CaribFunk: A Caribbean Dance Technique and Fitness Program Developed by A'Keitha Carey
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 Education:

2018 -    Current      Certificate in African and African Diaspora Studies (Florida International University) 

2013-      2014         
 Women’s Studies Certificate Program (Texas Woman’s University)


2005 -    2008          Florida State University M.F.A. program (Dance)    
      
                                                 
2002 -    2004          Florida International University B.A. program (Dance)


Professional Training:


Ballet:          Tina Santos, Sheila Humphrey’s,  Anjali Austin

Modern:      Bambi Anderson, Jawole Zollar, Gerri Houlihan, Lynda Davis, Anthony Morgan, Dan   
                      Wagoner

Jazz:             Freddick Bratcher, Lees Hummel, Scottie Tittle-Cook, Roberto Dias

African:       Coreen Eto'o,  Sherone Price, Anita McBeth, Djoniba Mouflet, Njeri Plato

Caribbean:   Richard Gonzalez, Peniel Guerrier, Peter London, Cynthia Oliver

 
Administrative Experience:

2017 - 2018           Enrichment Program Department Chair; Indian Ridge Middle School; Davie, FL
 
2011                         Dance Director, Summer Arts Program; SUNY Potsdam; Potsdam, NY

2005 – 1998           Dance Director, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center; Miami, FL (scheduled   
                                 classes, supervised staff, wrote curriculum and counseled students)

 
Artistic Director:

2011 - Current           CariDanco

2003-  2000              Winds of Heritage Performing Arts Dance Company

 

Awards/Grants:

2015                             Primary Investigator: Fusion: Art and Social Justice Lecture Series
                                      Individual Teaching Grant, University of Utah, $3500.00        

2011                             Facul-TE Award (University Award)

2010                             Title III Professional Development Grant (University Award)

2010                             Facul-TE Award (University Award)

2005                             Black Graduate Student Orientation Award (Merit Based)

2003                             American Dance Festival Scholarship (Merit Based)


Teaching Experience:   

​2018- Current           Barry University (Adjunct Professor); Miami, FL

2017 - Current           Miami Dade College-Kendall (Adjunct Professor); Miami, FL

2015- Current           24 Hour Fitness (Zumba, Hip Hop, Body Pump); Fort Lauderdale, FL and NY, NY

2016 - 2018                Indian Ridge Middle School (Intensive Reading and Dance Teacher); Davie, FL
                     
2014 - 2015                University of Utah (One Year Visiting Professor); Salt Lake City, UT

 2014                            Texas Tech University (Guest); Lubbock, TX

2013                            Southern Methodist University (Adjunct Professor); Dallas, Texas:  Taught CaribFunk  
                                      
                                     The University of Georgia in Athens (Guest); Athens, Georgia: Taught CaribFunk, Jazz, and Dance Appreciation              

                                     The School of Contemporary Ballet Dallas;   Dallas, Texas: Taught Zumba  

2012                            The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Peck School of the Arts (Guest): 
                                   
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Taught CaribFunk, Modern and Composition    

                                     Texas Woman’s University Denton, Texas: Taught CaribFunk, Intro to Modern, Beginning Ballet, World Dance Forms (online                                           assisting) and Dance, Gender and Culture (online assisting)       

                                     University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado: Taught CaribFunk and Non- Western Dance Lecture  

2012- 2010                 SUNY Potsdam (Assistant Professor of Dance):  Potsdam, New York: Taught Ballet, Modern, and CaribFunk, Senior Project and                                       Composition 

2011                            Buffalo State College (The Ann Frank Project)
                                     Buffalo, New York: Taught CaribFunk

                                     Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
                                     Buffalo, New York: Taught CaribFunk

                                     Edna Manley School of Visual and Performing Arts
                                     Kingston, Jamaica: Taught CaribFunk

                                     Manhattan Theatre Lab High School
                                     New York, New York: Taught CaribFunk

                                     St. Lawrence County Arts Council
                                     Potsdam, New York: Taught Zumba®

                                     Clarkson University         
                                     Potsdam, New York: Taught CaribFunk

                                     St. Lawrence University
                                     Canton, New York: Taught CaribFunk and Zumba®

                                     Buffalo State College
                                     Buffalo, New York: Taught CaribFunk at The Anne Frank Project

                                     Hobart and William Smith Colleges
                                     Geneva, New York: Taught CaribFunk

2010                            Movema Dance Company
                                     Liverpool, England: Two-day workshop in CaribFunk

                                     Dance Away
                                     Liverpool, England: Taught CaribFunk

                                     92nd Street Y
                                     New York, New York: Taught Zumba®

                                     Wiggles and Giggles
                                     New York, New York: Taught Zumba®

                                     Brighton Ballet Theater
                                     Brooklyn, New York: Taught Hip Hop/Funk, Caribbean, and Zumba®

