TEXT VERSION
A'Keitha Carey
CARIBFUNK TECHNIQUE
APRIL 15 | 9:00AM–10:15AM
A'Keitha Carey
A'Keitha Carey is a Bahamian artist, educator, scholar, mother, and activist. She developed the dance technique CaribFunk, a fusion of Afro-Caribbean, ballet, modern, and fitness principles rooted in Africanist and Euro-American aesthetics and expressions. She received her B.A. in Dance from Florida International University, an M.F.A. in Dance from Florida State University, and an M.A. in African and African Diaspora Studies from Florida International University. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies from Texas Woman's University and is currently in a PhD program (ABD) in Global Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University. CaribFunk Technique
CaribFunk is “a fusion dance technology that incorporates traditional and social Afro-Caribbean, classical ballet, modern, and fitness elements that identifies that the body is a site of knowledge which illuminates the transformative performances of the pelvis as experienced in the Caribbean cultural performances of the English-speaking Caribbean. CaribFunk is focused on capturing the essence of but not limited to Bahamian Folklore and Junkanoo, Jamaican Dancehall, and Trinidadian Carnival. The technique takes a hip-centered approach, locating power, sensuality, strength, virtuosity, spirituality, playfulness—erotic performance through the pelvis.”