WEBVTT 00:00:20.130 --> 00:00:27.518 - Good evening, I'm Dr. Raymond Wise, and welcome to the 52nd annual spring concert, celebration of the 00:00:27.518 --> 00:00:34.906 - legendary African American Dance Company. We're certainly glad to have you here. And while we're also 00:00:34.906 --> 00:00:42.149 - celebrating the 52nd concert of the African American Dance Company, we're also celebrating the 50th 00:00:42.149 --> 00:00:48.958 - anniversary of the African American Choral Ensemble. So what that means is that at this time, 00:00:49.186 --> 00:00:55.352 - All three of the performing ensembles and the African American Art Institute have a 50-year legacy, 00:00:55.352 --> 00:01:01.518 - and that's remarkable. I also want to acknowledge at this time our home, which is the Neal Marshall 00:01:01.518 --> 00:01:07.683 - Black Culture Center, and we thank them for always being supportive. And as well, I'd like to thank 00:01:07.683 --> 00:01:08.670 - and acknowledge 00:01:08.770 --> 00:01:14.366 - our home department, our academic partner, the Department of African American and African American Studies, 00:01:14.366 --> 00:01:19.962 - under which our ensembles are listed and are for credit courses. And they, too, are celebrating a milestone 00:01:19.962 --> 00:01:23.486 - anniversary this year, and we're excited to be connected with them. 00:01:24.066 --> 00:01:29.976 - The African-American Arts Institute, the Neil Marshall Black Culture Center, and the African-American 00:01:29.976 --> 00:01:35.769 - and African-American studies department are all products of the vision of Dr. Herman C. Hudson, who 00:01:35.769 --> 00:01:41.969 - believed that music and dance should have a place in the academy. And over 50 years ago, he saw a talented 00:01:41.969 --> 00:01:47.936 - young student by the name of Iris Rosa. And he selected her to launch a legacy that we now know as the 00:01:47.936 --> 00:01:49.790 - African-American Dance Company. 00:01:49.922 --> 00:01:55.373 - The African-American Dance Company now under the direction of Professor Stafford C. Berry Jr. has been 00:01:55.373 --> 00:02:01.088 - a precious jewel in the crown of IU, providing transformative artistic and academic excellence for hundreds 00:02:01.088 --> 00:02:06.538 - of students and faculty and staff and our community. And tonight, they've prepared a fantastic program 00:02:06.538 --> 00:02:11.936 - for you. So let us take a moment to thank them for their visionary work and commitment to maintaining 00:02:11.936 --> 00:02:16.222 - this legacy of dance here at IU since 1974. Let's give them a round of applause. 00:02:24.290 --> 00:02:28.872 - I also want to thank our new administrative unit, the College of Arts and Sciences, and their staff 00:02:28.872 --> 00:02:33.683 - who supported us throughout this transition this year. And we're excited to continue the work that we're 00:02:33.683 --> 00:02:38.448 - doing with them. And of course, the concert series would not be possible without the support of members 00:02:38.448 --> 00:02:43.076 - from our community who believe in the arts and diversity, and that includes you. So we thank you for 00:02:43.076 --> 00:02:47.658 - showing up and for coming out tonight. We are grateful that you are here as well. We want to thank, 00:02:47.658 --> 00:02:52.377 - then, the Buskirk Chumley Theater staff, who's welcomed us and assisted in making this event a success 00:02:52.377 --> 00:02:54.256 - tonight. And last but not least, we want 00:02:54.256 --> 00:02:59.168 - I want to thank the African American Arts Institute staff. Special thanks to Jerrica Stocker, 00:02:59.168 --> 00:03:04.811 - Johnny Campbell, and your teams who work so diligently always to make our concerts a reality and a success. 