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Chicago Footworkology Week, dancers: Tre’illi
Miki Ishizaka, Lil Mu, Del Marie, Kelli Forman, Xiaoxuan Jin, Irina Lalciu, Day’Vette Scott, Kyle Trieu PC: Kimberly Castorena

 

 

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Ishti Collective, Performers: Ashaand Simone, Ashwaty Chennat, Lauren Reed, Kinnari Vora, Tuli Bera, Irene Hsiao, image design by Ashwaty Chennat, PC: Ricardo Adame, Vin Reed, Michelle Reid

 

 

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Silvita Diaz Brown and dancers PC: Michelle Reid

 

 

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 Dancer: Zach Nicol  PC: William Frederking

Image ID: a performer alone on the floor, propped up on one elbow with their right hand and left foot flexed. 

 

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Corey Smith, PC: Angee Lennard

Image ID: A performer stands on top of wood structure wearing a white jumpsuit, turquoise earrings, and is speaking into a bull horn.

 

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 Dancers: Jumaane Taylor  PC: Kristie Kahns

Image ID: An African American man tap dancing on a wide stage in front of a drum set.

 

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Sharkey Zalek, Joan Laage and dancers, PC: Karolina Bieszczad

Image ID: On a dark background, Joan Laage’s figure is a silhouette in soft yellow light, her arms raised above her head, determined look on her face forward. She is followed by five dancers in a line, each in dark hues and also silhouetted, their faces lit and chests up and forward.

 

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Dancer: Courtney Mackedanz | PC: Emma Fishwick

Image ID: A dancer performs a gesture; their knee and chest are pressed toward the wall while one of their arms arches behind their torso and the other arm reaches between their legs.

 

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Dancer: Benji Hart | PC: Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum

Image ID: A light skinned figure in white undershirt and bare arms vogues in a seated position, under pink and blue lighting. There open hands are in motion, twirling in front of and partially obscuring their face.

 

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Dancers: Pranita Nayar, Kevin Iega Jeff’s Homeward; photo by Yun Li.

Image ID: Dance ensemble leaning slightly to viewer’s right, arms up on left. 

 

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