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Posted by Basmah on January 31, 2005 at 02:26:53:
In Reply to: CBS posted by Basmah on January 30, 2005 at 19:44:11:
:This segment has been delayed until notified of air date. Thanks. Yours in the Dance, Basmah : Amy Stone, a seven-time Emmy award winner, will report on the Grace Senior Dancers Without Borders, this Monday. January 31, 2005, on New York's CBS "Channel 2 News at Five". The performance and interview segment was produced this past Friday, January 28th at Grace Van Vorst Church in Jersey City. : The Grace Senior Dancers Without Borders, are a Middle Eastern Bellydance troupe of senior women in the Jersey City local area. The dance troupe, led by Kathleen Ferguson (Basmah), who is director, choreographer and teacher, rehearses weekly at the Grace Van Vorst Churchin Jersey City where the seniors are members of the Grace Senior Center for Healthy Living. : CapezioDance.com featured the dance troupe as their selected Amateur Team in the October 2004 Newsletter. Previously, the Jersey Journal had covered their weekly dance classes in a column, "Just Josie", written by Josie Syzman and published as Middle Eastern Style on August 4, 2004. : Grace Senior Dancers Without Borders perform at parties, special events, festivals, clubs, galleries, Senior Centers, hospitals, nursing homes and other venues .They combine Middle Eastern folkloric music and dance, from such countries as Egypt, India, Turkey, Greece and others. Their weekly class rehearsals also focus on Middle Eastern culture, including dance styles, costumes, music, history and foods. The Bellydance troupe, were featured performers this past fall at Newport Mall, Jersey City, as part of a charity fundraiser for various organizations and performed last summer at Grace Van Vorst Church as part of the Jersey City Artist Studio Tour 2004. : This spring, the dance group will be among featured performers at the Grace Van Vorst Church, 16th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival, which is Hudson County's largest and oldest juried art show.This year will have a special Performance Arts Showcasetaking place on Sun, May 1 beginning at 12:30 in the afternoon. : The Grace Senior Dancers Without Borders are a 501( c )3, non profit affiliated organization, and welcomes donations. For more information on the Grace Senior Dancers Without Borders, please click on the links below, or contact my friend, Dale, for more information, including photos and bookings: : Yours in the Dance, : CapezioDance.com : Jersey City - Hoboken Bellydance Meetup : Grace Senior Dancers Without Borders : Donations:The Rev. Janet Broderick Kraft, Priest-in-Charge, Grace Van Vorst Church: (201) 659-2211 E-mail: janet.gcvv@verizon.net : Cathedral Arts Festival: Garth Kobal (Arts Ministry Committee), Grace Van Vorst Church Phone: (201) 222-6998 E-mail: garthkobal@comcast.net : Grace Senior Center for Healthy Living Joyce Davison, Phone: (201) 451-5107
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