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- Aminah L. Ahmad (formerly Llanchie Stevenson) was America's first African-American ballerina performing at the Radio City Music Hall and also in the Dance Theatre of Harlem before her acceptance to Islam. She relates her experience in the ballet world as an African American and what led her to becoming a Muslim.
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This will be an AMAZING NETFLIX series! I would love to see her story come to light. Truly a story of strength and perseverance!
Alhamdullilah she works at the school I used to go to!! She was a substitute teacher for me a few times when I was younger. She was so kind and lovely. I’ll never forget you Sister Amina ❤️❤️
Is it alhuda school
@@lubnaalrefae3230 yeah
She is teaching ballet now, so her talent is still there! good on her
I enjoyed her story very much. She never said she gave up dancing, just dancing publicly in the company of strange men.
She appears to be a very happy person to me. She married and has six beautiful children and their educated.
The - How to eat to Live book has some good things in it. For one; 95% of your food should be plant-based. Eat your largest meal at breakfast, a mid-sized lunch, and small dinner. Stop eating when you're 80% full. If you need to snack, make it a piece of fruit or handful of nuts. Cook most of your meals at home and eat with friends and family as much as possible.
You don't need any religion to eat healthy, have good morals and enjoy dancing.
@@LanaW123 True. Smile
Don‘t eat meat, offer your food to God and distribute food to the poor!
That’s what God wants!
They should do a movie on her story!!
I’m a student at Alvin Ailey right now and I can tell you that dancing and being selected by Mr. Ailey himself is the greatest honor. I didn’t get to meet him before he passed. I only started at the school in 1996 so he was gone. But he hold our founder in very high regard. He’s paved the way for all of us African American dancers and so have you and many others. I’m so glad to have happened upon this video. So much inspiration.
This is truly beautiful !! Dancers have been working towards their dream for a long time opening doors.
I met Llanchie Rosemarie Stevenson while she danced with National Ballet - She is stunning and a Rare Jewel to the World of Ballet and to many young dancers. She taught my young students in the 1970's and I admire her and her talents and strengths to today this is from her beloved friend Lynn B. Welters
Amazing story not only of a young woman's dream undefeated by her color, but a personal journey led by faith.
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Rosetta Jenkins so true 🙏😇❤️
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Rosetta Jenkins Stop doing this it’s doing something
sorpotal try a little harder next time this is so lame.. I've heard it a lot from islamophobia LOL..
She spoke with such bravery when recounting her rejection by Balanchine. I don't think it is profane for a woman to dance. Men need to be accountable for their thoughts. I cringe at anyone who tells a girl she can't do something because it shows her body. So unfair.
I'm pretty sure that's the same way men think as well. "Shes the one that danced around in a skimpy outfit, it's her fault not mine." Why put yourself in that situation? Both men and women must do their part, and if you dont, why get mad at the other party?
@@z.l.380 Hahahaha!
I was moved by this story until I heard that she stopped dancing due to a belief that God wouldn't want her to dance. I found that sad. I am a ballet dancer and I have a strong belief in God. God gave me an ability to do something beautiful so why would I hide that? That's not going against God, but with God. The arts are truly a gift from God.
bluedance lilly: yes sad
bluedance lilly Yes!! You keep dancing!! Dance is a gift from God, as is all talent !! To not continue would be the sin!! Luv Ya !!
bluedance lilly, there is no need to be sad for this sister, the choice was hers and she lives well with it daily. There is no telling where she would be if she hadn’t chosen the path that she did, or more importantly, if God had not chosen it for her. Muslims believe that the ultimate focus is the hereafter. That this life is temporary, so the product of the choices that are made is one that will bring happiness in this life and the hereafter. What should make anyone sad reading this is the way that she was discriminated against as an African American, made to sit out of performances, and made to feel less than because of her color. Her choices afterward brought forth her marriage, her children, her grandchildren, and the many lives that she touched…one of them being mine through being my son’s teacher! :) The way I see it, she has had the experience of both worlds, but chose to submit wholeheartedly to her Lord. This should never ever make anyone sad…ever. Take care, and may God bless you with all that is good.
All Good Gifts Come From GOD!!! #PRAISE BE JESUS!!!!
Beautifully said! God gave us life with all precious talents! The only way to thank Him is to use the tools He seeded inside of us and share with other human being to please Him.