00:03:04.811 --> 00:03:10.559 - Special thanks also to our production team, Mike Schwant, and Jeremy Hogan, and Laurie Garrity. We appreciate 00:03:10.559 --> 00:03:15.785 - you as well. Now as we come together tonight, we do so at a time in our history when there are some 00:03:15.785 --> 00:03:16.830 - who do not believe. 00:03:17.506 --> 00:03:21.971 - that black music, dance, and culture are worthy to be celebrated and included. And as we face these 00:03:21.971 --> 00:03:24.606 - challenges from many directions, we really need your help. 00:03:24.962 --> 00:03:30.355 - We really need your help and support to maintain the legacy of the African-American Arts Institute and 00:03:30.355 --> 00:03:35.643 - create sustainability for our future. And if we want black arts to continue here at IU, we've got to 00:03:35.643 --> 00:03:40.878 - support it with our presence, with our advocacy, with our resources. And that said, we have several 00:03:40.878 --> 00:03:46.323 - initiatives in the works that will allow you to help us continue our mission as we preserve and promote 00:03:46.323 --> 00:03:51.716 - African-American and black culture through performance, education, creative activity, scholarship, and 00:03:51.716 --> 00:03:54.334 - outreach. Now, April 22nd is what we call IU Day. 00:03:54.946 --> 00:04:00.284 - which offers an opportunity for you to provide tangible support. So you're always encouraged to give 00:04:00.284 --> 00:04:05.675 - a donation on that day. However, we do have a couple other things. We have an ongoing campaign called 00:04:05.675 --> 00:04:11.382 - the Just One Campaign. And for those who cannot give a large amount, we invite you to make a small donation 00:04:11.382 --> 00:04:16.245 - whenever possible. And know that even if we pull our small dollars together, it will really 00:04:16.245 --> 00:04:21.741 - make a difference. So you can even go to the AAI website to make a donation. If you see on your program 00:04:21.741 --> 00:04:24.912 - page 12, there's a place where you even can donate tonight. 00:04:24.912 --> 00:04:30.525 - to do that as well. Before I leave, I'd like to announce also that we've got two more events this month. 00:04:30.525 --> 00:04:35.924 - The IU Soul Review is going to present its annual spring concert on next Saturday here on April 25th 00:04:35.924 --> 00:04:41.483 - at the Buskirk Chumlee Theater. And then the African American Choral Ensemble is going to present their 00:04:41.483 --> 00:04:46.882 - spring concert the following Saturday on May the 2nd at the Ruth Ann Halls Theater on campus. And we 00:04:46.882 --> 00:04:52.442 - invite you to come and join in those musical celebrations as well. Now, this is the moment where I have 00:04:52.442 --> 00:04:54.366 - to kind of ask you, if you will, to 00:04:54.658 --> 00:04:59.634 - If you have anything on you that emits light or sound, we ask that you kind of turn those things off. 00:04:59.634 --> 00:05:04.512 - And that will be helpful for us. And we thank you for your cooperation in that regard. And finally, 00:05:04.512 --> 00:05:09.829 - now dance has been a vital part of the experience of African-American people, the people of African-American 00:05:09.829 --> 00:05:15.390 - descent. And it's helped them to tell their stories. And we're about to see and experience those stories tonight. 00:05:15.746 --> 00:05:21.227 - So, ladies and gentlemen, we, without further ado, we're gonna give you the legendary African American 00:05:21.227 --> 00:05:26.974 - Dance Company under the direction of Barbara Stafford C. Berry Jr. And we thank you for being here tonight, 00:05:26.974 --> 00:05:31.870 - and we hope that you enjoy tonight's concert, which is entitled, Going Far Together. Enjoy. 