| Program Description | Dance, Literary Art or Spoken Word/Performance Poetry, Theater, Multidisciplinary
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Franchesska ‘s focus is rooted within the traditional cultural norms, indigenous songs and dances from West Africa and the African Diaspora; however her expertise is not limited to African based forms. She has a comprehensive teaching, choreography and performance effectuation in the western classical forms of ballet, modern, jazz, improvisational dance and hip-hop. Ms. Berry does not segregate dance, feels and instills that all movement stems from the same wellspring of human expression, dialects of the same language. For Franchesska, teaching and translating dance is as much about compassion and communication with us and our communities as it is about rhythm, body position and footwork.
In teaching and in performance, she specializes in Djembe, Sabar, Kutiro, Bougarabou and Tama dances of West Africa. She is also well versed in folkloric Afro-Brazilian (Bahia) as well as Cuban dance styles. Her teaching focuses on the development of technique, confidence and cultivating a family atmosphere of respect and reverence in her classes. Franchesska is quite passionate in her belief that by creating a vibrant intercultural engagement, exchange, and reciprocal education; demonstrates how all members of the human species may benefit from participating in the vital traditions of cultural norms and shared creative artistic visions. |