Every year, we host the Summer Dance Institute as part of our commitment to build a global community of people who enjoy and share the healing power of Haitian-folkloric Dance. Help us bring the gift of dance to help youth foster connections, build resilience, and heal from trauma.
Visit the link in our bio to make your donation today and support the dance education of young Haitian and Dominican students!
Photo Credit: Nadia Todres
Design: @sketchmonchan
It's almost time! JAE's Summer Dance Institute in the DR is fast approaching. Take a look at some moments from last year's incredible drummers, teachers, and students!
Want to help support? Donate to the Summer Dance Institute at the link in our bio!
We'd like to extend our gratitude to @dance_the_yard for a fantastic week of JAE in Martha's Vineyard!
Thank you to our incredible JAE Team on the ground, our dedicated Professional Company dancers, @valjeanty for a beautiful collaboration, and to our JAE Community for participating! We cannot wait to reconnect back in Massachusetts in the fall.
Stay connected with us here for updates from the DR for our Summer Dance Institute! 💃
@appolonj#DanceTheYard
“Through my ups and downs, this group inspires me and heals me. I love its folkloric presence.”
— JAE Community Member
‼️TONIGHT‼️ Val Jeanty and Jean Appolon Expressions perform at The Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Get your tickets at the link in our bio!
P.S… We 💙 Jean Appolon and Yard Marketing Director Edgard Arty!
#jeanappolonexpressions#afrohaitiandance#bostondance#marthasvineyard#dancetheyard@valjeanty@jaebostonhaiti@oldwavy_@appolonj
Photo credits: Top left and bottom: Robert Torres. Top right: Nadia Todres.
Earlier this week JAE and Native Earth Teaching Farm held a drum circle to kick off our residency with @dance_the_yard !
We are so excited to perform TOMORROW June 28th at the MV Performing Arts Center!
Tickets can be found on our website!
@valjeanty@appolonj@nativeearthteachingfarm#DanceTheYard
JAE will be performing on Friday, June 28th at the MV Performing Arts Center for our residency with @dance_the_yard !
JAE will partner with Haitian electronic music composer, drummer, and turntablist Val Jeanty, also known as Val-Inc. A professor at Berklee College of Music and 2024 United States Artist Fellow, Jeanty is a pioneer of the electronic music sub-genre called Afro-Electronica (also called “Vodou-Electro”), incorporating Haitian Folkloric Culture with digital instrumentations, creating a dream-like expressionism of Afro-Electronica Soundscapes.
Jeanty & JAE will present a medley of three stirring pieces from their repertoire: Black is Black, an improvisational performance featuring Haitian folkloric rhythms and dance; Traka, meaning “troubles” in Haitian Kreyòl, explores how dance, culture, and community are pathways to healing for victims of traumatic events; and a new piece in development called Pouvwa, meaning empowered.
Get your tickets on our website at the link in our bio!
#DanceTheYard
Photo Credit: Julia Cumes
@appolonj@valjeanty
Our JAE Community Dancers were incredible in their performance this month at Cambridge Arts River Festival! We are so grateful for this vibrant and passionate community that continues to share the healing powers of Haitian Folkloric Dance.
Until next time! 💃
‼️ THIS FRIDAY Val Jeanty and Jean Appolon Expressions will present a medley of pieces from their repertoire at the MV Performing Arts Center.
The pieces featured are as follows:
• Black is Black: An improvisational performance featuring Haitian folkloric rhythms and dance.
• Traka: Meaning ‘troubles’ in Haitian Kreyòl, explores how dance, culture, and community, and community are pathways to healing for victims of traumatic events.
•Pouvwa: A new piece in development, meaning empowered.
🎟️ Get tickets now at dancetheyard.org/jean-appolon-expressions
#jeanappolonexpressions#bostondance#haitiandance#dancetheyard#marthasvineyard
Join us on Wednesday, June 26th for a Public Workshop with @dance_the_yard from 11 am - 12:30 pm at the Vineyard Arts Project in Edgartown!
JAE works with students of all movement backgrounds, exploring dance as a form of communication and connection, focused on the universal benefit of moving together and expressing oneself from the inside out. This class blends Haitian folkloric and Afro-contemporary techniques and is accompanied by live drummers. Participants experience several different rhythms from Haitian Folklore, including Yanvalou, Ibo, Mayi, Kongo, and Nago.
#DanceTheYard@appolonj
We had an incredible time this past Saturday dancing our hearts out for Haiti in JAE’s last Haitian Folkloric Dance class of the summer! We cannot wait to see our incredible JAE community again once we are back from the DR and our Summer Dance Institute in July. Stay connected with us and see you soon! ❤️🇭🇹