Subahanallah..?she looks so beautiful in d hijab. Her face looks soo calm.
I had never heard of her. This video was very interesting and enlightening thank you, Ms Aminah for sharing your story!
Loved her story. Thank the heavens for technology where we come across these stories !
YES YES YES. God found a way to let us time travel. GOOD ON GLORIOUS HIM!
Yes, no excuse for saying "I'm bored".
Thank you thank you! I grew up LOVING her technique and her story. Thank you for sharing her story!
This is wonderful it helps inspire young African American girls to be what you want and keep trying .I showed my daughter this cuz she wants to be a ballerina.
I studied Arts Appreciation as a minor and we studied all of the dance schools she spoke of... sad to say she was never mentioned, I think I would have remembered her... Her story should become a picture book... what amazing story...
I had her as my teacher in “MCC” (Muslim community center) private school as a little kid. She was the sweetest woman I’ve met. I am 26 years old now and never forgot about her. Bumped into her about 10 years ago and she was still the same sweet woman. I hope she’s happy.
subhanaLLAH.....GOD bless you Aminah ...be istiqomah...jannah in syaa ALLAH
She is an inspiration. It takes courage to follow one’s convictions. This is the first I’ve heard of her.
such an inspiration .. thanks for sharing
Im not Muslim but I do believe in the Creator. Others would call me a Christian. I just want to appreciate her story and journey in the context it is. I’m not here to push my own religious agenda or to indoctrinate.
So do you wanna change your religious
Thank you for sharing your story. Loved it. We are proud of you.
I AM AMAZED TO SEE MY SCHOOL MATE FROM PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL AND DANCING SCHOOL MATE FROM THE BERNICE JOHNSON DANCE STUDIO HERE ONLINE. AT THAT TIME IN SCHOOL WE CALLED HER ROSEMARY (ROSIE).... MARGARITE DELAIN, LESTER WILSON, AND MYSELF GERRI WERE ALL YOUNG TEENAGERS TOGETHER THEN. DOING DANCE RECITALS EACH SUMMER. I DID REMEMBER THAT ROSIE (LIANCHIE) BECAME A MUSLIM...BUT WE ALL LOST CONTACT AS THE YEARS WENT FORWARD. GOD BLESS YOU ROSIE...HOPE THAT YOU SEE THIS POST ON THIS CHANNEL......I AM LISTENING TO YOUR STORY......SOME OF WHICH I AM VERY FAMILIAR. I STILL RECOGNIZE YOUR MOM IN THE OLD PICTURES.
Her story should be shared on the movie screen or tv series. Thank you for sharing this story.
Such an amazing story.. thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your story. Your a gem in a world of precious stones!
What a beautiful person inside and out,loved ur story very much thanks for sharing
Such an interesting life. I thank Ms. Ahmad for sharing life story and decisions so honestly and modestly. Thank you for this video!
Yall need to back off saying she should've kept dancing. Ballet Dancers have shortest careers and their careers come with many physical and mental challenges. Your big toe nail comes off quite often, if u gain weight u might lose ur job so eating disorders r common. Forget about having kids. She choose to leave ballet and i am proud of her. What religion she practices is none of yall business. She set the stones for future black ballerinas to walk on. So admire her past, respect and thank her today and pray for her future.
And the person uploaded get rid of the background noise. It drove me crazy
A legend , an icon! 👏🏾👏🏾 I appreciate you. ❤️
I am a dancer myself and often ask myself if its right or wrong while im dancing. We need women like this with storrys like that. THANX A LOTH and God God as u!!!
MaashAllaah, such an interesting story and such good advice at the end, a real role model.
What a heroine……it is terrible to hear the racism that the ballet companys' directors used as execrable "excuses" for why this amazing woman could NOT be a dancer. Agh. It is a bad thing. I don't get the missing brain cells that get a person to think this way--I am glad that Ms. Ahmad has finally found some kind of peace. I disagree about the whole (not dancing and being uncovered) dancing before men. I expect that there was also a great relief in not having to prove yourself over and over and over and over again. Thank you for opening yourself up about your dance career and about your spiritual practice.
