OMG Digital Magazine OMG Issue 334 6th December 2018 | Page 34

OMG Digital Magazine | 334 | Thursday 6 December 2018 • PAGE 34
HEATHER HENDERSON-GORDON’S LA
DANSE CARAIBE SEWS A PATCHWORK
OF THEMATIC DANCE MOTIFS
Through A Diverse Presentation Of Music, Choreography
And Expression Youth Are Challenged To Nurture Virtues
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LDC’s budding dance luminaries beam on the Queen’s
Hall stage in the closing formation of Heather Henderson-
Gordon’s choreography, Stars, in the 2016 dance season,
Stars. Photo courtesy MSA Studios.
November 22, 2018 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago…
Heather Henderson-Gordon’s children’s dance school, La
Danse Caraibe (LDC), will open the curtain to a pastiche of
morally compelling dance compositions in its production,
PatchWork. Dance enthusiasts and fans will be treated to
a diverse medley of ballet, modern contemporary, tap,
folk, limbo and Hip Hop choreography by Henderson-
Gordon, Arlene Frank-Collis, Gregor Breedy, Makeba
Gabriel, Takyha Springer, Marielle Dos Santos, Kelsey Des
Vignes, Michael Mortley and Curt Alexander. Directed by
Henderson-Gordon, the show runs on Saturday December
1, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday December 2, 2018 at 5:00
p.m. at Queen's Hall.
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The LDC stars are captivating in Heather Henderson-
Gordon’s modern contemporary piece, Colours of the
Earth, for the 2016 production, Stars. Photo courtesy MSA
Studios.
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Makeba Gabriel is known for her show-stopping limbo
choreography as seen in Akua, which was presented in
2016 for Stars. Photo courtesy MSA Studios.
As thematic motifs in the PatchWork, each dance piece
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will represent an interpretation of virtues
which are lacking in our society. LDC will call
its audiences to introspection as it intricately
weaves each patch inspiring reflection on
humility, patience, respect, honesty, caring,
compassion, sympathy, empathy, love,
altruism, diligence, productivity and tolerance.
In its upcoming dance season, LDC aims to
make a connection in the minds of young
people through its choreography, music
and expression establishing a sound ethical
foundation to guide the moral compass of
our nation’s youth. Highlights of the show will
include a performance by some of the school’s
alumni in Frank-Collis’s choreographic piece,
Having Faith, and a guest performance by
Springer’s Super Saturdays Hip Hop crew who
recently competed in the 2018 World Hip Hop
Dance Championship in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Best Village’s multiple-award winning folk
choreographer, Gregor Breedy, lends his
signature folk dynamism to the 2016 LDC
production, Stars, with the stirring work,
Processional Rotation. Photo
courtesy MSA Studios.
LDC opened its doors in
September 1986 to offer
dance training to children
from age three (3) in the
ballet technique of the Royal
Academy of Dance (RAD) and
the modern techniques of Martha Graham
and Lester Horton. The small school was
founded by renowned choreographer
and dancer, Henderson-Gordon, after
her return home from scholarships with
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the distinguished dance and performing arts schools,
the Martha Graham School, The Ailey School and The
Juilliard School. Armed with a deep passion to contribute
to Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural landscape, LDC was
born out of Henderson-Gordon’s vision to inspire young
dancers to pursue their passion while instilling the ethos