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  • Nelson Baez
    Nelson Baez
    Dancer; Entertainer; Music
    Pronounced “BOAM-ba,” this Afro-Puerto Rican genre of music and dance is lively, full of movement and rhythm, and best described, in the words of Bomba Master Nelson Baez, as a conversation between a drummer and a dancer: “The dancer is literally playing that drum through their body.” Bomba is completely unchoreographed – the drummer must predict intuitively what the dancer will do. Nowadays, drummers and dancers often perform onstage, but Nelson prefers to think of the experience of Bomba in its traditional setting: a circle amongst actively participating spectators. “As the people get inspired,” he says, “one would come into the center of the circle.” This intricate relationship between the dancer and the lead drum, or subidor, is enveloped by other drummers, singing voices, and the movements of the spectators, resulting in a beautiful and impressive artistic experience.
  • Audrey Davis-Dunning
    Audrey Davis-Dunning
    Dancer
    Audrey Davis- Dunning is the CEO and Founder of Get Your Goddess. Get Your Goddess is an organization dedicated to celebrating what is RIGHT and BEAUTIFUL about YOU! By combining her two loves, African Dance and Personal Development, Audrey creates and holds powerful workshops designed to inspire and motivate women to embrace their natural beauty and ignite their inner Goddess through movement, music and self reflection. An educator by profession. Audrey-Davis Dunning is known for her energetic and positive outlook. She became an avid student of personal development and empowerment while attending graduate school. Having received her Masters from Cornell University, she has gone on to mentor and advise hundreds of women on their personal journey to success and fulfillment as a College Professor and Academic Advisor. Audrey is the Artistic Director of the Iwa Lewa Heritage Dance Ensemble and has performed at various venues including the George Street Playhouse, PNC Arts Center, and has performed on Channel 9 News. As a NJPAC Teaching Artist, she has also done dance residences at various school districts. As a wife and mother she enjoys spending time with her family, eating great food and dancing to the latest hits!
  • Damaris Isales
    Damaris Isales
    Folklorist; Theatre: Acting
    Damaris Isales is a working actor, choreographer, costume designer as well as a freelance educator based out of New Jersey. Isales has studied musical theater, script analysis, monologue, scene study and improvisation at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ. She has also studied Meisner technique and Stanislavski method at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick NJ, while also taking classes at Alan Gordon Studios and Castillo Theater in New York. In addition to entertainment, Damaris has work experience in counselling, education, youth advocacy, criminal justice and law. Damaris Isales uses her diverse experience to generate a unique and innovative perspective to her performative practice and every day work ethic.
  • Ramya Ramnarayan
    Ramya Ramnarayan
    Choreographer; Dancer; Educator
    Counted among the leading exponents of Bharatanatyam today, Ramya Ramnarayan combines legacy, expertise and experience. A protégé of two exponents of the dance form, Kalaimamani, SK Rajarathnam Pillai and Padma Bhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan, Ramya is recognized as a capable performer, choreographer, educator and a torch bearer of this art, who blends tradition with innovation.
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