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Belinda James/Divi Shadende and
Dancers
(San Juan Pueblo)
Belinda James's Company, DIVI SHADENDE, means "they
are dancing" in the San Juan Pueblo dialect, a phrase she fondly
remembers as a child growing up on the reservation. Whenever a
ceremony was taking place, people would periodically ask if the
dance had started so they wouldn't miss it. Suddenly someone
would shout, "Divi shadende!", and everyone would storm out of the
house in the direction of the plaza to attend the event.
Belinda danced for the Santa Fe Opera
before joining the New Jersey Ballet Company in 1984. Her
choreography is influenced by the mythology and history of the Native
Americans. She has studied ballet in New York City since 1979 and has
performed throughout the United States. Ms. James will present a duet from "MDCXXC," an
excerpt from her ballet about the
Pueblo Indian revolt of 1680. I am greatly honored to have Tobin Eason
and
Dartanion
Reed, two brilliant artists from the American Ballet Theater
dance company of New York City, grace the performance of this
excerpt.
(Click on a photo below to enlarge)
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TOBIN EASON
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BELINDA JAMES
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DARTANION REED
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Tobin Eason -
Tobin Eason of Mandeville,
Louisiana began his ballet training at the age of seven at the
Apetrei Dance Center. At age 11, he transferred to the Giacobbe
Academy of Dance in New Orleans, Louisiana where he studied with
Richard Rholdon and Joseph Giacobbe. While in New Orleans, Tobin
performed with the New Orleans Youth Ballet and Delta Festival
Ballet Company. He continued his professional training through the
School of American Ballet where he received a full scholarship in
2000. While at SAB, Tobin was awarded the Nureyev Foundation
Scholarship Award. In the summer of 2001, he attended ABT's Summer
Intensive Program on full scholarship. Tobin is now a member of
American Ballet Theatre.
Dartanion Reed - Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Dartanion
Reed began his dance training at the school of the Hartford Ballet
under a Dance City Youth Scholarship. Trained in a wide range of
dance forms and styles, Reed's versatility earned him principal
roles in Martha Graham's Diversion of Angels and Acts of Hight. In
addition, Mr. Reed has performed with New Haven Ballet,
Massachusetts youth ballet, and Mystic ballet among others. Mr.
Reed has been a corps de ballet member with the American Ballet
Theatre since 2001.
Belinda James - With dual interests in dance and art,
Belinda James of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, relocated to New
York City in 1980 to pursue her goals.
She has danced throughout the United States for ballet and opera
companies and has been choreographing since 1985.
Combining both art forms, Ms. James produces "dance art" and
choreographs works related to her Native American heritage.
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