00:08:18.594 --> 00:08:47.678 - are going far going far going far we 00:08:48.674 --> 00:09:12.906 - Far going. Far we. Far going. Far we are going through, through. Far we are beautiful people with colorful 00:09:12.906 --> 00:09:17.662 - African imagination. 00:09:17.826 --> 00:09:37.081 - with masks and dances and swelling chants and although we sometimes sprawl in grayed ghettos full of 00:09:37.081 --> 00:09:45.278 - depressing winter what we desperately want 00:09:48.834 --> 00:10:02.269 - What we desperately want to do, do, do. What we desperately want to do, do. What we desperately want 00:10:02.269 --> 00:10:17.566 - is sun. We are beautiful people full of colorful African life, culture, folk, fabric, water, imagination, dirt. We 00:10:17.730 --> 00:10:37.154 - are going far, and what we desperately want is sun. I am going to rise, unmasked from inner city, sick 00:10:37.154 --> 00:10:46.206 - of New York ghettos, Chicago's tenements, LA's, 00:10:46.690 --> 00:10:55.285 - I'm weary of exhausted lands and sagging privies saying yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, 00:10:55.285 --> 00:11:03.794 - yes sir. In an assortment of geographical dialects, I have seen my last broken down plantation even 00:11:03.794 --> 00:11:12.474 - from a distance. I packed up the old man and unpacked up the old lady and wiped the children's noses. 00:11:12.474 --> 00:11:14.942 - I'm tired of having me down. 00:11:16.898 --> 00:11:29.957 - Chuck me ups, pin me ins, keep me outs, messin' me ovas, baby, I have had it from you. I'm gonna spread 00:11:29.957 --> 00:11:43.518 - out over America and intrude my proud blackness all over the place. I've wrested wheat fields from forests, 00:11:43.778 --> 00:11:54.270 - turned rivers from their courses, festooned the land with bridges gem-like on filaments of steel, moved 00:11:54.270 --> 00:12:04.561 - glistening towers of babel in place, sweated a whole civilization, and now I am going to breathe fire 00:12:04.561 --> 00:12:10.110 - through flaming nostrils, burn a place for me and you, 00:12:10.818 --> 00:12:18.240 - In the skyscrapers, in the school rooms, on the green lawns, and on the white beaches, I'm going to 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:26.107 - wear the robes and sit on the benches, make the rules, and make the arrests. Say, who can? And who can't, 00:12:26.107 --> 00:12:33.825 - baby? You don't stand a chance. I'm going to put black angels in all the books and a black Christ child 00:12:33.825 --> 00:12:39.614 - in Mary's arms. I'm going to make black bunnies, black fairies, black Santas, 00:12:39.714 --> 00:12:51.198 - nursery rhymes and black ice cream. I'm going to make it a crime to be anything but. 00:13:15.586 --> 00:13:39.390 - In 1974, we began. And in 1974, Professor Emerita Iris Rosa began. And from what we know, once you get started, 00:40:53.634 --> 00:41:00.895 - When this comes out, you're going to listen to everything and every single word. And everybody's going 00:41:00.895 --> 00:41:08.015 - to know when you get to the first show, after this drop, they're going to be singing right along and 00:41:08.015 --> 00:41:15.064 - feeling every word. I'm excited for it. I'm excited for it, for you. This is going to be a good CD. 00:41:15.064 --> 00:41:19.294 - This ain't a happenstance, oh, will. Our love is continual. 00:41:23.458 --> 00:41:24.062 - you 00:45:11.362 --> 00:45:25.872 - by sweat, when two or more are gathered. Nothing can be against us. Many in body, one mind, and body. 00:45:25.872 --> 00:45:40.382 - We are here. Feet fixed to the rhythm of the dawn, our four foreign language, our hearts, one rhythm, 00:45:40.962 --> 00:45:54.754 - In tune. We are in sync. This Marley has kissed blisters and torn flesh. We share pounding shin splits, 00:45:54.754 --> 00:46:09.342 - weak knees, sore muscles, rolled ankles, backs pleading for mercy. Droplets pitter patter, identical bleeding 00:46:16.034 --> 00:46:26.652 - If these walls could talk. They would imitate our laughs. They'd tear me in the room. But. What? If 00:46:26.652 --> 00:46:37.376 - you squeeze those curtains tight enough. They'd cry our tears. Tell them girl, they cried our tears. 