Moving Spirits, Inc.

06/06/2026

05/26/2026

Join Moving Spirits, Inc. on Saturday, June 27th at Gibney Dance at 7pm.

✨Moving Spirits Past & Present✨

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📸 BT Twitty

05/14/2026

"No one can hear a broken drum." -Ugandan Proverb
This proverb teaches us that it is often that a broken and oppressed person's voice goes unheard, but the LAVAGEM Celebration reminds us that our work in community supports healing, resolution, accountability and reclamation. The community becomes the powerful voice of one, together.

The Spirit of the Drum, brings the vibration and power to ignite those changes. We gather in community to make sure that we see, listen, learn and grow together.

"When the drumbeat changes, the dance changes." -Ghanaian Proverb
We listen, we adapt, we change. We thrive.

Thank you to the custodians of the Drums:
Mestre Zé Ricardo. Mestra Dandha da Hora. Mestre Jelon. Mestre Alegria. Mestre Luciano Xavier. Caíque Vidal, Mama Beverly, and Icaro.
To all of the Master Dance Teachers who are also caretakers of the drum, Mestra Rosangela Silvestre. Mestra Nildinha Fonseca. Rainha Vania Oliveira. We give thanks.

O Tambor Que Toca 🥁

LAVAGEM Celebration 2026

05/13/2026

Tamara Williams, Founder & Artistic Director - Moving Spirits, Inc.
Award-winning choreographer, author, scholar, and community-engaged artist specializing in African Diaspora dance traditions, embodied research, and intergenerational performance practices.
Internationally recognized for choreography, teaching, cultural exchange initiatives, and scholarship presented throughout the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Jamaica, Switzerland, Trinidad, Benin, and Serbia.

📷 Photo captured by the phenomenal Brian BT Twitty

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05/12/2026

I am a 2026 Gambrell Faculty Fellow. This fellowship is awarded annually by the Charlotte Urban Institute with support from The Gambrell Foundation. I am among 10 faculty in the seventh cohort of the Gambrell Fellowships, which funds projects that address the question “what does it mean to live a good life?” in the Charlotte region.

My project, “Embodied Resilience: African Diaspora Dance for Women’s Health and Community in Charlotte”, is aimed to heal, reaffirm identity and build community among Black women in Charlotte through teaching traditional Black and African diasporic dances. The project will examine a wide range of health impacts, focusing on mental health issues among a group of women ages 18 to 25 and physical health issues among a group of women ages 32 to 45.

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"I’ve been working in the Tuckaseegee community as well as other communities around Charlotte for years [and] have listened to women talk about the disparities between their knowledge of their own cultural movement practices due to eradication and education systems, and how those practices might ameliorate their physical health and mental health,” Williams told the Urban Institute. “We are [also] working with local healthcare providers that will meet with the women and share resources to continue their healthcare practices in hopes to provide sustainable practices in our communities."

This is the meaningful work that centers sisterhood, education and wellness. ❤️ Many thanks to Dr. Tinka Barnes for sharing with us, Baba Freddy and Ìyá Karen. Special shout-out to the lovely women I've been working with since March.

05/11/2026

Join us in New York City as Moving Spirits, Inc. celebrates 15 years of dance, storytelling and cultural preservation.

This special anniversary performance honors the spirit and traditions of Black dance while reflecting on the company’s journey from its earliest NYC performances to its continued global impact through the arts of the African diaspora.

🗓 Saturday, June 27
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Gibney Dance

🔗 Moving Spirits, Inc. Past & Present Tickets:
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Celebrate 15 years of Moving Spirits, honoring our dance traditions, past works, and present voices through performance at Gibney Dance.

05/05/2026

This Divine Black woman. A Mother. A Matriarch. A Sacred Nurturer. A community pillar.
blesses us each year during the LAVAGEM Celebration in powerful movements. We learn the significance, we learn the history, we learn to support each other in community.

We are grateful for your presence, influence, and teachings always 💕

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Esta mulher negra divina. Uma Mãe. Uma Matriarca. Uma Nutridora Sagrada. Um pilar da comunidade.
nos abençoa a cada ano, durante a Celebração da LAVAGEM, com movimentos poderosos. Aprendemos o significado, aprendemos a história, aprendemos a apoiar uns aos outros em comunidade.

Somos gratos por sua presença, influência e ensinamentos, sempre.

02/04/2026

Grateful ❤️

01/30/2026

Join me in wishing my sis a Happy Born Day!! Your artistry and determination are so admirable. 🫶🏿 May you continue to live in abundant blessings - longevity, prosperity, support, and new opportunities!! Love you 🎉🖤🎈