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Patrice Emery Lumumba (1925-1961)
Posted on April 15, 2008 July 31, 2019 by contributed by: Tunde Adeleke
Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brussels, January 26, 1960
Image detail courtesy National Archives of The Netherlands (2.24.01.05)
Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the independent nation, the Republic of Congo, was born July 2, 1925 in Onalua in Kasai province of the Belgian Congo. With just a primary education, Lumumba emerged to become one of Africa's most vocal critics of colonialism. Early in life, he developed interests in grassroots union activities and joined the Postal Union. As secretary-general of the union, Lumumba began publishing essays critical of Belgian colonial rule, and advocating independence and a unified centralized Congo. His writings appealed beyond ethnic and regional loyalties to a national constituency.
In 1955, Lumumba became regional leader of the Circle of Stanleyville and joined the Belgian Liberal Party. In 1956, he was arrested and charged with embezzling union funds and sentenced to two years imprisonment. Released after twelve months, Lumumba became sales director of a brewery in Leopoldville. To solidify his political base, in 1957 Lumumba helped found a broad-based organization that appealed beyond ethnic and regional loyalties—Movement National Congolais (MNC). The following year, he represented the MNC at the Pan-African conference in Accra, Ghana.
His relentless attacks on Belgian rule soon fractured the MNC, resulting in leadership split in July 1959. Undaunted, Lumumba insisted on complete dismantling of Belgian rule. In October 1959, he was arrested for allegedly inciting anti-colonial riots and sentenced to six months. Shortly thereafter, the Belgian government summoned a conference in Brussels to discuss the future of the Congo. Confronted by MNC threat of boycott, the government released Lumumba. At Brussels, Lumumba boldly condemned Belgian rule and advocated immediate independence. Convinced of the imminence of Congolese freedom, Belgium set aside June 30, 1960 as Independence Day.
The Movement National Congolais won the majority in the general election held in May, 1960, and Lumumba became prime minister of the Congo, with his political rival Joseph Kasavubu as president. Lumumba's scathing denunciation of colonialism ruffled feathers not only in Belgium but also in the United States and Great Britain. Unfortunately, his tenure was brief and marred in crises. It began with the army revolt and secession in Katanga and Southern Kasai.
When the United Nations ignored his repeated appeals for intervention, Lumumba turned to the Soviet Union. This move only strengthened western opposition to his regime. Using the crises as an excuse, Kasavubu dismissed Lumumba as Prime Minister. Though reinstated by the National Assembly, Lumumba was subsequently overthrown by Col. Joseph (later Sese Seko) Mobutu, and placed under house arrest. He made the fateful attempt to escape to Stanleyville where his supporters had gained control. He was apprehended by secessionist rebels and assassinated on January 18, 1961.
Lumumba became a martyr and symbol of Congolese and African freedom. He is remembered today as one of only a handful of African leaders truly dedicated to national unity and genuine independence. In February 2002, responding to a Belgian Commission's Report that implicated Belgium in Lumumba's death, the Belgian government acknowledged "moral responsibility" and officially apologized. Lumumba remains an inspiration to African politicians. Several of the major political parties in the 2006 presidential election in the Congo invoked Lumumba's legacy.
20th Century (1900-1999), Gender - Men, Africa - Ghana (Gold Coast), Europe - Russia, Europe - Belgium, Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Europe - Great Britain - England, Political Leader-Prime Minister
Adeleke, T. (2008, April 15). Patrice Emery Lumumba (1925-1961). BlackPast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/lumumba-patrice-emery-1925-1961/
Patrice Lumumba, Congo, My Country (New York: Praeger, 1969); Robin
McKown, Lumumba: A Biography (London: Doubleday, 1969); G. Heinz,
Lumumba: The Last Fifty Days (New York: Grove Press, 1980.
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As I spent most of the day yesterday watching the tweets, live streams, and news reports role in I found myself in shock over what I saw going on in my own country. It's hard to come up with any response that seems fitting when confronted with such hate and violence. For some reason I couldn't stop going back to Mary Magdalene. Mary has been called the "patron saint of just showing up." I wondered if Mary were here today what would she have to say? What could she teach us in the face of such atrocities?
Mary was said to have had seven demons cast from her. After being freed from demons I believe she would have showed up yesterday to name the demons for exactly what they were. The demon of hatred, the demon of Racism, the demon of violence. Mary would not have been afraid to call out these evils for exactly what they were. Mary wouldn't have shied away and neither should we.
This seems like a nice idea on a Sunday morning, but impossible on a Saturday night where a girl is dead and many more are injured just because they had the audacity to peacefully proclaim that hate had no place in Virginia or anywhere else. It seems impossible that when confronted with hate proudly marching through the streets that I'm seriously supposed to feel anything that even remotely resembles love. Jesus surely wasn't talking about these people was he? Where's the escape clause so I can feel justified that these people are the exception? Sadly, Jesus doesn't give us that easy option. Instead, Jesus doubles down on this message.
Just as this start to seem like too much. I'm reminded of the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
We must love. Even when it seems impossible, we must love. Even when it feels like we have to fake it, we must love. Not because it's the right thing to do, not because it's even the Christian thing to do, but because love is the only thing powerful enough to overcome their hate. Love is the only thing powerful enough to free us from our own demons while simultaneously freeing the haters from theirs. So hatred be damned we will love you anyway.


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import example.model.Customer1744;

import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;

public interface Customer1744Repository extends CrudRepository<Customer1744, Long> {

	List<Customer1744> findByLastName(String lastName);
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Henry Cumberlidge 1879-1956
Gunner 93433 Royal Garrison Artillery
Henry was born on 25 May 1879 in Rudyard, near Leek, in Staffordshire, England. He was the son of William Cumberlidge and his wife Sarah nee Dobson.
Henry initially joined the Army Militia on 17 September 1901 and served as Private 5907 in the 3rd Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment for three months before joining the regular army on 2 November 1901. On enlistment Henry was described as:
Apparent Age: 22 years 3 months
Height 5 feet 10¼ inches
Chest measurement Minimum 36 inches Maximum 38 inches
Hair: Dark Brown
Church of England: Yes
Distinctive marks, and marks indicating congenital peculiarities or previous disease: Nil
On 2 November 1901 Henry became Private 6567 in the 2nd Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment and signed up for seven years service in the colours and five years in the reserve. On enlistment in the regular army Henry was described as:
Height: 5 feet 10¼ inches
Eyes: Grey
Distinctive marks, and marks indicating congenital peculiarities or previous disease: Some contraction of toes, especially great ones.
On 1 April 1904, when stationed at Dagshai in India, Henry agreed to increase his service in the army to eight years in the colours. After completing 12 years service in the army with over six years served in India Henry was discharged on 1 November 1913 with over 8 years Army service contributing to his army pension.
Henry joined the Royal Garrison Artillery during WW1 serving as Gunner 93433. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.
Henry married Kate Stonehewer in 1917 in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Together they had a son Thomas Henry Cumberlidge born 21 February 1923 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.
Henry died in 1956 and his wife Kate Cumberlidge nee Stonehewer died in 1960.
Army Service Record
MILITIA ATTESTATION OF
No. 5907 Name: Henry Cumberlidge Corps. 3rd Battalion North Stafford Regiment
What is your name? Henry Cumberlidge
In what Parish, and in what Town, and in what County were you born? In the Parish of Rudyard in or near the Town of Leek in the County of Stafford
Are you a British Subject? Yes
Where do you now reside? Pool End In the Parish of Leekfrith in or near the Town of Leek in the County of Stafford
Where have you resided for the last twelvemonth? In the Parish of Leekfrith in or near the Town of Leek in the County of Stafford
What is the Name and Residence of your present Master? Mr P Nixon in or near the Town of Rudyard near Leek in the County of Stafford
What is your age? 22 Years 3 Months
Trade or Calling: Labourer
Are you an Apprentice? No
Single, Married or a Widower? Single
I, Henry Cumberlidge do solemnly declare that the above answers made by me to the above questions are true and that I am willing to fulfil the engagement made.
OATH TO BE TAKEN BY MILITIA RECRUIT ON ATTESTATION
I, Henry Cumberlidge do solemnly promise and swear that I will be faithful to Her ^His Majesty Queen Victoria ^King Edward VII her his heirs and successors, and that I will faithfully serve in the Militia, until I shall be discharged.
At Leek, 17th day of September 1901
Description of Henry Cumberlidge on Enlistment
Certificate of Medical Examination
I have examined the above-named recruit and find that he does not present any of the causes of rejection specified in the Regulations for Army Medical Services.
He can see at the required distance with either eye: his heart and lungs are healthy: he has the fee use of his joints and limbs, and he declares that he is not subject to fits of any description.
