Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 4 
The festival is so densely programmed and we are on an intense schedule to see as much a s possible. Yet fatigue is setting in and I am getting behind…
lauraOctober 5, 2012
Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 3
Today I was able to have lunch with Gregory Maqoma and Vincent Mantsoe -- old friends who starting dancing together as teens in Soweto. They rarely have a chance to…
lauraOctober 4, 2012
Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 2
This morning I had time to enjoy a delicious breakfast at our guest house, Thulani Lodge in Melville and begin blogging. My intent is simply to report on our activities…
lauraOctober 2, 2012
Danse l'Afrique Danse – Day 1
Little did I think I would be back in Jozi within months of my last visit. But the French Institute of Culture elected to host their biennial African dance platform…
lauraOctober 1, 2012
Moving in The Moment 
Hey it's Michael again! The end of YAP is near. Last night there were two special performances, YAP's Moving in The Moment and the adult dancers big piece. There were…
michaelAugust 21, 2012
Festival Finale Farewell
Hey this is Michael! There were tears of joy for many of the graduating teens of YAP and from the younger students that will miss them. Even the Director Laura…
michaelAugust 21, 2012
A week later…
It’s hard to believe that only a week ago we were performing at the Schaeffer Theater! Being back in the city, I am already missing the three weeks during which…
adamAugust 17, 2012
Youth Arts Program: week 3 day 1
Hey it's Michael again! This past week has been an exhausting one. We are putting final touches on dance and music numbers: the Green Teens are tweaking the "Dark Dance",…
michaelAugust 6, 2012
Halfway Through Folks
At the end of yesterday afternoon, come the final period of a Wednesday (what some consider the middle of the week “hump-day”), Paul Matteson announced to those of us in…
alexAugust 2, 2012
