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Here in South Carolina, dance is all over the state. From it being recreational to sending powerful messages. Dive into three extraordinary people who use dance to feel liberation, spread happiness, and fuel passion in their everyday lives.
Capoeira Instructor Brandon Glenn: Original SC
South Carolina native Brandon Glenn is a Capoeira instructor. Capoeira is considered both an art form and a game fusion comprised of dancing, acrobatics, fighting, and music. Originating in the West African area of Angola, it gained popularity after surfacing on plantations in Brazil during the 18th-century Atlantic Slave trade.
The dance became a symbol of revolution, liberation, and resistance. Glenn enjoys being an instructor as well as attending Capoeira dance gatherings, and practices because he feels that the art form is used to free the mind and spirit of the Black diaspora.
The dance portrays immense self-control from the performers, one of the main moves being Ginga. This happens as the people involved move in rhythm, imitating moves like boxing. Capoeira can often be improved through the organic harmony felt between the participants. The white attire typically worn is a symbol of cleanliness and purity. It also discloses if you and your partner are centered and have control. If your partner’s white attire is dirty, it indicates that you have no control.
The music also serves to convey various meanings, such as welcoming, calming down, and coming together, for different dance sequences and movements. Glenn described it as if they are chants at sports games that send messages and energy to the players. The instruments used in the making of the music range in various sizes and sounds to work in unison to create the beautiful Capoeira melodies.
Watch the video to hear more about Brandon and his connection to Capoeira.
Dance Ayden: Original SC
Take a trip to Soda City Market as we meet Ayden, an ambitious and bright young boy who loves to dance and spread happiness.
Ayden embarked on his journey of dancing at Soda City Market to raise money for his grandpa’s retirement party. This short-term project became a frequent activity as Ayden quickly realized that he needed to dance not for himself, but to make other people happy and feel the happiness in their hearts. Although Ayden is young, his genuine passion for dancing and others has reached those well beyond his years, including his parents.
His father, Alvin Bernard Cobb, was hesitant to let his young child perform and embark on this alone, but ended up allowing it because he knew it was important for Ayden to self-actuate. His mother, Tonya Cobb, states that Ayden and his determination have taught her to step back and allow him to have creative control and freedom to not impose her thoughts onto him.
Check out Ayden's video to see what an impact this little boy has had on the Soda City community.
Ballerina Regina Willoughby: Original SC
Ballerina, Regina Willoughby, gives credit to the dance form for teaching her that, through tough lessons and grit, it can take you anywhere you want to go.
Starting ballet at three and quitting at four, she reconnected with her love for dance after watching a live performance of The Nutcracker at eight. Willoughby enjoys participating in ballet and describes how she appreciates how ballet allows her to pour her mind, body, and soul into stating nothing else allows you to do this.
Mentally, the art form requires her to concentrate on all the pivotal mental notes, such as posture and technique. Physically, she claims that ballet has introduced her to moving and using her body in ways she never imagined. Emotionally, she describes herself as an artist who puts her entire heart into her performances.
This inspired her not only to put her daughter into ballet but to teach younger kids. Willoughby has dedicated her time to helping these young students, and through that time has realized that teaching young dancers forces her to reflect on her dancing and ultimately contributes to her improvement in dancing. She also hopes to provide her students with mentorship and show them that they are capable of accomplishing any and everything they put their minds to.
