Day of the Innocents: A Dance Response to the Separation of Families

The Day of the Innocents, Dec. 28, recalls Herod’s slaughter of innocent children. On Dec. 28, 2018, Omega Dance Company & friends, led by Sandra Rivera, gathered for a Dance Response to the cruel separation of families happening at America’s borders. Scroll down for further information on this dance action and an invitation to collaborate for #DanceActionsFor2019.
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Omega Dance Company invites your participation for #DanceActionsFor2019, happening on or around the 28th of each month. Our #January2019DanceAction: Gathering inspiration from all of you! Post a short statement, video, or photo of your own “dance action” or your hopes & dreams, and share ideas for further actions. We hope to dance together often…moving towards #Justice and #Grace.
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For our #December2019DanceAction, we thank:
– Sandra Rivera, Zemi Dance Theater, former director of Omega Dance Company
– Martha Chapman and Becky Reuter, Omega Dance Company Co-directors
– Dennis Osorio
Participating Dance Activists:
Kaoru Ikeda (Moustache Cat Dance), Lisha Epperson, Rosemary Ilardi Ellis, April and Bob Bignell, Naoko Yamazaki

Camera work: John
Video editing: Martha Chapman