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The image depicts four members of the dance troupe Arte Flamenco, with arms extended above their heads, holding closed fans.

Global Neighbors: Dance Edition

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By Piyali C.

The image depicts eight members of the dance troupe from the Howard County Chinese School, wearing matching pink dresses with long, flowing sleeves and pink flowers in their hair. They are stationary and posed for a group photo.
Howard County Chinese School
Indian classical dancer Jaya Mathur

The Global Neighbors team is back with an exciting cultural journey into the various dance forms that our neighbors from around the world bring to Howard County. We invite you to celebrate the rich diversity of movement, rhythm, and storytelling on Sunday, May 4 from 2 to 4 pm in Global Neighbors: Dance Edition at Miller Branch.

An irish dancer appears in mid-air with her leg extended and toe pointed, fists at her sides, She is wearing a red, black and white costumer with green trim.
Irish dancer Coco Ward from Kavanagh Porter Dance Academy

From the elegance of traditional Korean dance to the strength and fluidity of Chinese dance forms to the intricate storytelling of Indian classical dance to the rapid footwork and rhythmic precision of Irish dancing to expressive and passionate Flamenco to high-energy Hip Hop, Global Neighbors: Dance Edition hopes to showcase the artistry, emotion, and cultural significance of movement across the world.

The image depicts four members of the dance troupe Arte Flamenco, with arms extended above their heads, holding closed fans.
Arte Flamenco Studio

Join us in celebrating the power of dance to unite communities and share stories beyond words! Let us learn about the richness of the cultures that surround us, connect with our neighbors, and grow in our knowledge of each other to form a more cohesive society.

The image depicts seven members of the dance troupe B. Funk, seated in chairs in various poses. All are wearing jeans and matching orange shirts and tan shoes.
B. Funk Dance Company.

Register via the link below to attend Global Neighbors: Dance Edition on Sunday, May 4 from 2 – 4 pm at Howard County Library System’s Miller Branch.

https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/global-neighbors-dance-edition-270577

The picture depicts eight members of Korean Culture and Art performing a traditional dance. They are wearing colorful costumes with floor-length and holding pink flowers with yellow centers.
Korean Culture and Art of MD

Piyali is an instructor and research specialist at HCLS Miller Branch, where she facilitates two book discussion groups: Light But Not Fluffy and Global Reads. She keeps the hope alive that someday she will reach the bottom of her to-read list.

Black woman seatedo on a porch holding a tuba.

Visions: Tuba with Spoken Word

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A Black woman stands in a studio apartment, on a patterned rug, with her hand resting on bell-down tuba.

Sunday, Nov 12 
2 – 3 pm  
Miller Branch

For adults. Register.

The arts are, at their core, about telling stories. Jasmine Pigott, tuba player, is exploring multiple art forms in her program “Visions,” which combines spoken word with composition for solo tuba.
Each of the pieces in this 45 minute program tells a story-stories with themes of overcoming adversity, fighting inner-demons in mental health battles, and navigating this world as a Black woman in America.

Jasmine “Jazzie” Pigott is a tuba player, composer, podcaster, and writer based in Baltimore, MD. Believing in the power of representation, Jasmine is a solo performer on a mission to empower the next generation of musicians of color. She has placed in numerous solo competitions, including first place in Peabody’s Yale Gordon Competition and bronze in the Leonard Falcone Tuba Student Competition, and she released her EP, Revolution, in July 2022.

Jasmine is a co-founder and member of the Chromatic Brass Collective. Outside of music, Jasmine ran a podcast Harmony and Healing, centered around health and wellness for musicians from July 2021 to September 2022. She holds degrees from Ithaca College (B.M.) and Michigan State University (M.M.) and is working on her DMA in tuba performance at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins.