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Pehñyo Dance Centre Dance Recital 2023

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RECITAL NOTE FROM OUR DIRECTOR

Welcome to our Recital!

It’s been several months since we’ve been ‘outside’ (and loving it!). During the pandemic, the interest in Outer Space seems to have taken on a new life. At the moment, this adventure is limited to only the very well trained or the very wealthy. But, imagine it - our babies may live to see travelling to outer space become as commonplace as taking a vacation cruise.

God has created such an incredible universe. It seems as though the more we learn of it, the more educated we become of our ignorance. As you enjoy the show, we know that you, too, will look on in wonder at how vast and fascinating our galaxy is.

We are incredibly proud of all of our dancers. What you will see tonight is the culmination of months of hard work by our team and your children. Every performer tonight is a winner. For some this is their first time on stage. For others it will be the first time they perform without their teacher with them; and for others, this will be their first time performing in a particular genre. Our children take all of these challenges in stride and we admire them for it.

Thank you for being here. Now, buckle up, it’s time to venture into the unknown.

Sincerely,

Jerilee Evanson-Kellman Director

Dancing Through Outer Space

Pehñyo Dance Centre Dance Recital 2023

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Dancing Through Outer Space

The Flowers and Birds of Earth

“Celebrate the earth with me

The oceans, meadows, mountains trees

I’ll celebrate the earth with you

The flowers, people, creatures too.”

Circle-Time Poetry: Around the World by Jodi Simpson

CLASS: BLUEBIRDS BALLET, BUMBLEBEES BALLET, ADVANCED BUMBLEBEES BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHER : SASHA HOLFORD

Dancers

Marianna Cain

Hailey Marshall

Sarah-Marie Martin

Robyn Moseley

Tiffani Waterman

Rhika Lokey-Smith

Jasmin Marshall

Sadie Meade

Nyah Newton

MUSIC: THE TULKUN RETURN - SIMON FRANGLEN

INTO THE UNKNOWN

“T-minus 8-7-6-54-3-2-1, ignition and liftoff!”

Astronauts of the Barbados Aeronautics & Space Administration

CLASS: SUNFLOWERS MODERN, ADVANCED SUNFLOWERS MODERN & ADVANCED SUNFLOWERS MODERN

CHOREOGRAPHERS: SASHA HOLFORD & SADÉ-MARIA EDWARDS

Dancers

Alexandra Hennis Cameron Marshall

Dana-Rose Mcclean Leilani Ramsay

Dawn-Marie Thomas-Brathwaite

MUSIC: EXPLORATION OF SPACE - COSMIC GATE

Dancing Through Outer Space

Moonbeams

CLASS: TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS

CHOREOGRAPHER: SADÉ-MARIA EDWARDS

Dancers

Nailah Blackett Aziyah Belgrave

Ayla Guy Indiya Sandiford

Ilana Seale

MUSIC: DEBUSSY - CLAIR DE LUNE (PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA C. EUGENE ORMANDY)

“It’s a marvellous night for a moon dance.”

—Van Morrison

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Sunbeams

CLASS: TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS A

CHOREOGRAPHER: SASHA HOLFORD

Dancers

Jazmine Gilkes

Ada Holder

Xia Harris

Sabella Holford

Gabrielle Ifill Kalaeia Majeks

Amaya Payne

Christa Shorey

Faith Thorpe-Archer

Kailee Sealy-Alcindor

Kai St. Hill

Sarai Walker

MUSIC: WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW

BEN PLATT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Dancing Through Outer Space

Milky Way

CLASS: SUNFLOWERS BALLET & ADVANCED SUNFLOWERS BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHERS SASHA HOLFORD & SADÉ-MARIA EDWARDS

Dancers

Jasmin-Love Evanson Amory Griffith

Alexandra Hennis

Mya Lynch

Cameron Marshall Dawn-Marie Thomas-Brathwaite

MUSIC: MOUNTAINS - HANS ZIMMER

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Neptune - Cold Night

CLASS: ADVANCED TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS

CHOREOGRAPHER: SASHA HOLFORD

Dancers

Aria Arminjon Azahra Balram

Brielle Chandler Hanalee Drakes

Mckenzie Fergusson Kamilah Thompson

Eleanor Ticknor Jasmine Walker

MUSIC: INTO THE UNKNOWN (INSTRUMENTAL)

KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ & ROBERT LOPEZ

Dancing Through Outer Space

Meteors

Beautiful, bursting, burning bright.

CLASS: BUTTERFLIES BALLET & INT BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHER: COURTENAY THONE

Dancers

Cherisse Codrington Zuri Guy

Jezreel Kellman

MUSIC : PULSES - STEVE REICH

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Grooving on Jupiter

CLASS: BUMBLEBEES ACRO, ADVANCED TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS ACRO, TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS A ACRO, TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS ACRO, ADVANCED BUMBLEBEES ACRO, ADVANCED TWINKLE TOE TUMBLERS ACRO

CHOREOGRAPHERS: SASHA HOLFORD & SADÉ-MARIA EDWARDS

Dancers

Aria Arminjon Azahra Balram

Nailah Blackett Brielle Chandler

Hanalee Drakes

Jazmine Gilkes

Ada Holder

Mckenzie Fergusson

Xia Harris

Sabella Holford

Gabrielle Ifill Hailey Marshall

Sarah-Marie Martin

Amaya Payne

Ilana Seale

Christa Shorey

Kamilah Thompson

Eleanor Ticknor

Sarai Walker

Nyah Newton

Indiya Sandiford

Kailee Sealy-Alcindor

Kai St. Hill

Faith Thorpe-Archer

Jasmine Walker

MUSIC: GROOVE MASTER - ARROW

Intermission

PEHÑYO DANCE CENTRE

Photo Gallery

Dancing Through Outer Space

Martians

CLASS: HIP HOPPERS

CHOREOGRAPHER: JAMAL DAWE

Dancers

Zuri Guy

Anaba Henry

Jamal Dawe

Alexandra Hennis

Jezreel Kellman

MUSIC : LITTLE EINSTEINS THEME SONG REMIX (886BEATZ TRAP REMIX) -

POPPY FRIAR, MITCHELL ZHANGAZHA, PIERS STUBBS, ELLE MCHUGH; HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER - DAFT PUNK

