See my latest work “The Disappointment Room” TODAY 1pm at Charlotte Ballet!

Dance Friends, I will perform a new work on 04/19/26 at Charlotte Ballet, as part of the JCSU Annual Dance Concert. Yes, I said perform. Check out what 4thrightdance has been up to!

It’s guest teaching season! Thank you to @amandaddy_d & her students at #elonuniversity for showing up for some #umfundalai during #blackhistorymonth!

Come join my one hour free #umfundalai class in honor of @kariamuwelsh earthday birthday in the #creativeartstherapy department @prattinstitute #brooklyn campus! Don’t 4get to #rsvp! . . . . . #therapy #dancetherapy #dancemovementtherapy #mamakday

The best way to describe it is … Chasing and riding rainbows until they disappear and re-appear again. Àṣẹ Dance Theater has shape-shifted through many forms over the past 25 years. We continue to discover new iterations of ourselves with each rehearsal and performance season. We are always different. At times there were a lot of us on stage. Other times much less. We were blessed to have many years of live percussionists in every rehearsal. Now musicians arrive to rehearse with the dancers closer gigs. We used to perform more frequently. Now, we often perform less than we rehearse. Our work has become more intricate and elaborate while our administrative and managing capacities wax and wane with funding and life schedules. Sometimes we take long breaks and re-emerge. Folklore has always been expensive, but we’ve become far more expensive than we used to be. Time technology, and trends are faster. And yet, we continue to move forward with the seasons, listening, and doing what we can manage well. In gratitude for this gift. As long as we are honest with ourselves, about our capacity, and who we are … Ase will continue to appear and disappear like rainbows in the sky. #changeislifesguarantee | Visuals by @orionkg Orfeas Skutelis @lorenrobertsonproductions | @qweenkobra @thekendrajross @red_lappa @whostendayi @maxinemontilus @qtroc @fasewawellness @mzkendrafoster @stephanie.bastos9 @veledaroehl @tossielong @the_massacouraman @rashidiomarimodel @shesash8peshifter @eylajmoore @marakahealing5 @cocokillingsworth @freee_stile @okaimusik @skymenesky @polite.brian @purposeproductions @metacocomom @thornstouchwellness @bamuthi360 @senacurtis8 @ramimargron @goussyc @habysfashion @saroyacorbett @mermaidzfromouterspace @human_banne @ladylorenew1 @bradleygirlfree @alaje256 @daniel.brevil.73

Listen … @marakahealing5 @goussyc @red_lappa @cocokillingsworth @jbdances333 @thornstouchwellness @evolve_diaspora_kswhite @mlloyd216 @qtroc @purposeproductions @veledaroehl | We have to hang on to those good times when all the adulting piles up on us! Cuz … Àṣẹ Queen Mothering is a real thing 😂 #restorativepracticesareapartoftheart #happymotherhappyhouse

A sample of some of the magical connections that we’ve witnessed during our community offerings in the last six months! We’ve curated four free movement sessions (with CEs!) for our membership and aren’t stopping here. Get in touch via email if you are a chapter member and are interested in offering a movement workshop in the new year. And remember to pay your dues and keep an eye on your emails so you can join us in future events! #dancemovementtherapy #dancetherapy #creativeartstherapy #adta #nysadta #communityconnection #newyorktherapists #dancetherapyawareness

How to Dance w a purse. In 2010, I wrote a thesis on the therapeutic healing properties present in underground hip- house culture. One of those events within that intersection of my life was a #funkboxnyc party. I tried to tell ‘em we not a fad. We not a trend. This is not just for the kids. We ARE the club kids. This is medicine. Still going. With an auntie purse in hand. OK!

Enter the Cipher. Get high. Go low. Your body was made to do beautiful things. Just go. Join the EAD intensive this weekend! Check them out @92ndstreety July 12-14! #hiphopdance #hiphop #freestyle #singlefriedfam #newyorkclubkids #househeads

Remounted ‘Stream of Consciousness’ for the @umfundalai_naaadt Legacy concert @conwelldancetheater @templeuniv this wknd. Closing out my #memorable #Juneteenth w #reminiscing. 1st time I ever improvised this solo was in 2021 at Railroad Green in #warwickny! #umfundalai #umfundalaitechnique #mamakday #naaadt #dance #templedance #boyercollege #boyercollegeofmusicanddance #templeuniversity

Thank you so much to everyone who donated in 2023 to make us @alznycc champions to #endalz. I played “where’s Waldo” and ended up in NOLA at the #alzsummit. After each day of workshops we got to celebrate as #proudvolunteers. Here’s the video:

After the work comes the fun. NOLA on a Sat night. Bourbon street babaaay! #endalz #alzsummit #proudvolunteer