Welcome
On behalf of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, welcome to When the Spirit Moves. This performance carries us back to the gospel roots and community that first raised this company, and that spirit still moves through every step you’ll see tonight.
DCDC was founded in 1968 to create space for dancers of color, and that mission runs through everything we do. As we open Season 58, Continuum… Legacy in Motion, we’re honored to carry that legacy forward while building what comes next.
Thank you for being here and for supporting the artists and the community.
DCDC Staff
Jeraldyne Blunden | Founding Artistic Director
Debbie Blunden-Diggs | President and CEO
Qarrianne Blayr | Artistic Directress & Dancer Artist
Countess V. Winfrey | Associate Artistic Director & Dancer Artist
Ron Rollins | Board Chair
Ayn Swann | Wardrobe
Willie Lindsay | Production Associate
Collaborators in the Programming
Company: Devin Baker, Emily Bryan, Nicolay Dorsett, Alexandria “Peach” Flewellen, Aaron Frisby, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Donovan McFadden, Will Meadows, Fabio Tello Muñoz, Allyia Nelloms, Sadale Warner, Jalen Williams, Countess V. Winfrey
Music Director: *Johnetta Moore
Assistant Music Director: Ronald Frost, Jr.
Choir
Soprano: *William Boatwright, Jr., Kimberly Hamby, *Tamika Law, Angel Moore, *Laura Rodgers, Yvonne Shackleford, *Erica Walker
Alto: *Andrea Blake, *Tiffany Bryant, Yolanda Hunter, Christina Sanders, *Brittney Nicole Wade
Tenor: *Stevin Crane, Melody Howell, *Jonathan D. Jackson, *Maurice Kidd, Carlynn Watson
Band
Bass Guitar: Charles Oliver
Drums: Ronald Frost, Jr.
Main/Auxiliary Keyboards: Jason Herring, Derosa Richardson
St. Margaret’s Chancellor Choir
Director: Robert F. Stockton, III
*Lead singer
Show Order
Celebrate by Ted & Sheri
Choreographer: Qarrianne Blayr Cast: Company
Anthem of Praise by Richard Smallwood
Choreographer: Donovan McFadden Cast: Company
Love by Kirk Franklin
Choreographer: Emily Bryan Cast: Alexandria Flewellen, Aaron Frisby, Fabio Muñoz, Sadale Warner
You Are God by Meachum L. Clarke & Company (Musical feature)
Joy in the Battle by Major
Choreographer: Kevin Ward Cast: Nicolay Dorsett, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Donovan McFadden, Jalen Williams
Looking for You by Kirk Franklin
Choreographer: Allyia Nelloms Cast: Emily Bryan, Aaron Frisby, Sadale Warner, Jalen Williams
Take It Back by Dorinda Clark-Cole
Choreographer: Debbie Blunden-Diggs & Company Cast: Company
Eight-minute intermission
Church Medley by Donnie McClurkin
Choreographer: Qarrianne Blayr Cast: Company
For Every Mountain by Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers
Choreographer: Shonna Hickman Cast: Emily Bryan, Nicolay Dorsett, Donovan McFadden, Allyia Nelloms, Jalen Williams
Revelations 19:1 by Sunday Service Choir
Choreographers: Aaron Frisby, Will Meadows, Sadale Warner
He Rebuked the Red Sea by Donald Lawrence, The Tri-City Singers, Kristen Lowe, Sheri Jones-Moffett
Choreographer: Countess V. Winfrey Cast: Emily Bryan, Alexandria Flewellen, Aaron Frisby, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Donovan McFadden, Fabio Muñoz
Heaven (Amapiano Mix) by Anthony David, Algebra Blessett
Choreographer: Qarrianne Blayr with Alexandria Flewellen, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Sadale Warner Cast: Alexandria Flewellen, Niarra Gooden-Clarke, Sadale Warner
Speechless by Anita Wilson (Musical feature)
Sanctuary / Alpha & Omega / Total Praise Medley by Israel & New Breed, featuring St. Margaret’s Chancellor Choir
Choreographer: Shonna Hickman & Crystal Michelle Cast: Company
