A weekend with Dianne McIntyre and the Sounds in Motion community! What a blast and such a journey!

I was more than lucky enough to be asked by Dianne McIntyre the founder and artistic director to join the committee to celebrate 40 years of Sounds In Motion (SIM).  Wow, really lucky.  Also on the committee was Aziza, Baraka Sele, Anna Glass, Laura Greer and Shireen Dickson.  I was indeed in good company.  Dianne was being honored by the American Dance Guild (ADG) (rightfully so), along with Elaine Summers.  It was a whirlwind weekend where 20 SIM alumni gathered to perform at the ADG event in Diannne's 1976 work "Life's Force."  What a treat!  I saw folks who helped me learn how to present Dianne's work!  Kathleen, Aziza, Jawole and on and on danced.  It was so heart-warming to see them dance and of course to see Dianne communicate with each dancer so wonderfully.  The live music from Ahmed Abdullah simply confirmed Dianne's edict! Ronald K. Brown was the stage manager.  How about that? 

Friday we all met (there must have been 40 people from the SIM community there), for a commemorative photo in front of the old studio at 290 Lenox.  It was a beautiful day in Harlem!  After the photo shoot we walked to the Dwyer Cultural Center for more sharing and good times. 

Dianne and the cast of fabulous SIM dancers performed "Life's Force" again on Saturday night.  \

A few articles are below:

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/dance/dianne-mcintyre-talks-about-her-love-affair-with-modern-dance

http://www.amsterdamnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/september-dance-calendar/article_60490afc-f37d-11e1-90e8-001a4bcf887a.html