Tag Archives: Lakai Worrell

Walter’s World: Dance And More Dance after Sandy

By Walter Rutledge

Well I’m back and so are my electricity. The water has finally receded and lower Manhattan and the boroughs are getting back to normal. This weekend the city is dancing uptown downtown and all over town. Here are a few of the events taking place around the city and in our community. Continue reading

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Walter’s World: Purelements: An Evolution in Dance

By Walter Rutledge

 The November 4th and 5th concert of Purelements: An Evolution in Dance lived up to the company moniker. The choreography and the company are an ever-evolving experience in concert dance and dance theatre.  Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- Song, Dance, and Bearden- Paris Blues Revisited

By Walter Rutledge

Lillias White at Aaron Davis Hall

Broadway star and Tony Award-winning singer and actress Lillias White will perform in concert, for the first time, at Aaron Davis Hall 7 p.m. Friday, November 4. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Purelements: An Evolution in Dance to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary

By Walter Rutledge

In 1981 two crews met for battle at a community center in a Brooklyn housing project. The crews were not battling with guns and knives these crews weapon of choice was break dance moves and hip-hop bravado. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center

By Walter Rutledge

The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC) presented Souls of Our Feet: People of Color Dance Festival June 22- 24, 2010 at the Kumble Theater on the campus of Long Island University in downtown Brooklyn. The festival showcased seven choreographers in three performances. The series offered diverse and rich programs ranging from pure dance/abstraction to theatrical and story based choreography; while providing an exciting and vital forum for new and emerging artists to have their works professionally mounted and presented.

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