Very beautiful story Ma'am Aminah..so long as you are @peace with yourself and your creator that is all that matters..Have seen some very negative and hateful comments from people who do not understand how beautiful Islam is and it's ok because it's not about them and if they cannot learn about Islam and know it instead of ALWAYS criticising it then too bad they have no and will NEVER have an idea of what they are missing
zeinab subra well said 😍
You got that totally right. Each of us has our unique intimacy with God and that intimacy is life itself. Because of limited stamina, dance could only be a personal heaven. But I have TASTED the fruit of this endeavor, twice stunning very small audiences with two pieces I choreographed. My soul spoke its native language and I have that forever. May every soul taste its perfect expression just once. Then we know it can happen.
It’s so funny how so many people are deciding for her that she should have continued dancing- ignoring her personal decision as a clearly strong and clever woman; taking her choice away from her and belittling it; and at the same time blaming religion for doing the same thing
Fair enough. What she does (or doesn't do) with her life is entirely her choice. But it's not unreasonable to express a bit of regret (which is not "deciding for her") that she stopped using her amazing God-given talent.
She said in the video that, "listening to the teachings....that women don't perform in front of men." It's also not unreasonable to ask if those teachings are universally accepted tenets of Islam, or whether they only reflect a particular conservative, male-dominated, point of view. Today there are practicing Muslims who participate in ballet dancing such as the Australian Muslim convert Stephanie Kurlow and an Egyptian woman named Engy El Shazly. So I'm going to express a bit more regret that she may have made her choice without having been exposed to other interpretations of her Islamic religion that aren't so strict regarding women and the performing arts. Had this been the case, perhaps she would have continued performing as a Muslim.
@@photios4779 Perhaps so, nonetheless we may still recognise that God recognises and knows the fullest extents of the depths of choices we make (to an "atoms' weight"), so her choice in faith would return to her on equal measure, perhaps even transcending it entirely in Time and Life. The Quran itself has amasses of assurances for those who favour the Eternal over the temporary. True though that ballet as an art form and talent may be a blessing that links us to God's favour, but nonetheless her choice is entirely accounted for, and the stream of her life continues too (with that critical decision) under the knowledge of "the Best of Planners" (8:30)
Tell me why she immediately looks devastated when she mentions giving up ballet for Islam, compared to the obvious glowing joy she has in describing her ballet career 🤔
@@TheOnlyOpie do you think if she loved ballet that hard (more than her own religion) she will just give it up , no , its because she was so attracted to this beautiful religion nobody will give up his dream only for a better one now explain this?
@@TheOnlyOpie Life is a choice. I think she's happier now than when she was on that stage. Life is temporary but the hereafter isn't and she is chasing for what is something not temporary
Thank you so much for posting this, and especially thank you for not seeing ballet and dance as antithetical to our beliefs, hopes, and dreams as Muslim young people and Muslim women of color. On the contrary, it shows us the beauty and diversity of our Ummah and what we need to continue to aspire to emulate now too - in dance, art, and culture!
what a wonderful woman!
She’s a prima ballerina in my eyes!
I catch you everywhere! Love your channel!
OMG I love your channel
YES!!!!!
I used to care for an elderly black woman. She was tiny, and had trouble walking but still very graceful in her movements. She told me about her youth, the daughter of a Baptist preacher in the south. She wasn’t allowed to listen to the radio growing up, and she & her siblings were not allowed to attend social events with dance. But she said she still liked music and dreamt of running away to the city to dance. She did too! She was also successful. She danced for some years. Eventually though, she said she missed home and wanted to get married. So she wrote her father asking if she could come home. He welcomed her back, and later she encouraged her children to love music & dance.
My story is similar I was unable to do Les Sylphid because it was the white ballet. I can relate so well. Thank you for sharing.
I'm surprised I never heard of this dancer before, given my particular interest in African heritage dancers and other artists in ballet. A very interesting story of a clearly quite talented lady. I do find it a bit sad that she gave up ballet so relatively early, but she found something in Islam and family life that made it worth doing so, so I'm happy for her in that.
I must say that my experience in professional dance was different, regarding friendships, camaraderie and a feeling of belonging to a 'tribe,' but that difference may well (likely does) stem, to some degree, from issues of race, as well as varying cultures in different companies. I can imagine that, wonderful as Arthur Mitchell and his work were, in many ways, he probably did not foster exactly a consistently warm, family kind of spirit in his company. He (and he's certainly not the only one like this) could be a very harsh, even cold master, even beyond the tendency that exists towards that in the discipline of ballet. I do NOT mean to say that that was the only side to him--clearly it was not--but it could be very harsh, when it came to the fore.