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Mercury

CLASS: INT BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHERS - SADÉ-MARIA EDWARDS & COURTENAY THORNE

Dancer

Cherisse Codrington

MUSIC : EVENING SONG NO. 2

- PHILIP GLASS, PERFORMED BY TIMO ANDRES

Dancing Through Outer Space

Stars

CLASS: BLUEBIRDS MODERN, BUMBLEBEES MODERN, ADVANCED BUMBLEBEES MODERN

CHOREOGRAPHER - SASHA HOLFORD

Dancers

Joia-Rose Evanson Hailey Marshall

Sarah-Marie Martin Sadie Meade

Nyah Newton

MUSIC: NIGHT SKY

MATTHEW PARKER

INTO THE UNKNOWN

The Rings of Saturn

CLASS: BUTTERFLIES MODERN

CHOREOGRAPHER: COURTENAY THORNE

Dancers

Zuri Guy

Jezreel Kellman

Anaba Henry

MUSIC: I FEEL LIKE DANCING

JASON MRAZ (KAY STAFFORD CLUB MIX)

Dancing Through Outer Space

Ladies of Venus

Inspired by these dancers - they are as bright and beautiful as Venus herself.

CLASS: FIREBIRDS MODERN & PRE-PROFESSIONAL MODERN

CHOREOGRAPHER: SADÉ-MARIA EDWARDS

Dancers

Cherisse Codrington

Sanäa Yearwood

Nia Codrington

MUSIC: A MOMENT APART

ODESZA (HANNAH STATER HARP COVER)

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Where did Pluto Go?

CHOREOGRAPHER : PDC TEACHERS

Dancers

Sadé-Maria Edwards

Sasha Holford

Jamal Dawe

Kim Wiggins

MUSIC: FIGHTING TRAFFIC (JACKIE OPEL COVER)

Dancing Through Outer Space

Uranus

CLASS: BUMBLEBEES TAP, ADVANCED BUMBLEBEES TAP, TINY TAPPERS & TAPPY TAPPERS

CHOREOGRAPHERS: SASHA HOLFORD & COURTENAY THORNE

Dancers

Cherisse Codrington Amory Griffith

Zuri Guy Alexandra Hennis

Jezreel Kellman

Jasmin Marshall

Nyah Newton

Tiffani Waterman

Hailey Marshall

Sarah-Marie Martin

Dawn-Marie Thomas-Brathwaite

MUSIC: ICE ICE BABY MADAGASCAR 5 & A LITTLE PARTY NEVER KILLED NOBODY (INSTRUMENTAL)

INTO THE UNKNOWN

Finale Let’s Take Care of Our World

CLASSES: ALL

Dancers

Aria Arminjon

Aziyah Belgrave

Marianna Cain

Azahra Balram

Nailah Blackett

Brielle Chandler

Cherisse Codrington Nia Codrington

Hanalee Drakes Jasmin-Love Evanson

Joia-Rose Evanson Mckenzie Fergusson

Jazmine Gilkes

Amory Griffith

Ayla Guy Zuri Guy

Xia Harris Alexandra Hennis

Anaba Henry Ada Holder

Sabella Holford Gabrielle Ifill

Jezreel Kellman

Rhika Lokey-Smith

Mya Lynch Cameron Marshall

Hailey Marshall Jasmin Marshall

Sarah-Marie Martin

Sadie Meade

Dana-Rose McClean

Robyn Moseley

Nyah Newton Amaya Payne

Leilani Ramsay

Ilana Seale

Christa Shorey

Dawn-Marie Thomas-Brathwaite

Faith Thorpe-Archer

Jasmine Walker

Tiffani Waterman

Indiya Sandiford

Kailee Sealy-Alcindor

Kai St. Hill

Kamilah Thompson

Eleanor Ticknor

Sarai Walker

Sanäa Yearwood

MUSIC: READY - MIKEY MERCER & NIKITA

To: Aziyah

“Aziyah please know mummy and daddy are very proud of you and always remember you’re smart and intelligent. We love you so much!”

To:Eleanor

“We are so proud of you, sweet princess!

“If you stumble, make it part of the dance.“

CREDITS

PRODUCED BY: Pehñyo Productions

DIRECTED BY: Jerilee Evanson-Kellman

CHOREOGRAPHERS - Sasha Holford, Sadé-Maria Edwards, Courtenay Thorne, Jamal Dawe, Jerilee Evanson-Kellman

COSTUME MISTRESS - Sasha Holford

VOCAL TALENT: Alexandra Hennis, Jasmin-Love Evanson, Jezreel

Kellman, Zuri Guy, Nia Codrington, Sanäa Yearwood, Cherisse

Codrington

TICKET MISTRESS - Sadé-Maria Edwards

VIDEOGRAPHY - Fresh Productions

LIGHTING - Rashad Cox

SOUND - Kyle Griffith

STAGE MANAGER - Sarah Patrick

BACKSTAGE ASSISTANT - Angel Gabriel

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

M. Grafix Inc, Bank of Montreal, Middle Room Studios

SPECIAL THANKS TO Mrs Carol Roberts-Reifer

Mary Ellen Archer

NCF

Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre

Accusounds

IGM Stage Lighting

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