceless. Choose wellness. Choose joy. Choose you. . . . @cooktolivehealth @fushadance #ProtectYourPeace #ChooseYourself #WellnessJourney #SelfLove #InnerPeace MentalWellness HealingJourney PeaceOfMind
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One song from my children’s empowerment album I Believe in Myself by FUSHA Kids. Students at Little Sun People committed the Leadership Pledge to memory , these brilliant young minds are our future. So proud of the powerful work happening through music, movement, culture, and leadership. ✨ #FushaKids #IBelieveInMyself #LeadershipPledge #ArtsEducation #ChildrenEmpowerment #MovementIsMedicine #CultureIsPower #BrooklynArts #YouthLeadership #MusicAndMovement
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People’s Ball 2026 was PURE JOY Styled in brilliance by Adeleke Sijuwade the look was EVERYTHING. Met Gala… move over 👀 Brooklyn Public Library was THE place to be. Culture. Fashion. Energy. COMMUNITY. The People’s Ball was POPPIN’ Thanks for liking and sharing. Support Bkack Designers Adeleke Sijuwade . . @fushadance #People’sball #BrooklynVibes #FUSHAEnergy #BlackExcellence ArtAndCulture
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Still feeling the rhythm from being honored as Grand Marshal at Dance Parade 2025 — what a powerful moment of culture, community, and movement. Now we step into Dance Parade 2026 and this year’s theme: “And the Beat Goes On” And that… is FUSHA. Because for us, the beat never stops It lives in the drum, in the body, in the ancestors, in the next generation of leaders we are raising every day. From Brooklyn to the world, we keep moving, healing, and rising… AND THE BEAT GOES ON. . . . @fushadance @fushakids @danceparadenyc @rakamur @rhiannon__justice @imanijonesratcliffe @djceiba @uniteandthrive #DanceParade #AndTheBeatGoesOn #FUSHADance #MovementIsMedicine #CultureInMotion #BlackDance #BrooklynArts #DanceNYC
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AFROFUTURE IN MOTION Healing Meditation for Queer Community in South Africa. FUSHA Dance Company had the honor to facilitate for this community in Capetown and came away truly humbled by their resilience. Step into a sacred space of healing, identity, and transformation. During our AFROFUTURE IN MOTION South Africa Cultural Exchange Tour, FUSHA Dance Company had the honor of facilitating this powerful meditation experience with the queer community at Triangle Project Theatre for Change in Cape Town. Grounded in African diasporic traditions, breath, rhythm, and intention, this moment invited participants to: Reconnect with self Release and restore Stand fully in their truth and power This is more than meditation. This is liberation. This is community. This is healing in motion. . . . @cooktolivehealth @fushadance #MovementIsMedicine #mindbodyspirit #QueerHealing LGBTQIACommunity MeditationForHealing MovementIsMedicine BlackWellness AfricanDiaspora HealingThroughMovement CapeTownSouthAfrica QueerJoy SafeSpaces EmbodiedHealing GlobalExchange DanceForLiberation
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29 days ago
Happy Friday Celebrating 30 years in the business Teaching. Creating. Leading. Walking into the next 30 years with grace, gratitude, and joy. This journey my ancestors chose for me has carried me across the world, connecting culture, community, and purpose, while collaborating with iconic photographers who have captured these sacred moments in time. From choreography to culture, from drum to dance floor, we have built a family grounded in rhythm, resilience, and love. As a Teaching Artist, Artistic Director, Drummer, and Gourmet Vegan Chef, I pour Black excellence into every space I touch. Believe in yourself deeply, unapologetically. That belief is your rhythm. Your power. Your path. It will carry you places your mind hasn’t even imagined yet. I/WE will continue to serve community. I/WE will continue to uplift culture. I/WE will continue to move in purpose. ASE This is legacy. This is FUSHA Dance Company Clip 1: Logo – Photo credit: Nicholas Pierre Clip 2: Durban, South Africa Clip 3: Photo credit: Lloyd Crosdale Clips 4, 5, 6: African Burial Ground – Photo credit: Dennis Manuel Clip 7: Grand Marshal, Dance Parade 2025 – Photo credit: Russel Frederick Clip 8: Munich, Germany Photo credit: Leonhard S. Lütgenhorst . . @fushadance @dennismanuelofficial @rfrederickphoto @lloydcrosdale nicholaspierre @danceparade #FushaEnergy #BelieveInYourself #BlackExcellence #MovementIsMedicine #DanceLegacy
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Our students learn appreciation for the drum and themselves simultaneously. Hug your drum, feel the beat, move your feet Singing, dancing, playing is how we learn and lead. . . . @fushakids @fushadance #earlychildhoodeducation #DrumLove #CreativeKids “Hug your drum, feel that heartbeat and now move your feet! Through singing, dancing, and play, we learn who we are and step into our power.”
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1 month ago
South Africa was LIT 🇿🇦✨ Grateful for my homegirl Zawadi for hosting and holding me through Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. AFROFUTURE IN MOTION We showed up. We poured in. We made impact. Tour a SUCCESS . . . @c_zawadimorris #AfroFuture #FushaEnergy #SouthAfricaTour #GlobalExchange #CultureIsPower
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Fushadance South African Tour 2026 Honoring these powerful young voices of Theater of Change 🌈 in Capetown. We danced, sang meditated and built community. Ase Your courage, your joy, your truth — We showed up fully. Deep gratitude to Triangle Project and director Refilwe Legodi for hosting. Big love to Chesrae Dolpha for helping to make this happen This is what liberation feels like in motion. Stay tune, more to come . . . @triangleproject @fushakids @fushadance @chesraeblue #QueerJoy #CapeTown #FushaEnergy
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