I consider him Fit for the Militia.
Place: Lichfield
Certificate of Primary Military Examination
I hereby certify that the above-named recruit was inspected by me, and I consider him Fit for service in the Militia, and that I have examined this attestation and find it properly filled up
STATEMENT of the SERVICES of No. 5907 Name: Henry Cumberlidge
Corps in which served: North Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion: 3
Attested, Private, 17 September 1901
To North Staffordshire Regiment 2 November 1901
SHORT SERVICE (7 years with the Colours…)
ATTESTATION OF
No. 6567 Name: Henry Cumberlidge Corps: North Staffordshire Regiment
What is your name: Henry Cumberlidge
In or near what Parish or Town were you born? In the Parish of Rudyard in or near the Town of Leek in the County of Staffordshire
Age? 22 years 6 months
Have you resided out of your Father's house for three years? No
Apprentice? No
Married? No
Have you ever been sentenced to Imprisonment? No
Do you now belong to The Army… Yes, 3 Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
Have you ever served in the Army? No, except the Militia in which I am still serving
Corps willing to be enlisted? North Staffordshire Regiment
I, Henry Cumberlidge do solemnly declare that the above answers made by me to the above questions are true, and that I am willing to fulfil the engagements made.
OATH TO BE TAKEN BY RECRUIT ON ATTESTATION
I, Henry Cumberlidge do make Oath, that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to His Majesty King Edward the Seventh, His Heirs, and Successors, and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, in Person, Crown, and Dignity, against all enemies, and will observe and obey all orders of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, and of the Generals and Officers set over me. So help me God.
At Lichfield on this 2nd day of November 1901
I consider him Fit for the Army.
I hereby certify that the above-named recruit was inspected by me, and I consider him Fit for service in the North Staffordshire Regiment, and that due care has been exercised in his enlistment.
Date: 2nd November 1901
Service towards limited engagement reckons from 2 November 1901
Joined at Lichfield 2 November 1901
North Staffordshire Regiment, Depot, Attested, Private, 2 November 1901
Provisions Battalion 4th, Posted, Private 21 February 1902
Provisions Battalion 4th, Elected to come under the new messing rates Special Army order of 2nd April 1898, Private, 1 October 1902
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Posted, Private, 17 October 1902
North Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, Posted, Private, 10 February 1903
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Extended Army Service to complete 8 years with the colours, Private, 1 April 1904
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Granted Service Pay Class II Rate 4d, Private 1 April 1904
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Granted Service Pay Class I Rate 6d, Private 21 September 1904
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Granted 1 Good Conduct Badge, Private, 26 March 1905
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Granted Service Pay Class I Rate 7d, Private 2 November 1906
North Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Granted 2 Good Conduct Badges, Private, 26 March 1907
Transferred to Army Reserve, Private 1st January 1910
Army Reserve, B, Continued, Private, 1 January 1911
Army Reserve, Section B, Discharged on termination of first period of engagement, Private, 1 November 1913
Total Service Towards Engagement to 1 November 1913 (date of discharge) 12 years
Total Service Towards Pension to 1 November 1913 (date of discharge) 8 years 61 days
MILITARY HISTORY SHEET
Home from 2 November 1901 to 9 March 1903 1 year, 128 days
India from 10 March 1903 to 30 February 1909 6 years, 296 days
Home from 31 December 1909 to 1 November 1913, 3 years, 306 days
12 Years total service
Passed classes of Instruction: M.I. Certificate d/- Aldershot 14 January 1903 "Good"
Name and Address of next of kin:
Father William Pool End, near Leek, Staffordshire
Brother, George William (Y[ounger]), near Leek, Staffordshire
2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
I No 6567 H Cumberlidge desire to be brought on the rules governing issue of "Service Pay" from 1st April 1904, as promulgated by Army Order No 66, of 1902, and amendments in Army Order 193, of 1903
Dagshai [India]
H Cumberlidge Private 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY REGIMENT OR CORPS
ROLL of INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Victory Medal and British War Medal granted under Army Orders 266 and 301 of 1919. 5118
CUMBERLIDGE, Henry
Base Details Royal Garrison Artillery 93433 Gunner
Dover, 21 Dec 1919
Royal Garrison Artillery
RGA 151B
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Resources & Publications >
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Reaffirms Ombudsman's Authority
On June 12, 2019, while in the process of preparing this report, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal delivered a compelling decision concerning a question of jurisdiction and access to records involving this Office. More specifically, the decision was in relation to an own motion investigation and a request by the Ombudsman to the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW), to disclose documents from Adult Protection Services (APS).
In late 2016 this Office received information from multiple sources regarding the care and wellbeing of an adult with physical and mental health issues, and the alleged lack of response or undue delay by APS in addressing referrals. The purpose of the own motion investigation was to examine APS's involvement in the matter.
As part of a routine process, this Office sought disclosure of DHW's records involving the individual and their caregiver pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Ombudsman Act. DHW refused to provide the records in full, without redactions. When all attempts at a less formal resolution failed, this Office applied to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal for a determination of the question of the Ombudsman's jurisdiction to investigate the matter.
The Court of Appeal considered the following two questions:
Does subsection 11(2) of the Ombudsman Act preclude jurisdiction of the Ombudsman from investigating DHW with respect to their handling of complaints, referrals and case concerning AB?
Does the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman, if any, provide for the production of the Record in full from DHW?
In addition to ordering the production of the records in full, which the DHW has since complied with, the judgement provided a clear and sophisticated pronouncement from Nova Scotia's highest Court on the powers and prerogatives of the Ombudsman and has an immediate place in Canadian judicial reports. Not only does it resolve the legal questions with precision, it invokes relevant and instructive history, convention, and Ombudsman practice. It describes accurately and fully endorses the place of Parliamentary Ombudsman services in functional democratic structures and created language uniquely supportive of the Ombudsman's writ.
In a decision replete with supportive language, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal concluded, "The Ombudsman's authority is a potent force which acts as part ot a system of legislative checks and balances on the proper functioning of our democratic institutions. The Ombudsman's oversight reminds both government and its bureaucracy that they- like the citizens they serve - are bound by the Rule of Law, and will be held to account for its breach."
Case Citation: Nova Scotia {Office of the Ombudsman) v. Nova Scotia {Attorney., General), 2019 NSCA 51
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Hako unveils new service offer
The service and maintenance side of the cleaning machine sector is set for a significant shake-up with the launch of a new offer from one of the biggest names in the industry. Already established as one of the most respected suppliers of pedestrian and ride-on cleaning machines, Hako has restructured its approach to long-term maintenance.
Key to the new offering is the inclusion of non-Hako equipment in a new range of contract options that have been designed to help customers extend the operating life of their machines, reduce downtime and minimise the risk of unexpected breakdowns and associated repair costs.
Heading the restructure is Andy Harling (pictured) UK Service Manager at Hako, who explains that the move was the result of changes in important markets such as facilities management, warehousing and logistics and the municipal sector:
"For most organisations in both the public and private sector, cost reduction has been a priority for some time, but now there is also increasing pressure on people's time and overall efficiency," he says.
"For larger organisations with a mixed fleet of cleaning machines, organising service schedules and managing breakdown assistance can be a time-consuming process, so by offering a 'one-stop-shop' we can help them operate more efficiently."
The new 'Rainbow' servicing offer is based around three levels of support: Bronze, Gold and Platinum. All three packages deliver regular servicing whilst the Gold package includes full contract maintenance and Platinum consumables such as pads, brushes and squeegees.
Contracts are delivered in the UK through Hako's team of strategically located, fully qualified engineers, supported by two regional managers and a team of three administrators based at the company's Northampton headquarters.
"By signing up to one of our contracts, fleet managers have the peace of mind knowing that their cleaning equipment is in the safe hands of a market leading company, regardless of where the machine was sourced initially," Andy says.
"At the same time our engineers can spot any problems or parts that may need replacing before they fail, which can lead to significant long-term savings."
Sylvie Giangolini, Hako General Manager, adds: "The restructuring of the team and our service and maintenance packages reflects Hako's ongoing commitment to leading the market when it comes to delivering products and services that meet the needs of customers."
Operating in more than 60 countries, Hako offers a wide range of innovative cleaning solutions as well as exemplary customer service. Part of the Possehl Group, it employs around 2,000 people.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED TRIP RE-ARRANGED
Ash Willis
BURTON Albion's trip to Sheffield United, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, will now be played on Tuesday 13 March, 7.45PM kick off.
The Brewers were due to travel to Bramall Lane on Saturday 3 March but the match was been called off for safety reasons.
Albion supporters who have booked match tickets and coach travel for the original game should keep them as they will be valid for the new date. Any supporters that can't make the re-arranged date can get a refund by visiting the Burton Albion club shop.
