Celebrating BAY AREA DANCE WEEK! April 27 - May 2, 2020
Celebrating Bay Area NATIONAL DANCE WEEK!
April 27 - May 2, 2020
The Bay Area always does things different than the rest of the country, usually ahead but for dance week we do it one week later in the Bay! This year, with online offerings :
April 28
Rulan dance workshop with Cal State East Bay
Special story for readers, Rulan is honored to deliver the keynote speech for the online graduation ceremony of Cal Stats East Bay’s amazing students, in May.
April 29
Hoop dance with Lumhe Sampson
Special story for readers : Lumhe ’s ‘superhero name’ is SENECA THRILLA ! He and his brother perform frequently with their good friend Frank Waln, a Lakota rap artist activist who was featured in MTV’s Rebel Music : Native America : 7th Generation Rise
May 3
Rulan teaches at the Village Festival, CA - a fundraiser for wehavemasks.org with movement practices and live DJs !
Rulan says, “I have danced to raise funds for scholarships, cancer treatment, solar panels, AIDS, Native languages, social justice arts fellowship, protests against pipelines and oil drills and fracking , and many other amazing causes.
Now, teaching movement to raise funds for protective masks, for wehavemasks.org
Joining movement practitioners for
VILLAGE FESTIVAL ( online ) May 2-3
If interested, please register at
www.freedomyogauc.com/villagefest.
The host of Village Festival says, “Every community owes its existence and vitality to generations from around the world who contributed their hopes, dreams, and energy to making the history that led to this moment. Some were brought here against their will, some were drawn to leave their distant homes in hope of a better life, and some have lived on this land for more generations than can be counted. Truth and acknowledgment are critical to building mutual respect and connection across all barriers of heritage and difference. We begin this effort to acknowledge what has been buried by honoring the truth. We are standing on the ancestral lands of the Ohlone People. We pay respects to their elders past and present. Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that bring us together here today.”