This year the National Dance Council Haiti is proud to partner with Humanity Road Inc. and to promote One Day, One Dance, World Peace, a global event founded by Jeremy Gilley, the author of the World Peace Day bill adopted by the United Nations. National Dance Council Haiti supports the true cultural identity of Haiti in this year’s celebration of World Peace Day. The signature event, One Day, One Dance World Peace, will be held in Hollywood, Florida at the beautiful Young Circle ArtsPark on September 21, 2011 How can you help? Come dance! This is a free event which will celebrate all types of dance and will spotlight Haitian art and artists and the music and dance of Haiti. “We are promoting the artists and art of Haiti to help with the revitalization of the Haitian artist community.” Said Francois Jacques, co-founder and President of National Dance Council of Haiti (NDCH). NDCH is the umbrella organization for all forms of Dance in Haiti, as well as a portal for global dance collaboration. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization recognized by the International Dance Council (CID/UNESCO). NDCH was founded in 2004 by Michel F. Jacques, Jacques Alexander, Dominique Richez and Nicki Valme-Fraser and Josette Darguste. NDCH is committed to the advancement of all forms of dance in Haiti, its mission is to communicate, educate and promote the true cultural identity of Haiti. NDCH is a fellowship of members from the most prominent federations, associations, schools, companies and professional dancers among the community of Haiti as well as their collaborative partners worldwide
Humanity Road provides disaster preparedness and response support for the public both before and after disaster. “Dance has healing effects, we chose the One Day One Dance event as our National Preparedness Month spotlight because of the healing effects dance has on post traumatic stress syndrome and post-disaster recovery” Said Cat Graham with Humanity Road. “We want the world to know that there is so much more to the country of Haiti, and taking time to celebrate life and dance is important.”
Haiti has a long history of beautiful art and culture including music and dance. Konpa is a dance that carries a heartbeat that has long been the source of joy for the citizens of Haiti. The combination of music and dance creates a rhythm that becomes not only a symphony for the head but a dialogue of the body.
Humanity Road is looking to raise $5,000 to support the charities hosting this event on September 21, 2011. Making a donation today will help promote the cultural identity of Haiti, support sustained growth through promotion of Haitian art and artists, and help celebrate World Peace Day.
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