Lwa Transcending -Cumbe Dance for Joy Recap Video

Dance for Joy 2025 is in the books!

Enjoy...

Excerpts from "Lwa Transcending"

Performed by Cumbe RISE Community Dance Company 

Choreography by Candice Michelle Franklin

Dance 4 Joy Recital December 7, 2025 Recap

Performed at The Billie Holiday Theatre, Brooklyn, NY

Produced by the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Nacala Jendayi, Director of Programming

Candice Michelle Franklin
Artistic Director of
Cumbe RISE Community Dance Company

Drummers:

Olatunji Ojore & Fitz Sam

Cast:

Candice Michelle Franklin (Featured Role:  Storyteller of Dance) 

Val (Spoken Word Vocals, Featured Role: Mambo) 

Tanya (Music Vocals, Featured Role Erzulie Fréda)

Sadie (Music Vocals for Maman Brigitte)

Elle (Featured Role:  Maman Brigitte) 

Dianne (Featured Role: Èrzulie Dantòr) 

Chris (Featured Role:  Damballa) 

Luna (Featured Role:  Ayida-Weddo) 

Asia (Dance Captain, Featured Role:  La Sirène) 

Hetty (Dance Captain, Company Manager) 

Alicia (Dance Captain, Rehearsal Assistant) 

Leyla (Dance Captain, Swing) 

Izzy 

Mariah

NaiRobi

Coutney

Jernee

Christine

Nedra

Nicole

Rae

Laryssa

Mary

Year 2025 Extended Family of Dancers
Andrea
Yolande
Ain
Stephanie
Shania
Jenny
Mariam
Jim & Cate

Company Class: 
Dunham-Informed Jazz Performance Workshop

Miss Candice Michelle Franklin, Instructor
Open Level
Location:  Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance, Brooklyn, NY

Day:  Saturdays (Ongoing - nearly all Saturdays throughout the year)
Time:  Noon - 2:00 pm

We are Community.  We are Family.
Open to All!

Dance for Joy is an annual 10-week donation-based workshop series that culminates in an end-of-year performance.

Cumbe RISE Community Dance Company is Cumbe Center's flagship dance group.  Open to all levels, this community dance group REQUIRES NO AUDITIONS...  just a will to dance and a passion to make magic.  Cumbe RISE performs throughout New York City for festivals, fashion shows, health fairs, and non-profit groups.  Cumbe RISE meets on Saturdays at Noon for "Dunham-Informed Jazz Performance Workshop" with Miss Candice, the official company class for Cumbe RISE Community Dance Company.  

Hope to see you there!