00:46:37.376 --> 00:46:42.366 - Press playback on the mirror. They've recorded 00:46:52.258 --> 00:47:06.865 - of energy across the earth. We are home. Our hearts beat the beat of the motherland. Our chants of huffs 00:47:06.865 --> 00:47:21.054 - and puffs and unified breaths. With the touch of a heart, we still breathe. Many hands make work like 00:47:21.954 --> 00:47:34.929 - hand of a different texture, color, beautiful, transformative rainbow, like extinctions of a tree, with 00:47:34.929 --> 00:47:47.030 - each branch blooms interdependence, unconditional love, respect. Love first? Yes. You know what? 00:47:47.030 --> 00:47:51.646 - Tell me, girl. Because we are earth. 00:47:54.370 --> 00:48:06.231 - Right. Your first utilization is your initiation. Welcome to the family. You see him over there? Yes. 00:48:06.231 --> 00:48:18.324 - That's my brother. Oh, you see her over there? Yes. They're my sisters. We are raised by the ancestors, 00:48:18.324 --> 00:48:24.254 - moving parts of one village. Because we make unity 00:48:24.994 --> 00:48:41.287 - Wherever we are. With whoever comes out of that audition. We are a quilt. And once each piece is intricately 00:48:41.287 --> 00:48:53.694 - placed and sewn. Warmness and protection exude from its being. We exist. Together. 00:48:57.794 --> 00:48:58.238 - Yeah. 00:53:44.098 --> 00:53:46.654 - foreign 00:54:29.410 --> 00:54:29.822 - Freon. 00:58:53.122 --> 00:59:00.367 - When this comes out, you're going to listen to everything and every single word and everybody's going 00:59:00.367 --> 00:59:07.611 - to know. When you get to the first show, after this drop, they're going to be singing right along and 00:59:07.611 --> 00:59:14.785 - feeling every word. I'm excited for it. I'm excited for it for you. It's going to be good to see you 00:59:14.785 --> 00:59:20.254 - again. This ain't a heaven stands or wind. Our love is continual. Continual. 00:59:22.626 --> 00:59:23.230 - anyway 01:03:00.482 --> 01:03:14.132 - How was that? Absolutely awesome. I see y'all, I hear y'all, I feel y'all, so give yourselves a round 01:03:14.132 --> 01:03:28.050 - of applause. Yeah. We've been working hard all year, y'all, and, you know, we've all been working hard, 01:03:28.050 --> 01:03:29.790 - have we not? 01:03:30.466 --> 01:03:38.775 - All right, for those folks who don't know me, I'm Baba Stafford. I'm the director of the legendary African 01:03:38.775 --> 01:03:46.851 - American Dance Company. And though I didn't say it in the beginning, I did a different kind of welcome, 01:03:46.851 --> 01:03:54.616 - I'll say it officially right now, from me to you, welcome. So for those of you who are not familiar 01:03:54.616 --> 01:03:58.654 - with what we do, here is a little taste, all right? 01:03:58.850 --> 01:04:07.187 - We don't only and simply entertain. We like to share with you. We like to teach you some things. We'd 01:04:07.187 --> 01:04:15.443 - like you to lead so that you can be with us as we go forward. Make sure you read the program. If not 01:04:15.443 --> 01:04:23.698 - at the intermission, then when you're in the comfort of your own home or at, you know, Lenny's after 01:04:23.698 --> 01:04:28.766 - the show, right? They have really good stromboli, by the way. 01:04:28.898 --> 01:04:36.535 - Lenny, they didn't pay me to do this, but I love their veggie stromboli. If you're ever at Lenny's and 01:04:36.535 --> 01:04:44.172 - you like stromboli, get their stromboli. You won't regret it, okay? You're welcome. So, you know, some 01:04:44.172 --> 01:04:51.587 - of you don't know what we do, but I'm gonna do a really, really quick thing before we move forward. 