“… the one thing that was interesting for me was my love for concert dance and my love for commercial. I had to find balance. I had to be able to try to do both. That actually happened when I did The Wiz on Broadway.”
Dyane
“I consider myself a Tap Artist…you have many different mentors in your life…it’s all about the people before you that make you what you are.”
Maurice
Maurice Chestnut
Dancer and Youth Dancer Director
Newark, New Jersey native Maurice Chestnut began dancing at the age of five, under the direction of Mr. Alfred Gallman. He became a professional dancer at the age of nine as an original member of the New Jersey Tap Ensemble under the direction of Ms. Deborah Mitchell. As one of taps’ brightest young stars, he was featured on The Sally...
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Performing Artist, Dance Educator, Movement Director
Dyane Harvey-Salaam is a performing artist, dance educator, movement director, and founding member/assistant to director Abdel R. Salaam of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Company. In 2021, this Harlem-based company will celebrate 40 years with a continuing mission of audience empowerment and the preservation of this planet. Harvey and...
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