Okan reflections, a Christmas gift from me, and what’s love got to do with it?
This is my last love letter before Christmas, as I feel it is true to take a break until 2024 (so see you on the flip side as my coach says!)… But before I go, I wanted to share some reflections, offer some Christmas present inspiration and shout out some thanks and get over the […]
Why we chose Oneness and Heart as the theme and what has given me hope this month…
Imagine a world that’s whole not divided into parts, There’s no boundaries or borders that are blocking our path You can follow all your goals and dreams and believe in your heart There wont be no one trying to drag you down or tell you you can’t All you have to do is believe in […]
Earthing and Grounding without skirting around the big Elephants in the room…
How are you today? I am in Liverpool working with Cheshire Dance and Movema on a wonderful year long project called Wildfire Rising, and yesterday, I facilitated a movement workshop exploring aspects of identity and creativity inspired by all the things I have been processing after recent workshops with the wonderful Orchidacae. The concept of […]
Ọkan means Oneness, Conscience, and Heart in…
I am writing from Bournemouth today, where I am in the first week of creating Ọkan, a new production with my buddy and work wife, Akeim Toussaint Buck. Ọkan has martial dances at its core, taking influence from Salsa and Wing Chun after a conversation with Thomas Presto (catch it on my YouTube). We have […]
Salsa is a martial dance and here is why…
There is so much to catch you up on, but first, I invite you to consider the power of dance as warrior training not only for our bodies but also our minds… to demonstrate my thinking on this, I invite you to head back with me to 2009, when I went to NYC on a […]