01:04:51.587 --> 01:04:58.334 - I'm getting the signal, but I wanna do one really quick thing. I want you all to stand up. 01:04:59.362 --> 01:05:07.490 - Yup, uh-huh, you didn't expect this. I know, it's okay, we mean you no harm. And here's your simple 01:05:07.490 --> 01:05:16.025 - but meaningful assignment to us, right? First of all, we wanna thank you for letting us know that you're 01:05:16.025 --> 01:05:24.235 - here, right? Letting us know that we can feel you. Dr. Jacoby, what's going on? We see you, exactly. 01:05:24.235 --> 01:05:27.486 - All my colleagues in AAADS, y'all here. 01:05:28.290 --> 01:05:38.088 - Okay, Dr. Nana, I heard that. And Contemporary Dance is here, where y'all at? Are my new Jacobs colleagues 01:05:38.088 --> 01:05:47.520 - here? Did y'all hear the T? We're moving to Jacobs in the fall, you know. We'll talk about that later. 01:05:47.520 --> 01:05:57.135 - All right, but I would like you to introduce yourself to three people you never met. I'll give you time, 01:05:57.135 --> 01:05:58.142 - ready, go. 01:05:58.978 --> 01:06:01.694 - Don't be shy, come on folks, don't be shy. 01:07:02.050 --> 01:07:02.558 - How do you do? 01:08:24.834 --> 01:08:36.089 - So hopefully, there are no strangers in the room. Because we want you to continue with us as we go forward. 01:08:36.089 --> 01:08:46.824 - Because the more you have with you, then the further you will go. So the further we will go if we have 01:08:46.824 --> 01:08:49.950 - you with us. Are you with us? 01:08:52.002 --> 01:08:58.822 - We thank you so much. We thank you so very much. Where are the AADC alumni? You're all out there. Okay, 01:08:58.822 --> 01:09:05.445 - all right, y'all are in the house. Okay, there's Alexis, there's Brooklyn, there's Candace with a Y. 01:09:05.445 --> 01:09:12.068 - Okay, I see y'all. There's Amelia, there's Hannah. We got a lot of alumni, y'all. But these folk, we 01:09:12.068 --> 01:09:18.429 - couldn't do this without our alumni. They have been vigilant about coming back, about returning, 01:09:18.429 --> 01:09:21.118 - about giving, about lending their hands. 01:09:21.218 --> 01:09:28.696 - They even were helping us press our attire backstage, right? Young people don't use irons these days. 01:09:28.696 --> 01:09:36.614 - So, you know, I had to call some alumni to teach them how to press their clothes. Our alumni are important, 01:09:36.614 --> 01:09:44.166 - yes? Dr. Nana, you feel me, don't you? Okay, exactly. Oh, Mama Kim gave me some turmeric and lemonade, 01:09:44.166 --> 01:09:50.398 - right, Mama Kim? For my voice. Oh, CMOS, I stand corrected. CMOS and turmeric, okay. 01:09:50.754 --> 01:09:58.464 - We're gonna continue on, is that okay? All right, and as you read the programs and learn more about 01:09:58.464 --> 01:10:06.560 - what we're up to, learn more about the African American and African Diaspora Studies program department, 01:10:06.560 --> 01:10:14.348 - be sure you find us on our social media as well, the African American Dance Company. You can find us 01:10:14.348 --> 01:10:20.670 - on all the platforms. For those of you who are my age, we're on Facebook as well. 01:10:20.994 --> 01:10:29.502 - All right? So, you know, know that. We're gonna keep it moving. Are y'all ready? Here we go. 01:38:07.714 --> 01:38:22.442 - It's your fault, Brooklyn. How was that? So I just want to remind you, for those folks who are new, 01:38:22.442 --> 01:38:34.814 - for returning folks, you are aware of this, but I just want to remind us that this, 01:38:36.482 --> 01:38:44.147 - Is this that you are