Supporters wanting to purchase tickets for the new fixture can do so from now.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults: £22.00
Senior over 60: £15.00
Young adults*: £13.00
Under 18s: £11.00
Official coach travel details are as follows:
Pirelli Stadium departure: 5:15pm - Please arrive at least 15 minutes before departure time
Junior supporters under the age of 14 are not permitted in to the stadium unless accompanied by an adult.
Albion supporters should be aware that those purchasing concessions maybe challenged at the turnstiles to provide proof of age.
*Young adults aged 18-21. Also valid for students in full-time education with a valid NUS card.
Sheffield United vs Burton Albion on 13 Mar 18


Shatta Movement CEO Shatta Wale name has appeared again in a Ghanaian University end of semester Law exams.
Barely weeks ago, the 'My Level' hitmaker "Ghana is a village" comment which he made in London during his Reign album European tour appeared in University of Development Studies end of semester exams.
Shatta Wale's name this time around appeared in a Law question on the end of second-semester exams of level 300 students studying Law at the Central University.


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Tech Thursday – Google Acquires Zagat
Image courtesy of zagat.com
Google reported to have acquired Zagat today. Marissa Mayer, VP, Local, Maps and Location Services writes today that "Zagat will be a cornerstone of our local offering—delighting people with their impressive array of reviews, ratings and insights, while enabling people everywhere to find extraordinary (and ordinary) experiences around the corner and around the world." Zagat has been operating for more than 32 years now and is considered one of the earliest forms of User Generated Content. It has established itself as a well trusted and loved brand name operating in 13 different categories and more than 100 cities in the world. This move may help Google compete against companies such as Yelp. This also means that Google now will also own some of the data it serves rather than simply aggregating and indexing it. Tim Carmody of Wired.com adds that as Zagat is more or less already fully-backed for digital, which makes it a natural partner for local and mobile search.


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Meredith Benjamin took her first ballet class at age 5, which was the beginning of her lifelong love of dance. She attended summer intensives with ABT, Miami City Ballet, and others, and spent her first year of college as a member of the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA program. She holds a PhD in English with a certificate in Women's and Gender Studies and currently teaches in the English Department at Barnard College. She has also connected her experience in dance and writing as freelance writer for Dance Magazine and Dance Spirit. She has been teaching at Groove With Me since 2007 and cherishes the opportunity to share her love of dance with the girls in her ballet classes!
Anneliese Boczek started dancing ballet at age 3 and continued up until her final year in college, where she received her degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of South Carolina. She attended summer intensives with the Nutmeg Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and Boston Ballet and has performed alongside New York City Ballet dancers. One day, she hopes to be a doctor but ballet will always have a special place in her heart.
Alia Carponter-Walker started dancing at the age of 3 at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She continued her training of classical ballet and modern at the Joffrey School of Ballet and then spent the majority of her childhood and young adult life training at The Ailey School. After graduating from the pre-professional program at Ailey, Alia was accepted to Skidmore College, from which she graduated with a double major in Dance and International Relations. Alia has danced with such renown and well-respected artists as Frederick Earl Mosley, Hope Boykin, Loni Landon, Erika Pujic, and Alex Springer and Xan Burley of the Median Movement. After college, Alia moved to Madrid, Spain, where she studied flamenco dance and taught middle school
Throughout her dance career, Alia has studied and explored many different types of dance and performed in a variety of pieces, but her favorite role as a dancer is as a teacher. For Alia, dance has been the most formative and effective method of emotional and physical expression and she is so excited to be able to share that experience and passion with all of her students at Groove With Me!
Marguerite D'Aloia taught Tap, Ballet, Jazz and Tumbling for over 17 years before deciding to specialize in Tap. She has taught in various studios in New Jersey and most recently at Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan. Marguerite has appeared in many off Broadway productions as well as T.V., movies, commercials and industrials. Marguerite has been teaching Tap at Groove With Me for over 10 years. Currently she not only teaches 3 classes each week, but she is a member of Groove With Me's Board of Directors, too!
Keely Fickau has been dancing since she was four years old. She grew up with McCann's School of Dance where she trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop. She had a love for teaching dance since she assisted classes at McCann's. After graduating high school, she studied dance at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City for Dance and Communications. She trained at open studios at Broadway Dance Center, Peridance, Brickhouse and Alvin Ailey. She is excited to be teaching at Groove With Me.
Danielle Grande grew up in the dance studio learning all styles and competing for 10 years. She was a Varsity Cheerleader and danced for the Westchester Knicks Inaugural Season where she got the opportunity to dance at NBA All Star Weekend and travel to Shanghai, China to dance on a NBA Basketball Tour. She has cheered for the Gotham City Cheerleaders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders. Currently she works as a Talent Agent in NYC and loves getting together with her lifelong friends she made through dance. She is looking forward to her second year at Groove With Me teaching Street Jazz/Cheer Hip Hop.
Currently teaches Street Jazz/Cheer Hip Hop on Wednesdays
Helen Harrichand has lived in New York for the past four years. Her natural penchant for arts came very early, learning to play piano, violin and flute as a small child. She began to hone her skills through her childhood and the decision to study the technique in Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York was an easy one.
She has also an aptitude for maths and physics graduating with Honors as a Civil Engineer and getting her Master degree in Advanced maintenance in road Infrastructures. She is also looking into Arts administration, as the rough process of ideas in management and business operations is a vital to creativity and organization, things that she enjoys really much and skills she hopes to practice in the future as her desire to help non-profits organizations.
In her spare time she supports different causes like American Cancer Society as a Fundraiser and St. Jude Children's research Hospital. Currently she is part of the staff at Brooklyn Ballet, I had Cancer Team and Groove With Me as a Modern Dance Teacher to girls in Harlem. Her drive, passion and detailed-oriented work finds a good outlet in any discipline she performs.
Neill Jaico was born and raised in The Bronx, NY. He was influenced by the arts at a young age thanks to his parents showcasing dances and music from their perspective backgrounds. Attending A. Philip Randolph Campus High School (Manhattan, NY) is where he encountered the art form of Step. Ever since he joined the United Brothers Step Team - a dance initiative within the College and Career Preparatory Institute program - during his junior year, he has not looked back! Neill continued stepping at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY) where he became a Co-Captain for the Hipnotiqz Step & Dance Team during his undergraduate career. Upon the completion of his Bachelors in Writing & Rhetoric, Neill returned to New York City with a newfound purpose in providing service and mentorship to the youth. During his opportunities to work with the youth, he always found a way to include teaching Step to the youth regardless if they have had experience with dance in general. During his time in the city, Neill was able to become a brother of The Order of The Feather Fraternity where he became an addition to the Step Team of the fraternity. Recently, he has joined The P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. Club Step Team to fulfill his desire of seeking improvement as well as to gain the opportunities to travel and perform. Neill is beyond thrilled to work with the ladies of Groove With Me!
Imani Kane is from Columbus, Ohio. She is a vegan, loves God, activism, puppies, and working with youth. Her passion is dance and the arts in general. Imani started her dance training with Alfred Dove and his wife April Dove in Columbus, performing in The Chocolate Nutcracker; The Misadventures of Pan, and later trained with China White studying Horton and Graham technique and ballet.
Currently teaches Modern on Fridays
Diana Magdaleno is a sophomore attending CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice pursuing a major in Human Services and Community Justice with a minor in Public Administration. She was a dancer and TLC teen leader at Groove With Me. Dance has given her so much confidence. This is her second home and after having made so many memories she wants to continue to help and be there for other girls. When she is not at Groove With Me, she is boxing at Work Train Fight. She's excited to be back and now as a teacher!
Madeline Mariani is a second year undergraduate from Chicago majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior with a certification in Education. She received most of her formal ballet training at Ruth Page School of Dance, but she has also participated in Thodos Dance Chicago's Pre-Professional Company and Hubbard Street's Youth Program. Madeline is currently a repetiteur and Finance Director for Columbia University Ballet Ensemble (CUBE). Last year, she danced in CUBE's productions of Swan Lake and Don Quixote, and this year she will be dancing the role of Birbanto in Le Corsaire. She is super excited to be a teacher for Groove With Me this year after teaching during the summer.
Maylin Meisenheimer is a first year student at NYU Law. Prior to NYU, she worked as a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. She graduated from Princeton University in 2016 where she majored in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and received a certificate in East Asian Studies.
Originally from Texas, she began studying ballet, tap, and jazz when she was three years old and she was a member of her college's tap dance group, the TapCats. She began teaching at Groove With Me in 2018 as an assistant tap teacher, and she's excited to continue dancing with the girls and spreading her love of tap!