                                     Silhouette
                                     Bay Ridge, New York: Taught Zumba®

                                     Dance Theatre of Harlem
                                     New York, New York: Taught Modern and Caribbean

                                      Crunch Fitness
                                      New York, New York: Taught Global Grooves

                                       Bronx Charter School: After School Program
                                       Bronx, New York: Taught Hip Hop  

2009                              Berea Recreation Center
                                       Berea, Ohio: Taught  Zumba®

                                       Jackson School of the Arts
                                       Massillon, Ohio: Residency (Afro-Caribbean/African) (YouTube Footage)

                                        Roger Williams University
                                       Bristol, Rhode Island: Residency (CaribFunk), Zumba®

                                       Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
                                       New York, New York: Taught CaribFunk (YouTube Footage)

                                       Painted Bride Art Center
                                       Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Taught CaribFunk  

                                       Miss Kristin’s Dance Studio
                                       Avon Lake, Ohio: Taught CaribFunk, Zumba®

                                       The Gemini Center
                                       Fairview Park, Ohio: Taught Zumba® and CaribFunk

                                       Studio 11
                                       Cleveland, Ohio: Taught CaribFunk and Zumba®

                                       Cleveland Ballet Conservatory
                                       North Royalton, Ohio: Taught Modern, Zumba®, and Ballet

                                       STEPS Summer Program (University of Akron)
                                       Akron, Ohio: Taught Modern

                                       Seeds to Succeed Summer Program
                                       Cleveland, Ohio: Taught Hip Hop

                                       The Dance Institute (University of Akron)
                                       Akron, Ohio: Taught Modern and CaribFunk  

2008  -   Current         Diva Arts Academy
                                        Miami, Florida: Taught Ballet, Modern, and Caribbean

2005  -  1998                African Heritage Cultural Arts Center- Dance Director
                                         Miami, Florida: Taught Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Choreography, Dance                   
                                         Production and Choreography 

Choreographing Experience

2017                                 Womanifesto (8:00): A.I.R. Dance Conference; Miami, FL

                                           Womanifesto (8:00): Iowa Dance Festival: Coralville, IA

                                           Womanifesto (8:00): Akwaaba African Dance Festival: Houston, TX

2014                                 Spirit and Water in 4: (21:00): A dance theatre work exploring ritual,
                                         spirituality, and futurism; Salt Lake City, UT

2013                                 That Power: (4:00): A jazz group work that celebrates life in the midst                                                                                                                              sickness; Dallas, TX

                                        Sittin’ in the Middle: (4:00): A group Latin jazz work; Dallas, TX

                                          The Personal is Political (12:00):  An ethnographic performance                                                                                                                                     exploring oppression and resistance focusing on Caribbean popular                                                                                 culture as the lens for interpretation; Dallas, TX            

                                          Corporeal Discourse (4:00): The soloist breaks the ethno-cultural
                                        constructs of masculinity and femininity; Washington, DC

2012                                 Truth Don Die (7:00): An exploration of the Black females
                                        supposed “hyper-sexual” body; Potsdam, NY

2011                                 Blues for Mr. Charlie:  A swing and jazz exploration; Potsdam, NY

                                          Trinity-group: (10:22): A woman in a polygamous relationship searches     
                                        For home; Potsdam, NY

                                          Suite Soweto-group (10:20): A work exploring breast cancer and
                                        the acceptance of the female body; Potsdam, NY

2010                                 Trinity (excerpt)-solo (5:00): Afro fusion: New York, NY

Performing Experience:

 2017                                Dance Africa Miami (Olujimi Dance Theatre); Miami, FL

                                          Womanifesto (8:00): A.I.R. Dance Conference; Miami, FL

                                          Womanifesto (8:00): Iowa Dance Festival: Coralville, IA

 2016                                 Womanifesto (8:00): Akwaaba African Dance Festival: Houston, TX

2013                                 Corporeal Discourse: CaribFunk and World Grooves; Washington, D.C  
                                          (The Kennedy Center)   

                                           Corporeal Discourse: CaribFunk and World Grooves; Pittsburgh, PA
                                          (Black Existentialisms: Situating Black Existential Philosophy)

2012                                 Truth Don Die: CaribFunk; Potsdam, NY

2011                                  The Latin Jazz Ensemble/The Crane School of Music: Latin Jazz;
                                           Potsdam, NY

                                          Carnegie Science Hall; Contemporary; Washington, DC
                                          California Academy of Sciences: Contemporary; San Francisco, CA

2010                                Bates Dance Festival; Contemporary/Caribbean; Lewiston, ME

                                         Danspace Project Presents Academy Dances; Contemporary/Caribbean;   
                                         New York, NY 

