^ÏJnrtianô (Oiiamicr Black History Month February 13, 2 00 8 Page B5 African Dance Program Thrives continued from Metro them because I was afraid I would miss a movement." Speed could be counted among those in the crow d looking for­ ward to the June 6 initiation-rite perform ance involving all 20- some dancers and 13 drumming students at 7 p.m. in the SEI audi­ based on their innate ability and passion to respond to drum beats. torium , 3920 N. Kerby Ave. Following the tryouts, she man­ M anyongai-Jones argues that this final perform ance will only dates attendance in four hours of r e p re s e n t a c u lm in a tio n o f practice each week, always deny­ m o n th s o f d isc ip lin e . T h ere ing her students any excuse to shirk hasn’t been a beginning class for educational challenges at least almost 20 years; she chooses stu­ through college. "If I can come from dents in auditions every October the jungle of Africa and get a good education in America and do what I'm doing, then there is no reason why you shouldn't succeed,” she says. She doesn't have to subsidize the program with her own money for the first year since its founding, but Kukatonon means “we are one” in the Kpelle language of Liberia, and the significance continues to reso­ nate through every aspect of her life. Calling dance part of her "spirit,” there's no part of her curriculum she can take lightly. "W hen I say that it takes a village to raise a child, it means that the people, all people, com ­ munity leaders, teachers, uncles, a u n ts, s is te r s and b ro th e rs , should always be an important part o f a c h ild ’s life, w hether it is your child or not,” she says. “Happy Birthday Lucy Mae!" 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