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In the heart of downtown Minneapolis
evening events of LIVE MUSIC & DANCE
4 dynamic Twin Cities choreographers are creating DANCE pieces with their groups to songs off albums by Hope Medford, of Medicine for the People, in modern & and hip-hop styles!
Live musical performances featuring female artists all night!!
10% of profits donated to a local women's charity organization!
The dancers:
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Amanda Leaveck
Creative Director of Face Forward, Coordinator of SheBeats, Humanity through Art, Dance Choreographer
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Alissa Paris
- youth worker, educator, and fly girl, Choreographer
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Nielle Arnold
intuitive coach, inspired yoga, Dance Choreographer
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Taja Will
- Keeper Award-winning dance artist and intuitive healer
The musicians:
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Sophia Eris - of 'The Chalice'
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Lizzo & Sophia Eris
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Lizzo
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Mama Crow
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Manchita
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Mayda
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DJ SImone Steppa DuJour
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Kenna Cottman
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Gretchen Retka
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Shahar Eberzon
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Water Dropz
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Jess "Jesssway" Pierce
She beats.
"These events are creatively composed by a woman-centric team of local social artists who gather to honor the voice of feminine strength through movement, music, visual arts, and collective awareness. The sounds and moving bodies invite the audience to engage viscerally not only with the art but fully become present in themselves."
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Taja Will
"These events are creatively composed by a woman-centric team of local social artists who gather to honor the voice of feminine strength through movement, music, visual arts, and collective awareness. The sounds and moving bodies invite the audience to engage viscerally not only with the art but fully become present in themselves."
Alissa Paris
"These events are creatively composed by a woman-centric team of local social artists who gather to honor the voice of feminine strength through movement, music, visual arts, and collective awareness. The sounds and moving bodies invite the audience to engage viscerally not only with the art but fully become present in themselves."
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Amanda Leaveck
dancer and choreographer, Amanda was a head dance instructor for 5 years at Advantage Dance throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado. Amanda is the Artistic Director of Energy Dance Collective, performing at events throughout the Twin Cities. She is the founder and Creative Director for Face Forward, a nonprofit organization that supports local artists in a socially conscious community.
Nielle Arnold
The creator of CeremonI Personal & Professional Power Practices, a Twin Cities-based initiative that encourages listening to and learning from the heart. Through CeremonI Nielle offers life coaching, and transformative workshops designed to reconnect the individual to the truth within them. Nielle is dedicated to creating life-changing empowerment experiences that shift perspectives, create clarity, and open people to what is truly possible. She is a storyteller through prayer, movement, and rhythm.
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