Jamila spent two weeks with L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC) in Vero Beach, Florida as the invited company for the Riverside Dance Festival. LACDC’s intensive at the Riverside Dance Festival immersed the students (ages 10-22) in the LACDC company experience where they had the opportunity to train and explore with a diverse group of teachers in an open and supportive environment, and where their uniqueness was celebrated.
Students dove into daily classes in a variety of contemporary dance styles that encouraged their versatility as a dancer and awakened their experimental spirit as an artist. Students also had the opportunity to expand upon their current training and try new techniques that challenged, strengthened and advanced their abilities as a well-rounded contemporary performer.
Jamila also worked the LACDC Artists in a creation residency, premiering a dynamic new work called Take What You Need.