Pop the video!
I'm loving the colors…. but the Strawberry Blonde wigs…especially on the children…just seems to reinforce a beauty standard that I think takes our young ones into a land of wanting to be blonde with straight hair…
like a live troupe of live B dolls in a dance of cultural insanity…
like live B dolls marching lockstep in a rhythm of cultural appropriation... of Blonde ballerinas....
like a live troupe of live B dolls in a dance of cultural insanity…
like live B dolls marching lockstep in a rhythm of cultural appropriation... of Blonde ballerinas....
I'm curious..
What if we showed our youth the blonde energy that one might find in Australia's aboriginals or the people of Solomon islands…
and the costumes that they use in their festivals and the celebrations that go with it?…
What if they were shown the dance energy of the dancers of MUNTU Dance Theatre which was started by Alyo Tolbert right here in Chicago?
or Les Ballet Africaines national dance company of Guinea... or the energy and the costumes of the Junkanoo dancers in the Bahamas ….or the the Samba dancers of Brazil….or the Afro-Cuban steps of our people in Cuba or the Afro Mestizo moves of our people in Veracruz, Mexico...
and the costumes that they use in their festivals and the celebrations that go with it?…
What if they were shown the dance energy of the dancers of MUNTU Dance Theatre which was started by Alyo Tolbert right here in Chicago?
or Les Ballet Africaines national dance company of Guinea... or the energy and the costumes of the Junkanoo dancers in the Bahamas ….or the the Samba dancers of Brazil….or the Afro-Cuban steps of our people in Cuba or the Afro Mestizo moves of our people in Veracruz, Mexico...
LES BALLET AFRICAINES
JUNKANOO FESTIVAL in NASSAU, BAHAMAS
MUNTU DANCE THEATRE - CHICAGO
What if we infused our young ones with more cultural references that could help them tune into their own natural Diasporal flow…… in Global Bronzeville…
Then I think we might see a nu Global Mix of Urban Chicago House Funk and the tribal energy of our Diaspora from around the world in our Bud Biliken Parade!
Bring on the noise! Bring on the drums! Ase!
Bud Biliken photos by Aki Antonia c2016
JUnkanoo Festival photo by Carl Welti
AA 8132016
Then I think we might see a nu Global Mix of Urban Chicago House Funk and the tribal energy of our Diaspora from around the world in our Bud Biliken Parade!
Bring on the noise! Bring on the drums! Ase!
Bud Biliken photos by Aki Antonia c2016
JUnkanoo Festival photo by Carl Welti
AA 8132016
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