Trina Mezzaccappa has a Bachelor's and a Master's Degrees in Public Communications. She recently completed her second Master's Degree; this one in Childhood Special & General Education, and is now a special education teacher in Manhattan. Volunteering at Groove With Me and spending time with Groove With Me's girls inspired Trina to switch fields from Communications to Education. Trina has been dancing ballet for over 20 years. Dance has been an incredibly important outlet for her through the years and she hopes to instill the same love for dance and support for her students that she has received.
Nicole Mondragon began her ballet training in Tucson, Arizona at the Academy of Ballet at the age of four, which is where she first fell in love with the performing art. She continued studying dance throughout high school and trained at top schools around the country, including The Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC, Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Nicole furthered her education in ballet and art while in college, where she earned a BA in Art History and Dance from the University of Arizona and a MBA from Les Roches International School. She continues to take ballet classes at Steps on Broadway under the instruction of Daniel Catanach. Dance is an important outlet for Nicole and she is excited to share her passion with the students at Groove with Me.
Stephanie Peña is choreographer, dancer and teaching artist. She earned a MFA in Choreography at the University of Roehampton in London which stimulated her choreographic practice. She has choreographed a durational piece in a gallery like space, created an interactive performance incorporating technology, collaborated with a composer and three musicians and choreographed a 45 minute dance piece about Dominican Identity. As a dancer, Peña is currently working with Lakaï Dance Theatre and has performed at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Hibernian Hall, New York Live Arts and MIT. She has also worked with Rosemary Lee, Oriana Fox (The O show), Ligia Lewis and many more artists. As a teaching artist, she is currently teaching Latin Social Dances such as Merengue, Bachata and Salsa to children K-12 at public schools, community centers and Senior Center through Dancewave, Pentacle and Pier55 Outreach Program and teaches private Contemporary Dance classes to adults. Peña has taught many dance classes in London and New York City. Peña continues to strive in being a better artist by traveling to emerge herself in different cultures, collaborating with artists and inspiring others with her artwork.
Currently teaches Contemporary on Tuesdays
Lisa Perez was born and raised in Brooklyn NY, where she took her first dance class at the age of five. At nine, her life was altered when she auditioned and was accepted into The New Ballet School; known today as Ballet Tech. Her talent and love for dance enabled her to train tuition free for the next seven years. Lisa ultimately pursued a career in the construction industry and spent the last 20 years overseeing the design and build-out of state of the art healthcare facilities totaling approximately $1.3 billion in project costs. Lisa holds a BA, from Long Island University, majoring in dance and Psychology and a Masters from Columbia University in Construction Management.
Lisa is honored to be a part of the Groove With Me family and give back to the East Harlem community where she's resided for over 20 years. Through the power of music and movement, she is committed to teaching young girls the very things she learned through dance: they can soar both physically and mentally! Walk proudly, regardless of circumstances, with their chin parallel to the ground and a knowing that anything is possible.
Currently teaches Ballet 1A on Thursdays and Afro Latin House Jazz on Fridays
Jessi Perna-Elias is so excited to join the Groove With Me faculty this year. She has been dancing since the age of 2 and trained at First Position Dance Arts in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Jessi studied Finance at Manhattan College and was on her college's competitive dance team specializing in hip-hop, jazz and pom. Her professional dance credits include the Gotham City Cheerleaders, Brooklyn Royals Dance Team and Gotham Ballers Dance Force. Jessi is currently a Senior Business Analyst at a fashion company and continues to dance in the company DanceWorks New York City. Her goal is to create a supportive environment where students can express themselves through movement and develop confidence and lifelong skills.
Tanyshia (Ms. T) Phillip started dancing at a young age. She attended Dance Theater of Harlem at age five. During high school she became involved in her school's dance classes, dance club, and began choreographing and performing dance in many styles including African, modern, Latin, ballet, and hip-hop.
Ms. T has her masters in special education as well as certifications in early childhood education and common branch (general education). She has experience teaching in a variety of school settings with students from toddlers to teens. She loves inspiring children to move and learn in the classroom, sharing her passion for dance and movement with students.
Ms. T believes dance is an expressive medium and continues to pursue her love of dance through praise dancing and as a certified Zumba instructor. It gives her such a feeling of gratification to be able to do what she does and to give back to others! Her goal is to build confidence in young children. Above all, she believes that dance should be fun for and accessible to all.
Currently teaches Hip Hop on Wednesdays
Liz Gerring Radke was born in San Francisco in 1965 . She grew up in the Los Angeles area and began studying dance when she was thirteen. In high school she studied at the Cornish Institute in Seattle. In 1987, she was awarded a BFA from the Juilliard School. With Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown having an ever-evolving and profound influence on her own frank aesthetic, she formed the Liz Gerring Dance Company in 1998. Liz was awarded the Jacob's Pillow Prize in June 2015, and a Joyce Theater Residency and Creation award in the same year. In collaboration with composer Michael Schumacher , Liz has been commissioned for three works at Peak Performances @ the Kasser Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. In 2016/17 she was awarded a New York City Center Choreographic Fellowship. In 2019 Ms Gerring was one of five artists to receive the Cage-Cunningham Fellowship from the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Liz lives in New York City and upstate New York with her husband Kirk Radke, their three children, two dogs and a cat.
Abigail (Abi) Ronan took her first ballet class at the age of three and has been in love with dance ever since. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dance headquarters in London until she was 18 and performed at the renowned Sadler's Wells Theatre with the youth arm of Britain's oldest dance company, Rambert, alongside dancing in commercial music videos.
After obtaining a BA Honours degree in Economics with French and working as the Head of Marketing and Communications for brands in the UK, Abi moved to New York with her husband this year and chose to return to her greatest passion in life. Driven by a desire to inspire and support the next generation, she retrained as a dance teacher with the National Dance Institute and is an American Ballet Theatre® certified teacher. She is excited to be volunteering with Groove With Me and to share with the girls the same gifts of joy, confidence and creativity that dance has brought to her life.
Currently teaches Street Jazz on Mondays
Michelle Ravelo is currently attending Kingsborough Community College majoring in early childhood education. Michelle is a childcare worker at a domestic violence agency called Safe Horizon and a New York Care volunteer. She loves dance and music. She's bubbly and always has a smile on her face.
Hannah Russell is a versatile singer, actress and dancer from Sydney, Australia. She is a Graduate of Ev and Bow's full time classical/contemporary course, The International Student Program at Broadway Dance Center and holds a Bachelor of Music in Arts Management from the Australian Institute of Music. Hannah has performed around Australia as a Show host for leading brands Nickelodeon Live, ABC Kids, Dreamworks and Warner Brothers. She is also a former 'Pantherette' dancing for three seasons with the National Rugby League. In NYC she has performed as a Jazz and Contemporary dancer for choreographers Josh Assor, Zanza Steinberg, and as a featured soloist in Giacomo Severini's Contemporary Ballet 'Creating Memories'. Her favourite credits include Buglisi Dance Theater's 'Table of Silence', a Core company dance for ALMA NYC dance company and The Julia Kane Dance Collective. Hannah's journey as a performer has been featured in major dance publications, DanceLife Australia and Dance Informa Magazine. Her credits have given her the opportunity to perform in world class venues including The Sydney Opera House, The Lincoln Centre NYC, Symphony Space, Manhattan Movement Arts Center, ANZ Stadium and Dixon Place.
As a teacher Hannah enjoys mentoring students, creating a class that is energising and fun and also challenging. Her goals as a teacher are to see students develop the necessary skills and mindset to thrive long term, understanding their value so they can add value to others as performing artists.
Carissa Sarreal grew up between the Philippines and Los Angeles. She has been working with children for 15 years, starting out as teaching science for elementary after school programs. She did not start dancing until college when she joined the Pacific Islander Club of Arizona State University and was invited to become a performance member. "I have always loved to dance but its quite nerve wracking when you go into a studio and try to learn or be a part of something. These girls were teaching Hula and Tahitian, and they were so kind to want to share and encourage people to dance with them. It became a camaraderie to rehearse, then hang out. Dance is for EVERYBODY. And it's never too late to learn. The important part is to get moving and have fun doing it. Dance has given me a lot of confidence from being onstage, to welcoming the challenge of learning new forms of dance, to accept failure and getting back up, and I want to pay that forward."
She has been in New York City since 2009, adding Masala Bhangra instructor to her teaching resume. Masala Bhangra is an accredited fitness program inspired by modern Bhangra and Bollywood dance styles, and is taught across the globe for all ages and fitness levels.
When not grooving around New York City, Carissa works in wine and hospitality, currently in school to pursue sommelier certification.