I love hearing that two of my great Ballets Russes heroes, Marc Platt and Freddie Franklin, gave her jobs and opportunities, when so many others would not. That makes sense, given the impression I have of them both. Anyway, great thanks to the honored Ms. Ahmad, for sharing this with us.
Aww mashaAllah I love her so much.... She has a very beautiful attitude and perspective on life. May Allaah bless her tremendously for her patience and continue to guide her. Ameen
The background music is incredibly annoying !
Photographe Demode yes, very! I kept waiting fr it to stop.
Omg yes
Photographe Demode I KNOWWWW RIGHT!!!!! they try to make it emotional but just let the lady move us with her story no need for that irritating humming
Makes a nice story seem sooo sad.why?
er lo I'm muslim, they still annoy me sometimes bc u just can't hear her or focus on what she's saying
you're inspirational. What a great achievement. I wish you would have continued with your dance and crossed yet another barrier in your lifetime. We all need GREAT role models like you. Thank you for sharing your story.
I think the way she struggles as her career, and never give up her quest of ballee, she is woman of principals and great will to make a decision of her own life, if she decided to leave her career for her believe, I think she is very courageous woman, I am proud of her, very amazing lady. Maashaa Allaah
Beautiful wise words... Amazing woman...
It's amazing how when we finally achieve our dreams we take it to the next level. To me it's amazing what her next thing in life was totally unexpected!
MashaAllah Very Interesting Story Bless You Sister
I have respected Umm Abdul Malik since I was young, but this insight into her past made me realize that the best before are the best after coming to Islam. MashaAllah :) Thank you so much for sharing this important story.
Joe Smith - all religions are cults based on what you wrote. I’m pretty sure she is saying that after her conversion it did not diminish who she was prior to conversion. She was going to rise to the top no matter what religion.
She seems sincere. Allah is omnipresent and knows all. It is the psychic Heart that matters. The purity of our inner life-intentions. So important! The Heart ... the Heart ...
Qurat M you should come to Jesus Christ!
this is inspiring
Alhumduillah! thoroughly enjoyed sister's journey. Thank you for sharing.
The background music really makes it hard to concentrate on her voice. Maybe tone down the volume of it.
What a lovely, gracious lady. My hat is off to her. She is a role model for everyone.
the background music is unbearable
Christina Persaud DWL WOOOI LOLOL
Christina Persaud it's not music it's vocals.
thank you, knowing this now has had a great impact on my life.
Christina Persaud I know right
Christina Persaud - A mess! 🤭🤣
Amazing woman. Amazing story. Masha Allah. May Allah bless her and her family. ❤️
What a lovely story; I'm surprised to be hearing it for the first time!
ALhamdulillaah, thank you for sharing bout your journey
MashAllah ! beautifull story.. may Allah continue to bless and guide u....
Material things never bring happiness. She voluntarily left all the fame, all the status and choose to follow what really gave her peace. There is time for everything. Shelived her life then to the fullest, why can't she live her life to the fullest now as she pleases. Alhamdulilah Allah showed her the right path and gave her contentment
What an inspiring story! Subhanallah
Jesus Christ would’ve said “ keep going my child.” As long as you don’t love ballet more than him meaning ; putting ballet first, he would’ve helped you continue your future in ballet. Ballet is not about showing your body in a sexual manner. You are not showing off your body for men , it’s not a strip club . I believed she gave up too easily. I respect her decision though and her belief. I just wish she Would’ve continue.
One of the sweetest ppl I know
Oh my god the background music is sooooo annoying
Dont forget Janet Collins(1935) and her cousin Carmen de Lavallade (1954) both Black Americans ballerinas
Yes! Thanks! I believe!
True and Carmen de Lavallade is still living. And She was one of those honored at the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors last night.
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of these two. I will research and pass this info on.
