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Quoting the Legendary Alvin Ailey, Tyrell Rolle says, “I believe that dance is for the people and should be given back to the people.”
“Dance is the art that teaches discipline, etiquette, patience and perseverance. These attributes will help you achieve any goal because it starts with awareness of self,” Charity Metzger, dancer at Garth Fagan Dance, Rochester, NY
Charity is a graduate of New World School of the Arts in downtown Miami.
“No other love could ever convey what I cannot express through mere words, this is why I dance,” Debra Bazile, Miami freelance dancer and former member of Dallas Black Dance Theater II.
“I won’t shut up and shut down,” said Ronderrick Mitchell, a New World School of the Arts graduate. “I consider myself a representative for a group that is afraid to speak. I’m HIV-positive, I’m a black man, I’m gay.”
“I dance to express and share my life. I love this art form dance because it allows people to have a chance to actually experience portions of my life. Dance is my life Dance is my exit,” Tyrell Rolle, former So You Think You Can Dance contestant. Born in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Tyrell has danced with Alvin Ailey II and the Lion King in Vegas.