Lua Shayenne Dance Company

LUA SHAYENNE DANCE COMPANY (LSDC) : contemporary dance and live music works rooted in the aesthetics and values of West African dance, rhythms and culture.

[Lua Shayenne Dance Company @LuaShayenne]

@TheatreDirectCa Thank you

[TheatreDirectCanada @TheatreDirectCa]

🖤On Day 23 of 28 Days of Black Excellence we are celebrating the Lua Shayenne Dance Company🖤

@LuaShayenne blends dance, music and storytelling rooted in West African culture with contemporary art forms and social commentary.

Visit the 🔗 in our bio to learn more!

#dance

[Lua Shayenne Dance Company @LuaShayenne]

@BeckTaxi your cab driver left with my suitcase! How do I contact him. I have the car number

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Hungary has a fascist leader. Sweden's far right party just won. And Italy has now elected a fascist leader.

80 years after WW2, fascism is rising across Europe. And if Americans aren't careful, MAGA GOP will usher in that same fascism here. We cannot let that happen.

[Joe☭🔻 @ScottishCommie]

An openly fascist party has won the election in Italy and I fear that this will become the trend in the Western world. As capitalism is in crisis, our nations will move from covert fascism to that of overt fascism.
It is our duty to oppose this by any means necessary

[Lua Shayenne Dance Company @LuaShayenne]

@DoraAwards Congratulations @danceImmersion

[TUЯИOUT RADIO @TurnOutRadio]

Turn Out Radio is pleased to be an official media sponsor for the YENSA Festival! Led by Artistic Director Lua Shayenne, YENSA Festival invites audiences to witness and celebrate the incredible history and evolution of Black dance...
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@LuaShayenne

[Ronde @rose_tande]

I attend to the traditional Afro-Caribbean dance today and it was dope 🔥🔥. Thanks for organising this Afro dance festival 🙏🏾 💜. This kind of initiative makes me feel home in To.
You can still buy tickets for the others workshop. Come you will not be disappointed ❤️‍🔥

[The Dance Edit @dance_edit]

"When we say ‘traditional’ we mean that it’s based on a strong cultural background and in history, but traditional African dance is in fact contemporary. It’s rooted in improvisation. It’s constantly evolving.”
—@LuaShayenne #QOTD @TorontoStar
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[HigherHeights @HigherHeights]

.@LuaShayenne is donning the hat of producer/curator to launch a festival that celebrates Black women dancers. Shayenne has named it Yensa, drawing on a word that means “let’s dance” from her mother, singer Ranzie Mensah’s West African Fanti heritage.

https://t.co/HlnxDewJSN

[CDTPS at UofT @CDTPS_UofT]

@luashayenne presents YENSA Festival, Celebrating Black Women In Dance. AUG 13-28, 2022 featuring live performances, a public talk, workshops and community gatherings. Its driving principles are solidarity, sisterhood and artistic excellence.
👉🏽https://t.co/rdYvcvWF9s

[Nicole Inica Hamilton @N_Hamilton_]

Moments captured with the wonderful @funmiadewoleE at the YENSA Festival (Presented by @LuaShayenne Dance Company.) Stay tuned for our interview coming soon to @TurnOutRadio.

[TUЯИOUT RADIO @TurnOutRadio]

Coming up today on Turn Out Radio, Dr. Funmi Adewole Elliott sits down on the show. Tune in to the broadcast Wednesday August 24 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Airing on @CIUT895FM with Host @N_Hamilton_...
https://t.co/91HR3KOHiE

@funmiadewoleE
@LuaShayenne

[TUЯИOUT RADIO @TurnOutRadio]

Join Turn Out Radio Host/ Producer @N_Hamilton_ & members of our broadcast family at the YENSA Festival celebration of Black Women in dance. Visit https://t.co/tmWHtGBufl to learn more...
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📌 YENSA Festival is produced & presented by @LuaShayenne.

[TUЯИOUT RADIO @TurnOutRadio]

An exciting weekend at the YENSA Festival! Our great thanks to the Festival and @LuaShayenne Dance Company. Visit https://t.co/IOrxlGObRH for interview coverage with Host @N_Hamilton_.

[Lua Shayenne Dance Company @LuaShayenne]

LAST MINUTE CHANGE UP! 💫👏

This weeks FREE workshop will now be hosted by the amazing Lua Shayenne! We invite you to explore Traditional African Dance.

July 9th at 3:30 - 4:30 at Regent Park Community Centre. Register 👉: https://t.co/d02OOXrYLW

[Lua Shayenne Dance Company @LuaShayenne]

⭐️Our lineup of stellar artists! ⭐️
YENSA Festival presents TWO electrifying nights of LIVE dance in TWO unique programs, each featuring THREE solo artists and companies from the UK, Montréal and Toronto.

➡️Read more about our artists at https://t.co/BIgZvCQBCw Link in bio.

[Lua Shayenne Dance Company @LuaShayenne]

FREE WORKSHOP - Jazz with Chenise, July 9, 3:30 - 4:30pm at the Regent Park Community Centre.
https://t.co/pqZu3YEOC5 👀👇
🎷HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST?
I don't define myself much because I want to stay open to different ways of connecting with people through art.

[Danielle (dane) Cadhit (she/her) @danecads]

a big thank you to @LuaShayenne for creating community + connection in #regentpark - allowing me to live my best life through dance + reunite with my dancing queen Zahra 🎉👏🏽

looking forward to this series + the Yensa Festival ♥️🔥

[Monica Pain @Monstardance]

So excited to be part of the YENSA Festival produced by @luashayennedancecompany!Powerful performances and community engagement curated by @luashayenne #yensafestival #women. #danceto https://t.co/AP5viraUg3