Kim Sonsky is an artist and teacher with backgrounds in Latin Ballroom, Salsa, Cumbia, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Middle-Eastern (Classic & Tribal), Jazz and Hip Hop. Her training started at the age of 3 from her mother who began teaching her middle-eastern dance that stemmed from her Moroccan heritage. Throughout her career Kim has trained with Yvonne Gutierrez, Desiree Dicupé, Melanie Torres, Juan Portella, Pupy, Dalia Carella, Rachel Brice and Kaeshi Chai. She has also had the pleasure to train and perform with such dance companies as PURE (Pure Urban Ritual Experiment), BellyQueen, Dance on 2, Cache Studios, Dave Paris & The Piel Canela Dance Company. She has performed at the New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Puerto Rican Salsa Congresses. PURE Washington D.C. PURE NYC as well as around Europe and Canada.
Her specialty is fusing dance forms to create a global vision that can illustrate the empowering healing power of music and dance. She is so excited to join the Groove With Me family.
Sarah-Grace Sweeney is a Texas native, and it's still her favorite place on earth! But here in NYC, she works as a writer and editor for a startup company. Sarah-Grace was a ballet dancer and officer for her drill team (look it up—it's a crazy Texas thing involving lots of sequins) for her entire life up until college when Sarah-Grace discovered yoga. She's passionate about the mind-body connection and how movement can really bring peace, clarity and happiness to all other parts of our lives. With experience as a full-time nanny and toddler tumbling teacher, Sarah-Grace brings tons of love, excitement and patience (of course!) for getting the littlest dancers moving and grooving at GWM!
Jastity Torres, our Studio Assistant, attended Groove With Me as a child and now teaches her own class. She has practiced dance at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, Lehman College, and SUNY Potsdam. She spent 2 years performing with a modern group/company. Her dream is to open up her own dance studio catering to boys and girls who don't have the funds to pay for dance classes.
Janae Truesdale is a Bronx native and former Groove With Me student. Her love and passion for dance has inspired her to spread the love through teaching. Throughout her seven years as a student at Groove With Me, she took a variety of dance styles and classes including: tap, ballet, modern/funk, jazz, hip hop, belly dancing, Afro-Caribbean, step, and poetry in motion. By day, she works as a care advisor for newly diagnosed breast and gynecology cancer patients and has a Master's Degree in Healthcare Management. In her spare time, Janae helps out at open mic events & enjoys writing poetry, reading and attending book events, meditating, collecting artsy knick-knacks, exploring new places, and spending time with family and friends. She's very excited to be returning to Groove with Me for her 5th year of teaching!
Leah Tubbs, a Birmingham, AL native and Harlem resident, studied dance at Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) and the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She has been working as a professional artist with numerous dance companies and a teaching artist for fifteen years, as well as a choreographer and an arts educator for ten years. Leah and her husband, Shaun, established MODArts Dance Collective (MADC) in 2011 to increase diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in the dance field through its work, festivals, and residencies. She's thrilled to be teaching modern to five and six year olds at Groove With Me this school year.
Currently teaches Modern on Mondays
Jaime Wilsnack has taught at Groove With Me for 10 years! She started dancing ballet at age 5. Soon after, she began Jazz, Tap and Modern. Ballet was always Jaime's focus. She was accepted into the School of the Albany Berkshire Ballet at age 14. Jaime went on to perform and tour with the professional company in productions such as Peter and the Wolf and The Nutcracker. A knee injury ended her professional career, but she went to college and graduate school for clinical psychology. Jaime currently tries to keep dancing in her life as much as possible including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern and most recently, Ballroom Dancing, Swing Dance, and Lindy Hop. She currently works in psychiatric research focusing on suicide prevention with veterans. Jaime feels incredibly lucky to have found Groove With Me a decade ago, because it's a place for her to use her dance background to create positive change in the community. As a teaching artist, she hopes to instill in her students the values that she has learned throughout my years as a dancer: dedication, perseverance, and creativity. Jaime strives to create an inclusive environment that values the individuality of each of her students and encourages them to find their own voice and confidence as they grow into young women.
DaShauna Young, better known as Ms. Day within the philanthropic community, has served as a proud member of her community inspiring youth targeting areas such as emotional health, mental health, physical health, and basic childhood development.
Her passion for dance came naturally at the tender of 7 years old. In high school, she was introduced to the Art of Stepping via her high school step coach. DaShauna was instantly drawn to the skill and technique. Joining her high schools' newly found step team was just the first step to her becoming a master stepper. Participating in numerous Step shows, such as The Biggle Apple Step Show, Tres Reglas, Youth Explosion, etc, DaShauna has learned how to captivate an audience with her fiery moves and undeniable talent.
Dashauna was introduced to Broadway Dance Center by a former instructor and set forth to take as many classes as she could to better her technique and skill, continuously working on her craft and training. "Even though Groove with Me gave me this wonderful opportunity to teach, I remember that even as a teacher, we still have more to learn".
Stacey Young hails from San Francisco, CA and has been dancing Polynesian dance for over fifteen years. She has danced as an entertainer, a competitor and a carrier of the Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan and Maori traditions. Polynesian dance is a place where we are not only learning about a dance, but the culture, history and traditions behind it. Meaning that our class consists of dancing, chanting, singing, costume making and classroom teaching.
Stacey started her journey with Spirit of Polynesia in San Francisco, CA under the direction of James Kimo Barid and with Hula Halau 'O Ke Ala I Ka Pono under the direction of the late Kumu Hula Tatiana Kaneholani. After moving to New York in 2014, Stacey was invited to dance with Hula Halau Pua Ali'i 'Ilima o Nuioka in New York, NY under the direction of Kumu Hula Vicky Holt-Takamine.
Dancing is a bit outside of her normal 9 to 5, with a background in computer engineering, she currently works within the advertising technology industry as a product leader bringing innovation to the platform technologies that help deliver content to the consumer.
Putting together her love for dance and technical management know how, Stacey hopes to use her experience to enrich the skills that young women leaders need to excel in their lives inside and outside of the dance studio.
former teachers
Alison Candamil has been dancing since age 3. She spent 15 years at Diane's Dance Center on Long Island, both studying and teaching ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and pointe. She attended Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY where she earned her degree in Psychology and Special Education. At Marist, she was a board member, choreographer, and student in the Marist College Dance Club. The student-run organization put on two shows a year, for which Alison choreographed tap and pointe classes for college students. Upon graduation, Alison moved to New York City as a teacher. She currently teaches at Success Academy Union Square. As she continues her passion for dance by taking ballet and tap classes around the city, she is thrilled for the opportunity to teach a love for ballet at Groove With Me
Ameila Chen began her ballet studies at age 3 in Southern California. She focused on classical and contemporary dance throughout her training at the Orange County School of the Arts, and spent summers at Boston Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, and LINES Ballet. She has a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University and is a recent graduate of Columbia University's Premedical Postbaccaulareaute Program. She has experience teaching pre-ballet, adult ballet, choreography, contemporary, and modern dance. Her most recent teaching position was coaching both the outreach and the preprofessional programs at Dance For All in Cape Town, South Africa.
Lorilee Chien has been in youth development and education for over 15 years. From the Bay to New York, she fuses her love of dance and all things artistic into her work. A graduate from the University of Santa Cruz with a BA in Woman's Studies. Her experience, education and degree has led her to working in under served communities. She currently works for Project Morry, a long term academic enrichment and education non-profit anchored in a summer program that serves youth from 6 different communities in the Tri-State area. She works with high schools students teaching leadership, college and career access, gender equity, issues of social justice, and the importance of community. She also runs a mentor/coach program for juniors and seniors in high school. In her spare time, she volunteers doing art with families in the Bronx at Wave Hill and now teaching with Groove With Me. She loves dance. She competed professionally in Tahitian Dance in Daly City with Manuia Polynesian Revue. She is trained in Hip-Hop, Afro-Brazilian, House, Tahitian and most recently Dancehall. She has plans to pursue a graduate degree in Expressive Arts Therapy next fall.has been in youth development and education for over 15 years. From the Bay to New York, she fuses her love of dance and all things artistic into her work. A graduate from the University of Santa Cruz with a BA in Woman's Studies. Her experience, education and degree has led her to working in under served communities. She currently works for Project Morry, a long term academic enrichment and education non-profit anchored in a summer program that serves youth from 6 different communities in the Tri-State area. She works with high schools students teaching leadership, college and career access, gender equity, issues of social justice, and the importance of community. She also runs a mentor/coach program for juniors and seniors in high school. In her spare time, she volunteers doing art with families in the Bronx at Wave Hill and now teaching with Groove With Me. She loves dance. She competed professionally in Tahitian Dance in Daly City with Manuia Polynesian Revue. She is trained in Hip-Hop, Afro-Brazilian, House, Tahitian and most recently Dancehall. She has plans to pursue a graduate degree in Expressive Arts Therapy next fall.
