In honor of Black History Month, Cheryl Halliburton will present a free African Dance Workshop accompanied by drummer, John Ward, at UCONN/Stamford on Monday, February 27th at 2 pm. It will take place in the main auditorium (A-1). This event is being held in conjunction with Felice Lesser's "Dance Appreciation" course (DRAM 1811).
All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend. Please wear comfortable clothes.
Cheryl Halliburton, Ed.D., Educator, Choreographer, Lecturer
A recent former adjunct professor at Adelphi University and professor emerita at LIU Post, Cheryl Halliburton began her professional dance career in the California Bay Area where she performed with various choreographers, was a member of Full Circle Dance Company, choreographed/co-produced multiple dance concerts, and taught in various dance studios. After moving to Philadelphia, she was lead dancer, dance captain, and assistant to the choreographer in Craig (Spider) Moore’s afrocentric modern dance company New World African Dance Theater. She was also company coach for the West Chester Dance Works Company. Upon moving to New York, her focus turned to higher education. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Nassau Community College, an associate professor at LIU Post, the founding director of LIU’s Dance Studies Program, director/coordinator of LIU’s Saturday Dance Adventures for Kids Program, and was a teaching artist for Lincoln Center Institute/Tilles Center’s Institute of Arts and Culture. She has been an active member of SORAC (Society of Research on African Culture), CORD (Congress of Research in Dance), and NDEO (National Dance Education Organization). Her research interests include studying dance as an intervention and motivator for at-risk adolescents and the African diaspora influence on contemporary American dance. Her inquiries on these subjects have taken her to London, Paris, and Capetown, South Africa. Besides conducting master classes, Dr. Halliburton also lectures on these research subjects.
John Ward, Percussionist
John has spent the last 32 years learning, playing, and performing the percussive music of Guinea and Mali, West Africa. When not studying regularly with Master Drummers from these countries, he performs at private affairs, alone, or with his percussion ensemble, Sewa Folee. He plays for dance classes at Adelphi University and Long Island University Post Campus, both on Long Island, New York. He also teaches drum classes to others who have heard and listened to the call of the drum!
For more information, contact: Felice Lesser at felice.lesser@uconn.edu