The Register, 2001-02-19

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when we dance we are sharing a culture many people benefit from it the best part is after it's done you get to see the impact that you have had on people norlyque jones a freshman architec tural engineering major also enjoys helping the audience learn about differ ent cultures not only does gwynn teach her dancers how to dance but she prepares them for life i'm not just teaching dance says gwyn i'm teaching life the thing that's most important is development i push to see them go on and do great things the e gwynn dancers a dance com pany directed by dr eleanor gwynn will provide a night of cultural enrich ment for students faculty staff and the community on feb 27 they will per form ghananian dance at 7:30 p.m in corbett gym takes time ' it took a whke to get estabkshed said gwynn but forming a company gwynn says that after graduate school students wanted her to start a dance company in 1989 the e gwynn dancers began performing gwynn a native of atlanta ga received a b.s in physical education from tennessee state university an mfa from uncg and in 1979 a doc torate in dance and african history from the university of wisconsin gwynn says that her company focus es on dances from africa and the african diaspora during the month of february performing traditional dances from ghana jamaica haiti brazil and senegal throughout the year they also perform jazz dance modern dance and tap dance the e gwynn dancers are a profes sional dance company made up of 20 dancers and four drummers these dancers and drummers range from high school and college students to those who already have careers february 19 2001 features kemba performs live kemba portrays black women in history by mia s ross register staff writer the last character to appear to the a&t audience was harriet moses tubman formance she gave a great expression of self through creative art and that is definite ly an acquired skill that only she has says senior brian johnson poems during the intermission of the show were read by freshman class president deonte staats and junior class president mia ross kemba's own kfe is a dramatic tale she was born anna m johnson in mississippi at a very young age she was stricken with poko and told by doctors that she wouldn't kve this one-woman show featured kemba or mamma kemba as she said some of her close friends cak her part of lyceum series but kemba was taken home by her grandmother and nursed back to health my grandmother taught me to use my she portrays such women as harriet tubman sojourner truth and clara brown and is currendy working on the scripts for fannie lou hamer and madame c j walker kemba makes these women come akve in her per kemba does indeed walk today and present the stories of strong black women ak over the world voice and my hands because she wasn't sure if i would walk said the smiling performer fokowing the show this lady proceeded to tek the audi ence the story of her kfe and her great accomplishments in a performance feb 13 in the memorial balkoom as the introduction is given and out steps mrs mary jane mcleod bethune almost as if risen from the dead the outspoken teacher leads the audience in song starting with lift every voice and sing what a difference the train makes dancers to perform in lyceum series takes the stage e gwynn troupe by charles davis register contributor enjoy the comfort and convenience of traveling with amtrak this spring 7 student advantage members save 15 on rail fares to over 500 destinations all year long including spring break to join student advantage call 1-877-2join-sa or visit studentadvantage.com