Morgan Cole has been dancing since the age of 5 and has trained in all dance styles including ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, and hip hop. She grew up at Performing Arts Dance Academy in Hamburg, NY where she was an assistant and substitute teacher. Although Morgan moved to NYC to pursue a career in fashion, she still continues her love of dance outside of work. She currently is a company member of Danceworks New York City and has danced on the Brooklyn Royals dance team and has performed with the Free Soul Dance Performance group. She also teaches kids contemporary dance at Om Factory, as well as at S.p.a.d.c (Single Point Aerial Dance Company)
Amari Collins
Originally from The Bay Area, Amari has translated her diverse upbringing and love of artistry into dance. Obtaining a degree in Media and Communications from Marymount Manhattan College, she simultaneously performed as a soloist for Asha Dance Company and Kelly Donovan traveling around the country. In recent years, she has choreographed musical theater and jazz pieces at the Oxbridge Academic Programs and Lightning Dance company and is excited to be apart of the Groove With Me team. She hopes to spread her love of movement with the world and touch anyone she can in the process!
Giada Ferrone graduated with a BA in Dance from Suny Empire State College and is one of the first professional dancers to graduate from Marga Nativo's training program at the Florence Dance Center in Italy and was one of the founding members of the Florence Dance Company. Her professional debut was with the company first ever performance in 1988, at the age of 14. Ferrone has worked as a performer, educator, choreographer and producer in New York City since 1998. She was Assistant Professor of Dance at Hofstra University where she taught ballet technique for seven years. She has worked for the notable Eliot Feld Public School for Dance and Ballet Tech, teaching company class and technique for students 6th through 12th grade. Ferrone created a curriculum-based ballet program for children ages 8 through 18, which she ran at the Peridance Center for over 10 years. An international master teacher with an extensive background as ballet mistress, she guest teaches in festivals and universities across Europe: most recently at Balettakademien in Sweden and SEAD in Austria.
Ferrone's choreography has been presented at Saint Mark's Church, Purchase, the Construction Company, Theatre of the Riverside Church, Hofstra University, Rose Theatre at Lincoln Center, the Manhattan Movement Arts Center, the Aldous Theater, the Ailey Citigroup Theater, the Florence Dance Festival and the Mugello Dance Experience. She created, choreographed and directed THE NUTCRACKER, A Contemporary Ballet, which performs every Christmas season. Ferrone produces dance and music performances in both the US and Europe and is the founder and artistic director of Toscana Dance HUB, a three-week dance and music intensive in Florence, Italy.
Ferrone has taught ballet and partnering at NYU Tisch School of The Arts since 2008. She has been a full-time member of the Faculty at NYU since 2013 and is currently serving as Tisch's Second Avenue Dance Company co-director.
Angela Gallo is thrilled to be a first year teacher with Groove With Me! She began dancing at the tender age of six and her feet have not stopped moving since. What started out as an after-school hobby has transformed into a lifelong passion. Angela is so proud of her Friday night Hip Hop girls and feels lucky to be spreading the joys of dance. Originally from Trumbull, CT, she studied tap, ballet, jazz, and hip hop with Connecticut Dance! in Monroe, CT. She continued her dance career at Marist College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, by serving as a dancer, choreographer, and executive board team member of the Marist Dance Club. Since graduating college, Angela continues to make dance a priority in her life from picking up various dance classes around the city to dreaming up flash mob ideas, after she successfully co-created a large scale charity Flash Mob last year. Additionally, Angela spent two years choreographing for a South Bronx middle school play. She couldn't be happier to be a part of the Groove With Me family and sincerely loves everything this organization stands for!
Erin Glass fell in love with theatre and dance when she attended her first musical theater class in the 3rd grade in Corsicana, TX. In that class Erin learned skills she still uses today and made lifelong friends. She went on to earn a degree in theatre from Pepperdine University and performed in plays, musicals and cabarets in California, Edinburgh and New York. Erin has always loved working with kids and became a teaching artist in 2000 working with kids of all ages. Erin is the founder of Broadway Bound Kids which is an arts education company and she also works as a freelancer for Warrior Poets (Morgan Spurlock's production company), where she helps produce documentary and scripted content.
Carina Goebelbecker is so excited to be a first year teacher with Groove With Me! She is currently a senior at Barnard College studying Theatre and English. On campus, Carina acts in productions for the Barnard Theatre Department and choreographs musicals for Student Theater. She has trained in ballet, modern, and jazz dance since she was little. Last spring, Carina spent the semester studying acting and movement at the British American Drama Academy in London. She is so thankful for the opportunity to share her passion for movement with her students.
Brenna Hughes was born in California and has also lived in Ohio and then Oregon. She found her passion for performing at a young age in the world of classical ballet. In middle school, her performance interests expanded to include theatre, largely due to acting classes in after school programs, choir, and musical theatre camp through Oregon Children's Theatre. However, Brenna never lost her love of dance and continued to grow as a dancer through training at The Portland Ballet, summer intensives, and as a member of The Portland Ballet's pre-professional youth company. She moved to New York at 18 to attend Marymount Manhattan College where she graduated in 2016 with her BFA in Acting and a Minor in Musical Theatre. She found her passion for teaching at Urban Stages Summer Theatre Camp, where for the past five years, she has been their dance teacher, assistant director, and head counselor. She also teaches dance and theatre in after school programs with Broadway Bound Kids. When she's not teaching, she is auditioning or performing around New York City.
Suzanne Kennedy has volunteered as a ballet instructor for at Groove With Me since 2008 and most recently started teaching yoga to kindergarten students at Hudson Guild in Chelsea. She has studied with dance movement therapists Amber Grey and Dr. Suzi Tortora and is a certified Kundalini yoga and Karma Kids instructor. She has also led creative movement programs through UNHCR and War Child in Beirut, Lebanon and is also a member of the Executive Committee for Human Rights Watch. Suzanne believes that teaching children is the greatest job in the world: "I get to play make believe, be the center of attention, eat rice krispie treats and experience the years of children when they figure out who they really are. I see little humans be empathetic, emotional, and vulnerable at the age when these acts are unscripted and uninhibited. I've experienced kids learning the purpose of reading, watch them express themselves through movement, discover the beauty of dance and witnessed a child turning into a young man and young woman.. I have met children that I hope to be like when I grow up. I guess it is absurdly cliche to say, but I have drank the James Baldwin Kool-Aid of "All the children are ours, every single one of them."
Suzanne Kennedy is also the Director of the Office of the Chairman at IAC, a leading media and Internet company with over 150 digital brands in search, applications, online dating, media and eCommerce. In this capacity, she manages the daily operations of the Chairman's office, directing an administrative staff which supports the Chairman's personal and professional worlds, and oversees special projects. Within IAC she has managed philanthropic partnerships with several non-profits including Girls Who Code, Ali Forney Center, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Thorn.org.
Alexandra Koscove is a California transplant who trained at San Francisco Ballet School and pursued a dance minor at Stanford University. She brings her passion for proper technique and solid fundamentals to Groove With Me. Alexandra works in marketing for utilities and energy companies, which aligns with her passion for sustainable living. When not working or teaching, she's likely to be taking dance or yoga.
Sarah Longhi has been teaching at Groove With Me for more than 10 years. A former 4th grade teacher, she writes and edits books for educators. She also loves to dance, particularly using the Nia Technique, a fusion fitness practice that blends energies of martial arts (like Tae Kwon Do), dance arts (like jazz), and healing arts (like yoga). Her passion is teaching kids to express themselves creatively through movement, dance mindfully with others, and gain confidence by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, mobility, agility, and stability.
Saranratr Maneesawangwong is a graphic/set designer, dancer and ballet teacher. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Currently, she is completing a Master of Arts in Dance Education, ABT Ballet Pedagogy, from New York University. Originally from Bangkok, Thailand, she has studied ballet, street, theater and contemporary dance. She had trained classical ballet since 1993 by Nuchanart Cook and Varaporn - Karnchana Ballet School, and received Advanced 2 certification from Royal Academy of Dance, London. She used to work with Bangkok City Ballet as a ballet dancer and graphic designer, as well as, with Rachadalai Theater as a scenic designers' assistant. Presently, she dances at Step on Broadway and teaches ballet at Groove With Me.
Melissa Mangold is so blessed to be part of the Groove With Me family! She is a recent graduate of Pace University in downtown Manhattan where she earned her BFA in Commercial Dance. For the past 3 summers she has had the pleasure of performing professionally on the west and east coast in musicals such as All Shook Up, Footloose, Chicago, Crazy For You, among others. Melissa grew up as a competitive dancer and has been trained in all styles including Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Tap, Hip-Hop, Modern, and more. Throughout the entirety of her life, dance has always been the best physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual medicine for Melissa and it is a privilege to share her remedy with others. She plans to pursue a career in Expressive Arts Therapy with a focus on Movement Therapy for children. Dance is life!