experiencing, that you will read, that you will then go home to your families or 01:38:44.147 --> 01:38:52.038 - to your loved ones or to your neighbor or to your pet and talk about? When you go on your social medias, 01:38:52.038 --> 01:38:59.929 - because you will, right? You will, yes. Right? And you will comment and share it with somebody who needs 01:38:59.929 --> 01:39:04.062 - to come see us, whether they're happy about it or not. 01:39:06.978 --> 01:39:21.947 - This is a course at IU in African American and African Diaspora Studies. I've traveled lots of places 01:39:21.947 --> 01:39:35.742 - across the country, and I haven't ever experienced a course like this. And so we're grateful. 01:39:35.970 --> 01:39:49.995 - We're blessed here in Southern Indiana. We're blessed here in Bloomington, Indiana to have a resource 01:39:49.995 --> 01:40:02.782 - like this in our home. We're blessed. You know, we may take these things for granted, right? 01:40:03.746 --> 01:40:12.215 - the iconic IU Soul Review, the award-winning African American Choral Ensemble, and the legendary African 01:40:12.215 --> 01:40:20.443 - American Dance Company, we are a course and a resource to this area of southern Indiana. That doesn't 01:40:20.443 --> 01:40:28.509 - happen. Let's start with the Midwest. It don't happen, right? I'm from Philly. There's nothing like 01:40:28.509 --> 01:40:32.542 - this in Philly. You're from Philly, who was that? 01:40:32.962 --> 01:40:41.813 - Oh, is that Robert Burden? Oh, okay, all right. Okay, there we go. This is a resource here and you have 01:40:41.813 --> 01:40:50.494 - access to this resource. You have access to this cultural resource. You have access to this community 01:40:50.494 --> 01:40:59.515 - resource. You have access to this academic resource right here in Bloomington. That deserves celebration. 01:40:59.515 --> 01:41:02.494 - And it also deserves your support. 01:41:02.818 --> 01:41:12.439 - We cannot be unless you are here in your seats. We cannot be unless you are sending your students here 01:41:12.439 --> 01:41:21.873 - to come and take these courses. We cannot be unless you are supporting us, right? Dr. Wise mentioned 01:41:21.873 --> 01:41:31.774 - that dollar. Now, here's the thing. I want more than a dollar, right? A few more would be helpful, right? 01:41:31.874 --> 01:41:45.091 - are here because you are here. That's Ubuntu. I am because you are. And because you are, I am, we are, 01:41:45.091 --> 01:41:55.614 - we do. So keep being, yes? Keep doing, yes? Keep coming, yes? Keep donating, yes? 01:41:56.418 --> 01:42:03.306 - Okay, I have a few people that I want to thank. I want to first thank you all because as I say, the 01:42:03.306 --> 01:42:10.470 - first thing that you do in your support and your advocacy of any group that you want to really be there 01:42:10.470 --> 01:42:17.496 - for is show up. Show up. Yeah, so thank you all very much for showing up. I want to thank a few other 01:42:17.496 --> 01:42:20.734 - people. I want to thank our amazing tech crew. 01:42:29.538 --> 01:42:40.084 - bring out some folks to thank. My brother, who was in Columbus, Ohio, every time I call on him, he comes. 01:42:40.084 --> 01:42:50.034 - He's a triple threat. He's an actor. He's a singer. He's a wonderful performer. This is Kenny Eady. 01:42:50.034 --> 01:42:58.590 - Thank you, Kenny. The way that we do the course, I couldn't do all of this by myself. 01:42:59.042 --> 01:43:07.245 - But we have established roles of leadership in the courses. And so I want our student organization to 01:43:07.245 --> 01:43:15.367 - come forward, all of our folks who are in the student org. Y'all come on out here. Quickly, quickly, 01:43:15.367 --> 01:43:22.846 - move quickly, move quickly. Come on, Cam, move quickly. These are the leaders in our course. 