So my friend Ellie wants to check out the bands. There’s this funky salsa beat and she starts doing this crazy dance. The floor is really, really packed and she’s not paying attention. Well, her heel gets caught in the cuff of this dude’s pants and this dude is hot, I mean smokin’, so she grabs his hand and he doesn’t know what the heck is going on. She’s hopping on one foot and he thinks it’s some kind of new move and she’s wanting to dance so he starts hopping on one foot. And then he looks at her and get this, he...

ARTISTS & PERFORMERS: DANCE African American Dance Ensemble 7:15-8:00 & 9:00-10:00 Raleigh Convention & Conference Center Main Arena Welcome to the dancing ground. Participate in the exciting rhythms of African culture, chants and rituals led by the 9 musicians and dancers of the Ensemble, under the leadership of Artistic Director Chuck Davis. “Celebrate the best of the human condition... expect to be transformed.” Leave with their message: Peace, love and respect for every body. www.africanamericandanceensemble.org Ballroom Dancing 7:00-11:30 Sir Walter Ballroom Sponsored by the Triangle United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association Media Sponsor: Fifty Plus Demonstrations and lessons in ballroom, swing, Latin and country western styles. Baraka Mundi 6:00-7:00 @ Raleigh Convention & Conference Center Main Arena 8:00-9:00 @ Raleigh Convention & Conference Plaza Main Stage 10:00-11:00 @ Daniels Auditorium, NC Museum of History Rhythm, song and melodies from ancient Spain, West and North Africa, the Middle East, Anatolia and the Balkans. African tribal dance is wedded to traditional ethnic belly dance in conjunction with baskets, veil, swords, live snakes, fingers of fire, and more. www.barakamundi.com Even Exchange Dance Company 8:00, 9:00 & 10:00 First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Salisbury Street Sponsored by Capital Bank Charitable Foundation Media Sponsors: WPTF & The Herald-Sun First Night hosts the premier of a new multimedia dance from the City of Raleigh Medal of Arts recipient entitled Groundlessness... a Celebration of Flight. What gives you your wings? When do you feel groundlessness? What makes flying difficult? Even Exchange Dance Theatre invites its audiences to join North Carolina in a celebration of the Wright brothers’ first flight. www.evenexchange.com FNR © · artsplosure · all rights reserved | hosting by celito.net