Melissa McCann is thrilled to be on faculty with Groove With Me this year. She is a professional dancer with a BFA in Commercial Dance from Pace University. While in college she made her off-broadway debut in Paint Your Wagon at New York City Center and performed in West Side Story produced by Carnegie Hall. After graduation she performed in the opening number of the 2016 Tony Awards with James Corden and then traveled the country for 15 months with the Broadway 1st National Tour of Finding Neverland the musical. Currently she just finished playing Graziella and Dance Captaining West Side Story at the Atlanta Opera.
Latosha Mitchell is a Brooklyn native with an immense passion for the arts. She has always been fascinated with dance, but did not decide to take it seriously until she graduated from college. Latosha has had the pleasure of working with some of NYC's top choreographers: Chio, Ryan Davis, Shirlene Quigley, etc., some of whom have worked alongside major artists, such as Beyonce, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, to name a few. Her dance training includes jazz, African, modern and hip hop. She continues to take classes at Broadway Dance Center, Alvin Ailey Extension, Peridance, and PMTDance Studio, sometimes taking classes in completely different styles, such as salsa, tap, and dancehall. Although her main focus is hip hop, she fuses the different genres into her choreography. Her experience continues to grow by performing in showcases and auditioning for various dance projects throughout the city. Latosha has come to learn over the years that dance has less to do with technique and more to do with confidence and personality. She hopes to instill confidence and bring out the amazing, unique personality in each of the girls to help them shine, not only in dance, but in life. Her goal is to one day own a dance studio where she can continue to bring forth positivity and inspiration to many others.
Lauren Ramsey is a social responsibility professional who understands the importance of volunteerism and community engagement. Her love of dance started at a young age, but blossomed in adulthood after taking professional classes and becoming a certified dance fitness instructor. She is currently the Volunteerism Manager at United Way of NYC where her primary role is to create transformative volunteer opportunities that support both Corporate and Agency Partner needs. She has a deep commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment, and believes in the power of Art as a catalyst for community building.
Lilli Ross
Originally from Virginia, Lilli Ross has been living in NYC since 2014 and teaching at Groove With Me since 2015. Her dance training spans a variety of genres, including jazz, hip-hop, flamenco, ballet, modern, and partner dance styles such as salsa, merengue, bachata, and tango. In addition to teaching dance, she has also worked as a choreographer, a professional dancer, and as a classical singer. After getting her training with Little Flower Yoga in the fall of 2017, she has added yoga and mindfulness instruction to her repertoire, which she now teaches to kids and teens at an after-school program in midtown. Educated at Mills College, the University of Virginia, and Columbia University, Lilli is passionate about learning, writing, the arts, mindfulness, and environmental sustainability. It is her intention to provide her students with a safe, reliable, and consistent environment in which they can develop a deeper sense of community and self-worth while exploring different modes of self-expression.
Audrey Saul started dance classes at age 4 in Fontainebleau, France. Shortly after, her family relocated to London and Audrey took ballet classes with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). She then came back to France where she trained at the Conservatoire de Melun. With the Conservatoire, Audrey performed in ballets and musicals such as Coppelia, Firebird, Cats, and La Vie Parisienne. At age 15 she received the "Certificat de Fin d'Etudes Choreographique en Danse Classique", a graduation diploma in classical ballet for the Conservatoire. Audrey then studied in the Russian technique with professors at Stanlowa in Paris. After high-school, she moved to the United States to attend Haverford College and study Political Science. Audrey continued her training at the Bryn Mawr Dance Program with professors from Pennsylvania Ballet and Ballet X. During her college years, Audrey performed with the Ballet and Modern ensembles, and joined Haverford's Hip-Hop group "Bounce" as a dancer and choreographer. Post-graduation, Audrey joined the Joffrey Ballet School summer program in New York, and then chose to pursue a career in energy and infrastructure finance. She now works at a private equity firm and is completing her Masters in Global Affairs at NYU part-time. Audrey continues to take ballet at Steps with Professor Karin Averty from the Paris Opera Ballet, and occasional modern and hip-hop classes at Broadway Dance Center.
Sabrih Short discovered dance by literally crashing into a ballet studio on her bike. Once she got in she could never let it go. She is passionate about Latin dance movement and currently teaches at Yoga to the People as a yoga instructor. The experience of dance and movement has helped her transition into her graduate studies in Physical Therapy. It brings her joy to see others connecting and growing in this field of movement. She wants to inspire others the same way she was throughout her journey.
Clarissa Soto currently works as the Director of Fiscal Services and Director of Cultivating Leadership in Dance at Pentacle/Dance Works, Inc. After graduating from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Dance and B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship, she found a great love for arts administration. She saw the opportunity to help artists and felt a connection with Pentacle's mission. Since her start at Pentacle, she has worked within the fiscal, educational programming, and booking departments. She describes her work within the arts community as both rewarding and inspiring. In addition to her roles at Pentacle, Clarissa works as a bookkeeper for Robin Becker Dance and is currently pursuing her M.B.A at Quinnipiac University. Clarissa joined Groove With Me in early 2013. She is so thankful for the opportunity to work with such a lovely group of young ladies and truly believes in the organization's mission.
Jenny Thompson resides in Manhattan after receiving her extremely random yet awesome Bachelors Degree from NYU in Dance Studies, Choreography, and Performance Writing, followed by her Masters in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. She has freelanced as a dance and theater critic since 2008 for EYE ON THE ARTS and, from 2010 - 2016, for Examiner.com. After spending four years working in development for the fabulous modern dance company, RIOULT Dance NY, Jenny became an Associate at Dunch Arts, LLC, where she's had the pleasure of working on various fundraising initiatives for the likes of Dorrance Dance, Mark Morris Dance Group, Primary Stages, and The New Group. Jenny has been a proud Groove With Me volunteer since 2011, teaching a jazz dance class for girls ages 13-18; she also recently joined Groove With Me's Young Professionals Committee.
Emily Tiberio is a Bostonian who learned to love dance at a young age at her local Boys and Girls club, pointing and tapping her toes to her little heart's content. She has a love of performing and a background in dance, theater, show choir, cheerleading. A senior at Fordham University, Emily is excited to graduate this coming Spring with a double major in New Media & Digital Design and Visual Arts. She is so thankful for the incredible opportunity to share her passion for dance with the youngest dancers at Groove With Me this year!
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The best day.
This arrived this evening, following an unexpected phone call from our solicitor.
{Copied from my Facebook post earlier this evening, I'm too…everything…to type a separate post}
There are no words to express how overjoyed we are to have received this e-mail.
I am just as unable to articulate how grateful I am to all of you wonderful people; who supported us, donated to the GoFundMe campaign, helped keep us sane and shared our outrage at the blatant profiteering by the UKBA and Home Office during this unbelievably stressful and grueling couple of months.
Thank you, you have all been amazing, we appreciate it more than you will ever know.
Now we embark on a new, TEN YEAR route to family permanence, with renewals of these visas coming every two and a half years until Rhonda and Audrey have spent a full decade legally residing in the UK, before we can apply for Indefinite Leave To Remain and finally break free of the bureaucratic nightmare that is the British immigration system.
A side note:
Anyone who is still under the mistaken impression that "immigrants just turn up and get given a free house, a job and all the benefits they can scrounge" should take the time to find out the circumstances which prompted their arrival in our country and what sort of soul-destroying journey they had to make to get here.
Having been married to "an immigrant" for the past three and a half years, I can tell you that I have heard more misinformed bollocks and ignorant bigotry from people who should know better than I have in the rest of my life, so if you feel the urge to expound on variations on that theme, please do so a long way away from me and my (very relieved) family.
Thanks again to all of you who offered messages of support, it means a great deal to us all.
So, it has come to this.
Oh, the irony
Here, by way of an update, is the terrible story of the last week, along with some background…..
A couple of months ago, due to a minor administrative mistake, Rhonda and Audrey's resident visa applications were rejected as invalid, despite our repeated attempts to clarify what the problem was.
A great many wonderful people generously donated money to help us meet the extortionate costs of making the application, for which we are eternally grateful and most of that fee was refunded when the application was turned down.
We have since been communicating with the UKBA and the Home Office via our MP, who offered to help and who had requested that they review our case for an appeal. He told us last weekend that a letter had been written to us on Friday and would arrive this week.
The letter arrived on Wednesday: "right of appeal denied".