I attended Carmen de Lavallade's 2016 performance at the Wallis Theatre in Beverly Hills, after which they celebrated her birthday in the lobby. She's still stunningly beautiful. I recall an early '60's article in Vogue or Bazaar celebrating the world's 100 most beautiful women and she was one of them. I was watching a movie on TV in the very early '60's entitled, "Demetrius and the Gladiators" (1954) with Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Jay Robinson as the mad emperor, Caligula, and William Marshall as Glycon, the gladiator and later a Roman Decurion. My dad identified de Lavallade in one of the scenes in which she played one of Susan Hayward's (Messalina) handmaidens.
Thanks.
I'm inspired! Such a powerful testimony! I wish she would've kept dancing, though!
DaPhlyymamee
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DaPhlyymamee You want her still to follow satanic footsteps to go to the hell? You must be joking, the hellfire is unbearable thing even for a second, let alone it is everlasting. Please have mercy about your own self and come to the light of Islam.
I wish she had continued to dance too
It's not about winning world heart, it's about winning our Lord's heart. Hijab is not a barrier of doing something. But embracing Islam thoroughly means you wear hijab, you do all the commands and avoid the forbidden activities. Muslim women are pearls, we are prevented to do something harming our dignity. Getting strange man staring our body is not a remedy, it is an insult to us, women in faith. Also, whatever the reason to not doing this, it is Allah's privilege to instruct us to not to. It is Allah's aim to protect us, and we know that God Knows anything. He created us and He knows how to make us honorable by ruling us perfectly. Hope you learn more about our Glorious Creator to get know why we can live peacefully with His System.
She said in the video that, "listening to the teachings....that women don't perform in front of men." What she was actually listening to were conservative male scholars _interpreting_ her religion for her.
Today there are practicing Muslims who are ballerinas or are training to become one, such as the Australian Muslim convert Stephanie Kurlow and an Egyptian woman named Engy El Shazly. They don't believe that ballet dancing conflicts with their faith in Allah.
Aminah you are a very amazing woman before and after Islam cause you inspired African American women, you spoke up and you made a change in this world ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Allah bless you ❤️❤️❤️
I like to dance. And no matter what I do it by myself or just if I feel like it. It sounded like (to me anyway) that you truly loved the freedom of self expression thru dance. I feel I am away from all of things that bother me in life So listening to the music and being there is so wonderful for me too.
Dance let’s my spirit tell my story WITH MY WHOLE BEING. This woman had this gift. In 1953, in High School, the modern dance class enabled me to survive the violence and perversion of my home. The teacher called a few of us her “ballerinas” because the 1948 movie THE RED SHOES indelibly imprinted us with that kind of dance. But the Negro dancers in the class were so awesome, I got new ideas. One of our dancer, Ercelle Anderson, was in the movie CARMEN JONES 1954. Dance is life really alive.
You go girl!
wow just her stand the picture of her standing so beautiful and graceful and she was so pretty too when she was younger in the other picture that she's jumping through the air the most beautiful dance I've ever seen
Love the story and the perseverance of this beautiful dancer but I found the background music irritating!
Annie Thorius it's not music! It's vocals. You can hardly hear it. U r deliberately trying to focus on negatives
s truth keep reading the comments. Not just my opinion others felt the same
Yes the music is very distracting
Yess the music is annoying
@@struth4873 Vocals are music.
Jazaka Allah khair for sharing sister and may Allah continue to bless you and your family.x
MashaAllah Allah graded u the right way may Allah swt grant you jannah
I don't know when this was filmed, but the major British ballet companies have and have had black dancers.
Shame in the people who put that music background on someone as prestigious s her.
It is a distraction.
Why the music? If the music has to be then can it be turned down?
Very inspiring
It is sad that she didn't find that sense of community as a christian. My question is, was she a practicing christian or did she just go to church? There is a difference.
Thelma Gordon amen. The difference is night and day.
Kathy Myers For you there is. Not so much in the eyes of others. There are other ways to worship. This is hers. And it is wonderful that she has found her path. It is wonderful that you have found yours. Why not be happy for her.
catzndolz - Black churches teach victimization and racism?
She probably leaned toward Islam because she liked how she felt. Christianity is not for everyone. It certainly wasn’t for me.
freaks That was rude of you ! @ThelmaGordOn was simply asking questions, she was not attacking anyone.
Thelma Gordon most likely she was just a church goer. It is obvious from her conversation that she had no personal relationship with God. However, she has chosen her path, which she has a right to choose. It is now between her and her creator.