                                         Central District Forum: Contemporary/Caribbean; Seattle, WA

                                         Dance Place: Contemporary/Caribbean; Washington, DC

2009                              Danspace Project/St. Marks Church: Contemporary/Caribbean;
                                        New York, NY

                                        Painted Bride Art Center; Philadelphia, PA             

Companies Worked/Performed With:

2017 - Current               Olujimi Dance Theatre

2010 - 2015                    Kristin McArdle Dance
                                         Marine Conservation and Bioluminescence    

2008- 2010                   Cynthia Oliver/COCo Dance Theatre
                                         Dance Theatre/Contemporary/Caribbean 

2008 – 2005                 Dance Repertory Theater (F.S.U.)
                                         Modern

2007                                Cedar Lake (F.S.U.) 
                                         Contemporary Ballet

2007                                Urban Bush Women (F.S.U)
                                         African/Modern

2006                                Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company (member)
                                         Modern

2005                                IFE ILE (guest)
                                         Afro- Cuban

2001 - 2000                    Sosyete Koukouy (guest)
                                         Haitian

1999 - 1998                    Dialu Dance Ensemble (member)
                                       African

1998 - 1997                    Black Door Dance Ensemble (member)
                                         Modern 

1997                                The Moving Company (member)
                                       Jazz  

Choreographic Residencies:

2009                               Roger Williams University; Bristol, RI 

 
Teaching Residencies:

2014                               Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX

2013                               Spare Works and Our Lady of the Lake University-International Folk
                                        Culture Center; San Antonio, TX

2012                               The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI

2009                               Roger Williams University; Bristol, RI

                                        Jackson School of the Arts; Massillon, OH

Works Presented:

2008                               Dig Deep: ACDFA SE Regional Concert A; Gainesville, FL

2003                               Senie: ACDFA SE Regional Informal Concert; Miami, FL      


Works Restaged:

2011                               Trinity: SUNY Potsdam

2009                               Trinity: Roger Williams University 

Collaborations:

2011                               The Junkanew Project

Adjudication Panels:     

2004 – 2002               National Arts Festival; Nassau, Bah

1999 - 1998                   NAACP ACT-SO Competition; Plantation, FL

Certification(s):

2017                               Dance K-12 (Florida)

2016                                Zumba and Body Pump

2014                               Woman's Studies Certificate
​
2009                               CPR Heartsaver AED


Memberships:
​

2016 – Current           Dance Caribbean Collective (Community Project Scholar Writer)

2015 - Current            Critical Ethnic Studies Association
 
2015  - Current           Cultural Studies Association

2014 - Current             Society of Dance History Scholars

2014 - Current             National Women’s Studies Association

2010 - Current            Congress on Research and Dance

2012                               National Association of the Advancement of Colored People

2012                               International Association of Blacks in Dance

2012                               American Association of Blacks in Higher Education

2009                               IDEA Health and Fitness

2009 –Current              National Dance Education Organization  

2009                               Dance/USA

Dance Reviews:

2009                               www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/arts/dance/19bamba.html

Conferences:

2017                              IFE-ILE Afro Cuban Dance and Music Conference
                                       Panel: Empowerment through Embodiment of the Goddess
                                       Paper Presentation (Accepted): Oshun: A Cross Cultural Experience in the
                                       Classroom: Miami, FL
 
2016                              Collegium for African Diasporic Dance (CAAD)
                                       CaribFunk: A New Feminist/Womanist Futuristic Technique in Dance 
                                       Studies at Duke University (taught CaribFunk)
                                       Durham, NC
 
2015                             Women in Dance Leadership Conference Paper Presentation
                                      (Accepted): “Invisible Identities and Intersectionality in
                                       Dance: Finding Voice in Higher Education”
                                       Baton Rouge, LA

                                       National Woman Studies Association Conference: Precarity
                                        Paper Presentation (Accepted):
                                       “Embodied Protest: Decolonial Dance Techniques in the 21st Century
 
                                        Milwaukee, WI
 
                                        The Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa’s 2015 El Mundo Zurdo
                                        Conference, Memoria y Conocimiento--Interdisciplinary Anzaldúan Studies: Archive, Legacy, and Thought: Paper                                                                Presentation     (Accepted):  “Finding Neplantla in Caribbean Cultural Performance”
                                        The University of Texas: Austin, TX
 
                                        Feminist Pedagogies Conference: Paper Presentation (Accepted):
                                       “Subversive Identities in Performance: Bridging Theory/Connecting
                                        Praxis.”
                                        CUNY Graduate Center; NY, NY
 
                                       Women’s Leadership Summit: Panelist
                                       Empowering Voice through Arts and Creativity
                                       The University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT

2013                              The International Association of Blacks in Dance; Panelist
                                       Washington, DC

                                       Black Existentialisms: Situating Black Existential Philosophy; Panelist
                                       Pittsburgh, PA