It informed us in no uncertain terms, that they would not consider our case for appeal, as we had failed to register our biometrics on time, (due to them neglecting to point out that we could have done so at any time, on the MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I spoke to them about our identity documents) but we could reapply whenever we liked.
They also pointed out that any new application would likely be turned down, as my wife and daughter have overstayed their visa deadline (whilst waiting for the Home Office to get back to us) and were now considered illegal immigrants.
AND, this Monday, Rhonda's boss, who knew her visa expired in April and had still happily been employing her since, (while she continued to make all her tax and NI contributions, I might add) announced that he could no longer have her working there and told her to leave until our appeal reference number arrived.
All of this, just two days before our right to appeal was denied.
This effectively cuts our family income in half overnight.
So yesterday we spoke to a lawyer, who didn't bother to sugar coat the bad news.
To drive the point home that we really are in rather deep shit, he led with this terrifying announcement;
*The UKBA could turn up any time and take my family away to a transit centre, prior to deportation*
Now he had my attention, in fact I think my heart briefly stopped.
Our only options are as follows:
1) They return to the States immediately to a life of destitution and poverty, with the tenuous possibility that I could join them at some distant point in the future somehow.
2) We pay the solicitors £1500 to put our case to the highest appeal court in the land as a judicial review, admit our stupid admin error and plead family life, human rights, etc, which would also mean paying the newly inflated fees, about another £3500, when the application is submitted by the solicitors, hopefully sometime next week.
Even then, the visa would only be granted on a discretionary basis and there is as good a chance as any that they will reject it.
If you have to leave the country as the result of a "rejected" (as opposed to "invalid") visa application, there is no refund and no return to the UK for ten years.
Fortunately, it's payday, so we paid the lawyers my last month's wages this morning and have a phone consultation booked for Monday at 11.00.
Assuming we don't get a knock on the door before that.
Any crossed fingers, tribal offerings, lucky rabbit's feet, or general good vibes would be greatly appreciated.
The people upstairs.
Ever since Rhonda and Audrey finally arrived from America, three years ago this week, we have lived on the ground floor of a small block of flats.
It is located on a housing estate built in the late '80s, at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, ideally situated for Audrey's school, Rhonda's job and local shops. We have our own garden and, until recently, perfectly decent neighbours in the other three flats in the block.
When I originally rented number 14, the flat we now live in, (back when Rhonda and I were still battling the labyrinthine bureaucracy of immigration agencies, on opposite sides of the Atlantic) we were unaware that the landlord was going to sell it six months later, a problem we solved by moving to number 16 next door.
For the next two years we lived next door and got on fine with the nice Hungarian family above us, became friends with Meg and Adam, the young couple who eventually moved into number 14, (after considerable renovation from the state it was in when we lived there) and had no problems with the other upstairs neighbour, who we hardly ever saw or heard from.
Then, in May of this year, when Meg and Adam moved out, we went back across the hall to number 14, due to a very tempting offer from the owner. We had got to know her when she was doing the renovations, (the young couple were the owner's daughter and her boyfriend) and she wanted someone she could trust to live there; meaning we got a fully refurbished flat, lower rent, no deposit and a nicer garden.
Sound too good to be true?
Almost as soon as we moved back, it was clear that the pair who had moved into the flat above since we were last there (see photo) were not exactly in thrall to domestic bliss, in fact they seemed to be in an almost constant state of war with each other.
She was heavily pregnant, he was very obviously selling drugs to a steady stream of unpleasant visitors, (which they all stood and openly smoked on the front step, right outside our door, making the stairwell and entryway permanently stink of weed) and they often had long screaming rows, which made Audrey very nervous and resulted in the police being called more than once.
In fact on one occasion, soon after their baby was born, I was already at work at 7 a.m. when Rhonda called to say the woman upstairs was hanging out of the window, screaming "Somebody help me!" so she'd rung the police and they'd arrived, broken up the fight and hauled away The Twat (as I now habitually refer to him) while she screamed that he should never come back, etc etc etc.
Already long story, short; this has happened multiple times over the last few months, with him coming back the next day and the cycle begins all over again.
Sometimes the fights are so violent that we can hear them dragging each other around upstairs and hear every hoarsely screamed obscenity, along with the poor, doomed baby adding its own terrified protests to the infernal din from above.
During my recent whiplash holiday from work, I was here for the latest police visit, informing them that this was the nth time this had happened and what were they going to do about it, because these two lunatics were ruining the lives of everyone within earshot which, given their prowess at bellowing and screaming, was by now quite a radius.
"It's a domestic, there's nothing we can do unless a law is broken, speak to the landlord" is the standard police response to this type of enquiry, so once they've allegedly restored the peace, they just bugger off and leave us all to it.
So, having already complained several times to our landlady, who passed on our concerns to the landlord of the flat upstairs (which he rents privately, not through a letting agent, otherwise they'd be gone by now) I finally spoke directly to him on Monday, to find out what he was going to do about his Neighbours From Hell.
Now, I'd mistakenly been under the impression that he would be aghast at hearing of his tenants' continuing bad behaviour and be keen to see the back of them asap, but no, no such luck.
He initially told me that he'd spoken to The Twat and that he'd promised there'd be no more arguments or noise.
I respectfully enquired when it was he'd acquired this assurance and he told me it was the day before.
I politely informed him that Mr and Mrs Twat had in fact woken Rhonda and Audrey up with a high volume slanging match at 5 o'clock that very morning and therefore, with the greatest of respect, The Twat was talking bollocks.
I also informed him, with nothing but the most delicate diplomacy, of course, that my wife and daughter were regularly subjected to frightening and distressing episodes of violence and that it was his responsibility to do something about it.
What, I enquired gently, the fuck are you going to do about getting rid of these two scumbags, (my diplomatic repertoire was beginning to wear thin at this point) who are making my family's life a misery?
His answer was; "If at any time you or your family ever feel threatened or nervous in any way, you should of course call the police."
I pointed out to him in a friendly tone that we had done that, several times, which was why I was ringing him; to tell him he had a pair of menaces to society living in his property and wouldn't it better for everyone if he evicted them and replaced them with ordinary, decent human beings?
To which he gave this extraordinary reply; "I'm not going to evict them on your say so, I'll evict them when and if I think the time is right."
Wait…what?
He's only going to evict them if I stop complaining that he needs to evict them?
I smell spineless bullshit.
So I did ring the police, again, to ask their advice on a matter they obviously don't really give a shit about. I even highlighted the child protection issue and they gave me some crap about them "always filling out an at risk form when a child is present at a reported disturbance".
They told me to see a solicitor, or go to to the Citizens Advice Bureau, or (and this was when I softly hung up the phone) maybe I could try talking to the landlord…?
I did copy out all the landlord's phone numbers several times and handed them out to the neighbours, making sure they definitely didn't ring him every five minutes if they heard even slightly raised voices from upstairs.
I guess we'll just have to wait until he decides the time is right to do something about it and hope his cowardly prevarication isn't at the cost of the life of mother or child.


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A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains - Isabella Bird
Isabella Bird, (1879) 2015
Born in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel. In 1873, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, she rode on her spirited horse Birdie through the American 'Wild West', a terrain only recently opened to pioneer settlement. Here she met Rocky Mountain Jim, her 'dear (one-eyed) desperado', fond of poetry and whisky - 'a man any women might love, but no sane woman would marry'. He helped her climb the 'American Matterhorn' and round up cattle on horseback.
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From East to West By Saddle is Best - A horseback journey across the Scottish Highlands
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What started as an idea on maps spread out along the length of her kitchen floor, turned into a challenging journey over mountains, through glens and around lochs. Against the backdrop of stunning Highland scenery, Claire Alldritt made her way from the east coast of Scotland, journeying with her two horses, working her way across to the west to dip her toes in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Enchanted by the freedom a nomadic life seemed to promise, the young woman would soon find herself only more deeply connected…to the animals that accompanied her, to the varying and challenging landscapes through which she traveled, and to the people she met on the farms and back roads that crisscross the United States. Chapman's vigilance in detailing the quietest moments of heroism and beauty, as well as the startling and tragic, yields a read that convinces one of both the magnificence of the countryside and the generosity of the people who call it home. A book for the equestrian, the animal lover, and the outdoor enthusiast—or anyone who dreams about one day bringing a longed-for adventure to life.
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O41 steht für:
 O41, ICD-10-Code für sonstige Veränderungen des Fruchtwassers und der Eihäute während der Schwangerschaft, siehe Liste von Erkrankungen und Zuständen in Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Wochenbett nach ICD-10 #O30-O48
 O41, FAA-Code für den Watts-Woodland Airport in Woodland, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
 O41, ehemalige Oberleitungsbuslinie in München, siehe Oberleitungsbus München

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