Comments on: Diandra Jones in Ghana http://oldtownschool.org/connect/hottimes/2007/09/21/diandra-jones/ Appearing below are selections from the hard copy Hot Times. The objective is to highlight activities at the School and in the larger community, especially those featuring or of special interest to teachers and staff. Your suggestions are welcome. Enter a comment (under any item); it will come to me rather than automatically appearing. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:04:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Carla Herwitz http://oldtownschool.org/connect/hottimes/2007/09/21/diandra-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Carla Herwitz Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:32:30 +0000 #comment-185 I'm playing percussion for an American University group (UMass Dartmouth) where kids of all races are learning W. African dance. Some of them are very good, some come back semester after semester to remain part of it and are called "the veterans" and are really excellent and some--well, they're young people and maybe not the best. But we get together with a man who has studied world music in the jazz idiom and works with a Ghanaian dancer who is, even with bad knees, just incredible to watch. If it's possible for you to tour doing your kind of dance and W. African styles you could have quite a show. Good for you and your work. I’m playing percussion for an American University group (UMass Dartmouth) where kids of all races are learning W. African dance. Some of them are very good, some come back semester after semester to remain part of it and are called “the veterans” and are really excellent and some–well, they’re young people and maybe not the best. But we get together with a man who has studied world music in the jazz idiom and works with a Ghanaian dancer who is, even with bad knees, just incredible to watch.

If it’s possible for you to tour doing your kind of dance and W. African styles you could have quite a show. Good for you and your work.

]]> By: Diandra http://oldtownschool.org/connect/hottimes/2007/09/21/diandra-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Diandra Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:15:00 +0000 #comment-59 Hi diandra i just stop by to see whats up with you and guess what me and you have the same name! but any who i would say you`ve had an incredible experience! i love the traditional Ghanaian dances, maybe we could get together sometime and dance and stuff you know just like hang out but i got to go but ill be back to hear about your new experiences! Talk to you real soon bye Diandra caprice jones! Hi diandra i just stop by to see whats up with you and guess what me and you have the same name! but any who i would say you`ve had an incredible experience! i love the traditional Ghanaian dances, maybe we could get together sometime and dance and stuff you know just like hang out but i got to go but ill be back to hear about your new experiences! Talk to you real soon bye

Diandra caprice jones!

]]> By: libby http://oldtownschool.org/connect/hottimes/2007/09/21/diandra-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-3 libby Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:09:22 +0000 #comment-3 What an incredible experience! I would love to see some of the traditional Ghanaian dances that you learned, Diandra. Maybe a performance is in order? What an incredible experience! I would love to see some of the traditional Ghanaian dances that you learned, Diandra. Maybe a performance is in order?

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