Wow I wish I could meet her! My mother named me after Carmen Delavallade & my father muslim❣️
what is the song name????I love her story😭😭☹️☹️💔she make me cry
My mom took me to ballet to watch my big sister when I was little the teachers wanted me to dance...yeah I would only dance for m&ms
Wise woman may Allah be pleased with her and grant her jannatul firdows
Hammoe ham Ameen
Hammoe ham you ahhal is a joke and no god. So shut up about ahhal.
Hammoe ham Do you mean ham, as in pork? Is it something one can eat to one's heart content as soon as they reach jannatul firdows, whatever that means?
Hammoe ham alla just another word for Satan
Kathy Mathers Really mmm i didnt know that. Thank you for sharing that fact.
Alhamdulillah.....Welcome to the peace way of life....May Allah protect you and grant you firdausi jannah ...in sya Allah...
Thank you for sharing this interesting interview. I must say, however, that I find the background music irritating and distracting.
Masha'Allah my sister you are a wonderful flower! And you are my hero :)
This is a test of faith and she chose what her heart dictates . There is no need to be sad for her . She sacrficed her passion for the love of God . She is unselfish human .
That was a very intense story.
Amazing story
Very inspiring mashallah! I wish she would have talked a little bit more about her lifestyle changes after conversion. Also, it would be better to cancel the background sound effect because it gets distracting. Thank you
My heart hurts for her, because she gave because she felt alone😢, and she joined a group because they were together and structured, I don't know who was fighting for her and with her but she lost hope! And they agreed with her pain and she teaches other young girls to behave and not be free:( but it's not over there is still hope for her and the ones she teaches! I pray she wakes up!!! You are so loved!!! I am sorry!
Natasha Hunter whatever gurl she's doing right by herself and helping others
Natasha Hunter she felt peace after embracing Islam .. there is no point in dancing to empress others .. ppl see you an object of entertainment and then they forget you.
All the people that watch her perform and that clap for her performance won't be there when she dies, won't be there when she's in front of GOD.
Dear Natasha! Does your heart really hurt for her or is it just hurting because of your interpretation based just on what you want to believe? The lady in this video has a big family, nieces and nephews, she is telling that she feels happy with her choices but what you want to see is pain. Well i am sorry for you dear but the pain is just in your heart based on missinterpretations you make due to ignorance. Please, don't get offended from the word "ignorance", Socrates said "I know that I know nothing". I pray for you you wake up! Love...
Not sure when this was recorded or if she was referring to a particular time in England but currently the top two English ballet companies have dancers of different nationalities and skin colours.
Lolly LuLa you should’ve google her age and even to contact with her to ask ( I’m just saying)
It says right there that she is African American. England does not figure into this story at all.
Peter Lee Ching - Just around 11 min 11 sec she mentions England & refers to England & other countries not wanting black ballerinas. I wanted to let people know that this not the case now. Particularly if there are any young black ballet dancers watching who might want to dance in England. In ballet a lot of dancers travel to all sorts of countries & dream of dancing in different countries/at different favourite companies of theirs. In England we have outstanding black ballet dancers at all the top companies (&maybe the other companies but I don't follow them).
Lolly LuLa she said there were no african american dancers there.
سبحان الله!!!!
What an amazing story best wishes to u dear sister
Please Film makers out there .. do a FILM about her ! From Singapore
I love history and dang, i got to say, america really have come a longggggggg way. I think this is one awesome history nobody should forget @_@ little story like this what make changes and make movement for better. :)
I think she made wise decisions. She used the discipline she gained from being raised by strong loving parents and the study of ballet to build a multifaceted life for herself. She diversified and came out sane and happy.
Nice video, great story. But the background music is so distracting.
I understand what you mean about background sounds. They should have lowered some. It's not music it's just voices and is more of chant. It's called Nasheed.
It's just too loud!!!
Beautiful sister. Can anyone tell me if that is Abdul Malik from Native Deen. He was a martial arts teacher in Maryland/Virgina?
بارك الله فيك اختى
Very nice video clip. Although Alvin Ailey is considered "modern", his work is concentrated on line. Arthur Mitchell's company went under, but a few years ago, a new Dance Theater of Harlem was formed. I found her historical comments about the ballet world in the 1960's to be fascinating.
Woooow at that time👏🏾