2011                              Edna Manley College/Rex Nettleford Inaugural Arts Conference; Presenter
                                       Kingston, Jamaica

                                       The Humanities and Sciences Department of the School of Visual Arts
                                        Presenter; New York, NY

2010                               Association of Dance of the African Diaspora; Presenter
                                        London, England

Dance Festivals: 

2017                             Dance Africa Miami: Miami, FL
                                      Taught: CaribFunk

2016                           Akwaaaba African Dance Festival; Houston, TX
​                                      Taught CaribFunk

2016                             Our Caribbean Spirit: New Traditions Dance Festival Caribbean Dance                                                                                 
                                      Collective: Brooklyn, NY
                                      Taught: CaribFunk

2015                             UDEO High School Dance Festival; Salt Lake City, UT


Article/Interviews:

2013                             http://www.movementresearch.org/criticalcorrespondence/blog/?p=7510 

2010                             www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20101211/DCO01/312119926


Publications (articles):

2016                           Carey, A. 2016.  Junkanoo and Carnival as Theoretical Frameworks: A
                                    Pedagogical Narrative in Society for Dance History Scholars: Conversations Across the Field of Dance Studies
 
                                     Visualizing Caribbean Performance (Jamaican  Dancehall and Trinidadian Carnival) as Praxis: An Autohistoria
                                      of KiKi’s Journey. National Dance Education Association/Journal of Dance Educators. vol (4):  pgs 129-138.
 
2015                            Carey, A. 2015. CaribFunk: A Melange of Caribbean
                                     Expressions in a New Dance Technique. Hemispheric Institute of
                                     Performance and Politics- Emisferica.
                                     http://hemisphericinstitute.org/hemi/en/emisferica-121-caribbean-rasanblaj/carey


2011                               The Journal of Pan African Studies (Special Edition on Dance)
                                        CaribFunk Technique: Afro-Caribbean Feminism, Caribbean Dance and 
                                        Popular Culture
                                        http://www.jpanafrican.com/docs/vol4no6/4.6-8CaribFunk.pdf

Publications (Book Chapters):

2018                             Carey, A. CaribFunk Technique: A New Feminist/Womanist Futuristic
                                      Technology in Black Dance Studies in Higher Education in the United
                                      States in Embodied Practice Book Project: Narratives in Black British Dance

2016                            Roots and Culture: Exploring Afro-Caribbean Music and Dance in the Classroom. In
                                     Teaching General Music: A K-12 Experience, eds. N. R. Robinson, Hal, S. &
                                     Spano, F. P. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

 Publications in Print:

2018                             Escape Routes and Roots to Freedom: Rewriting the Narrative of  The Vulgar Body in Writing the Body in Staging the Other:                                               Essays on  Corporeal Marking, Creating and Resisting. 
                       
Lectures/Presentations:

2017                           CaribFunk™ Technique
                                    Carnival Workshop: The University of Iowa
                                     Iowa City; IA
 
                                      CaribFunk™ Technique
                                      A.I.R. Dance Conference—Miami Dade College—Kendall
                                      Miami, FL
 
2015                            National Black Arts Festival: (Invited Participant)                      
                                     Symposium: “Dance Across the Diaspora: A Historical Lens on a
                                     Black Cultural Movement”: Teaching CaribFunk™                        
                                     Atlanta, GA
 
                                     The Power of the Hip Wine: Decolonizing Dance Curriculum in Higher
                                      Education:  Women and Gender Studies Lecture
                                      Rhode Island College; Providence, RI
 
2013                             The Urban League of Dallas: Institutional Racism
                                      Dallas, TX

                                      Troubling the Waters: Systemic Racism in Higher Education
                                      International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference; Washington, D.C. 

                                       Afrofusion  Technique: CaribFunk and Afrofuturism
                                       Black Existentialisms Conference; Pittsburgh, PA

2012                              Women and Gender Studies Lecture Series;
                                       SUNY Potsdam: Potsdam, NY

Blogs:

2017                              Our Caribbean Spirit: Chutney as Cultural Identity
                                      " The Spirit of Chutney: Cultural Identity Through Movement with Denyse
                                       Baboolal."
                                        https://ourcaribbeanspirit.wordpress.com/

2015                              “Technologies, Pedagogies, and Performances of  Resistance.” Critical Ethnic Studies Journal.
                                        http://www.criticalethnicstudiesjournal.org/blog/2015/8/19/technologies-pedagogies-and-performances-of-resistance

                                       “Invisible Identities: Coping and Finding Voice in Higher Education.” Critical Ethnic Studies Journal.
                                        http://www.criticalethnicstudiesjournal.org/blog/2015/9/2/invisible-identities-coping-and-finding-voice-in-higher-education
 
​Thesis Committee’s:
2015                            Tamara Williams
                                     Hollins University


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