About UsIn 2014, under the direction of Ms. LaKeisha Johnson, Fearless Dance Empire began as an after school program with 22 young ladies at Coldstream Park Elementary Middle School. She began the program, with the main objective being, to provide an artistic outlet, that would change the lives of young students in Baltimore City. With the increase of senseless violence and deaths amongst young people across the country, she realized there was a serious need for students to express themselves within a positive and structured environment. Since dancing at the early age of three, she learned how arts education defines discipline, self-confidence, teamwork, and creativity and starting a holistic dance program would provide a platform for character development, academic success, as well as parent involvement.
Within the first few years, the students have performed in Washington, DC, South Carolina, for Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford, Baltimore City Housing Annual Youth Summit, Baltimore City’s Mayor The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, various churches and events across Baltimore, and have even danced for VH1s Mendeecees Harris' speaker series. The program has now grown to 4 locations; partnering with 3 Baltimore City Public and Charter Schools, over 450 students, and a plethora of supporters and partners. Ms LaKeisha knows that every student may not want to become a professional dancer, moreover she understands that students have the ability to strive for their personal excellence; an act in itself is fearless. Students leave understanding that their, "deepest fear is not that they are inadequate, but their deepest fear is that they are powerful beyond measure," after all who are they not to be? |
Mission |
Fearless Dance Empire is a holistic dance program fully committed to teaching the art and discipline of dance, while encouraging all students to strive for their personal excellence.
We believe that all of our students possess the ability to evolve physically, mentally, and emotionally through dance and develop self-esteem, confidence, teamwork, and discipline. We will devote all of our time and energy into ensuring the success and betterment of our students because we see dance as an outlet that allows our students to artistically express their stories. |
Vision |
Our vision is to motivate our dancers to create dreams that transcends into inspirations for the community. We instill our students with the ability to dream so vast that their doubts have no choice but to believe. Here, at Fearless Dance Empire we do not to wait for opportunities, we create our own.
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