01:43:33.602 --> 01:43:42.290 - Thank you. Y'all might as well back up and stay on for now. Did y'all see Katherine? Katherine is new. 01:43:42.290 --> 01:43:50.641 - Katherine came the first day and said, Papa, I don't know if I can. I was like, yes, you can. Yes, 01:43:50.641 --> 01:43:59.413 - you can. Incidentally, most of the folks in this course and in this dance company are not dance majors. 01:43:59.413 --> 01:44:00.510 - They're not. 01:44:00.898 --> 01:44:12.777 - They're just people who are interested in learning about what we teach in these courses. I want to certainly 01:44:12.777 --> 01:44:24.001 - invite out my seniors. Who are all of my seniors? Y'all come forward. I'm going to miss them when they 01:44:24.001 --> 01:44:29.886 - graduate. Really quickly, where are you all studying? 01:44:31.298 --> 01:44:42.362 - Contemporary dance. Contemporary dance. Psychology and contemporary dance. Psychology and contemporary 01:44:42.362 --> 01:44:53.320 - dance. Did you see our seniors up here? Our seniors are wonderful. Thank you, seniors. I could not do 01:44:53.320 --> 01:44:59.550 - this without my rocks. They are two women who are queens, 01:44:59.938 --> 01:45:09.058 - They are two women who, whenever there's something to be done, they just do it. They don't wait to be 01:45:09.058 --> 01:45:18.357 - asked. They know how to read my thoughts before I'm even thinking of the thing, and they're on it. They 01:45:18.357 --> 01:45:28.102 - keep me supported, and I love them to pieces. They are Sister Ashley Hayes. Sister Ashley, is she indisposed 01:45:28.102 --> 01:45:29.086 - right now? 01:45:29.730 --> 01:45:36.914 - She's indisposed right now. She's probably working somewhere. But OK, then I'll get to them in a moment. 01:45:36.914 --> 01:45:43.961 - But we also could not do what we do without all kinds of students. That includes grad students. So all 01:45:43.961 --> 01:45:46.014 - my grad students come on out. 01:46:01.026 --> 01:46:10.274 - Yes, we could not do it without our community members. We have folks who are staff. We have folks who 01:46:10.274 --> 01:46:19.886 - are in the community. We have folks who just want to come and be with us. Y'all come on out here. Where's 01:46:19.886 --> 01:46:28.681 - Frances? Though Frances is no slouch, Frances is an engineer. So she keeps my math together. OK, 01:46:28.681 --> 01:46:30.494 - thank you, Frances. 01:46:30.722 --> 01:46:46.142 - But now, my right hand, I could not do this without her. Let me check and see if they are ready. All right. 01:46:46.466 --> 01:46:58.156 - My one strong staunch supporter, who's a grad student in AAADS, Ashley Hayes. I'll just say her name. 01:46:58.156 --> 01:47:10.305 - It's important to say her name, Ashley Hayes. But then my other right hand, I should say, is my assistant 01:47:10.305 --> 01:47:15.806 - instructor. This is Samantha Maccoby. And then, 01:47:16.194 --> 01:47:26.975 - Where is Tolani? She's where? Tell Tolani to come from downstairs. Tell her to get up here. 01:47:26.975 --> 01:47:39.514 - Where is Sydney? Oh, when I mentioned the community and the staff, okay, this is Mama Sydney. Mama Sydney, 01:47:39.514 --> 01:47:44.670 - she's been named, is on faculty in fashion. 01:47:45.986 --> 01:47:58.952 - Yeah, in fashion. She didn't expect this because I've been trying to get her to dance the entire time 01:47:58.952 --> 01:48:11.791 - she's held this job as my road manager. This is Oluwatulani Adekoyo. Thank you, Tulani. Did I forget 01:48:11.791 --> 01:48:14.206 - anybody? Samantha. 01:48:16.322 --> 01:48:27.327 - Okay, we'll keep going. Once again, y'all can clear. Thank you, everybody. Once again, the legendary 01:48:27.327 --> 01:48:30.814 - African American Dance Company.