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" NAJWA ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING TRAILBLAZERS OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE DANCE IN CHICAGO"
About
Najwa, a living dance legend, invites you to explore her wealth of knowledge and experience in the performing arts. With a remarkable career spanning dance, choreography, musical direction, artistic direction, and education, Najwa has garnered success in multiple facets of the industry.
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Empowering Artists:
Having retired from active participation in the entertainment world, Najwa now dedicates herself to empowering fellow artists. She aims to enhance accessibility to the arts while ensuring artists can unleash their creative potential to the fullest. If you’re a dance artist seeking advice or assistance in organizing, professionalizing, and presenting your creative offerings, Najwa eagerly awaits your request.
Make Things Happen:
Now is your moment to seize opportunities. Najwa encourages you to venture beyond familiar stages and venues, exploring new outlets for teaching, rehearsing, and performing. Although the challenges faced by dancers and artists evolve, the essence remains. Unleash your creativity and join the movement for positive change.
Harness Your Gift:
By utilizing your artistic gift, you can create momentum and reap the rewards. Najwa’s consultancy is here to guide you toward success, providing tailored solutions to help you navigate the ever-evolving artistic landscape. Discover your potential. Embrace change.
Unleash your creativity with Najwa’s Consultancy today.
Bio
Najwa I, has been dancing most of her life. She was born into the deep aroma of Black styles and life in Clarksdale, Mississippi and evolved through early dance experiences on Chicago’s Westside. As a young dancer, after performing throughout Chicago and the Midwest, she soon entered the international realm, obtaining a berth with Larry Steele Smart Affairs, tracking stylistically through Australia and New Zealand. From her travels she not only became an accomplished and diverse dancer, but she also obtained an acknowledged sensitivity to the expressive powers of other cultures. Upon her return to America, Najwa glided through a show business career that included the theatre circuit of the Regal and Tivoli in Chicago, the Apollo in New York, the Howard in Washington DC and theatres throughout Canada. She performed with such greats as Dinah Washington, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington.
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