Come Share a "Precious Moment" with us this month November 2015

WELCOME TO "PRECIOUS MOMENTS" 

THIS MONTH - NOVEMBER  2015

THOUGHTS OF THE WEEK: I am a student of life ... I share my daily lessons out loud, sometimes through words, writings, songs, and dance. Humbly sending it out in the universe, where you all vibrate it back in ways that penetrate my soul beyond belief with the greatest pain and grandest ecstasy. All gifts for which I am truly grateful ...SWAHA!!!

MUSIC FOR THE MONTH: 
CLICK ON LINK AND ENJOY : 


FAITH - TASHA PAGE LOCKHART

MARVIN SAPP - YES YOU CAN!!!
FAMILY CHECK THE  LYRICS OUT... WONT HE DO IT ..."NUFF SAID!!!!"

HE SAYS, WE CAN, I KNOW, WE WILL, TRIUMPH OVER THE ENEMY ...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH:

"CommINunity" PROGRAMS AND  UPDATES: "PIECES   OF   PONO"

INFORMAL STUDIO SHOWING

DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, MUSIC AND DIALOGUE ON THE PONO PRINCIPLE...

GRATITUDE 

DECEMBER 1, 2015 FROM 7:00 - 8:30 P.M.

IN HONOR OF WORLD AIDS DAY

WADLEIGH SECONDARY SCHOOL - DANCE STUDIO 

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15 WEST 114TH STREET 

(BETWN.  ADAM CLAYTON POWELL & FREDERICK 

DOUGLASS BLVD. )

"PONO...harmony restored"  WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR OUR FALL/WINTER   PROGRAMS!!!  PLEASE MAKE YOUR END OF YEAR  DONATION  REV. AZIZA AND THE DEF DANCE JAM COMMUNITY CREATIVE FELLOWSHIPS! THIS SUMMER! WHEN YOU ARE OBEDIENT! AND GOD USES YOU!  AND SELFLESS SERVICE IS YOUR CALL! ummmmm  DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE.

WORK IN PROGRESS REEL OF "TOUCH ... to feel your words" 

SEND YOUR GIFT TO:

DDJW INCORPORATED

P.O. BOX 3092

PERCY SUTTON STATION

NEW YORK, NY 10027

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK

TO MAKE  DONATION OR  BOOK A PERFORMANCE USE OUR  PAYPAL ACCOUNT: DDJW INCORPORTED 

$20/20TH CLUB 

 

"DUETS, DO IT'S, DO ETC... Artivism"

PERFORMANCE PREMIERE - MAY 2014

 

KIND SIGNS TRILOGY TRAILOR

BOOK A PERFORMANCE AND HELP US CELEBRATE OUR 20TH ANIVERSARY IN 2014 

 

SEND YOUR GIFT TO:

DDJW INCORPORATED

P.O. BOX 3092

PERCY SUTTON STATION

NEW YORK, NY 10027

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK

TO MAKE  DONATION OR  BOOK A PERFORMANCE USE OUR  PAYPAL ACCOUNT: DDJW INCORPORTED 

DDJW "CommINunity" HIGHLIGHTS

SISTER AZIZA RECEIVES THE

DR. BETTY SHABAZZ COMPASS AWARD

DEF DANCE JAM 20TH ANNIVERSARY

BUTTERFLY GALA- MAY 16, 2014



EDMONDS ART ZAZZLE.COM STORE

JIM EDMONDS

OK. HE IS NOT A FOUNDING MEMBER BUT HE HAS BEEN WITH US A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG TIME. AND WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH. PLEASE CLICK ON LINK ABOVE AND SUPPORT HIS VISUAL ART SITE. HIS WORK IS INCREDIBLE AND HE IS SELLING THE DDJW COME/PASSION POSTER.

 WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE  

DEF DANCE JAM COMMUNITY

CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP

AS WE CELEBRATE

THIS SEASON OF LOVE WITH

 DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP

FALL/WINTER PROGRAMS

OCTOBER 1- JUNE 30, 2015

 WORKSHOPS  FOR , TODDLERS, YOUTH AND ADULTS

  REGISTRATION-$65

PROGRAM FEE BASED ON PLACEMENT

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF CREATIVE FELLLOWSHIP THROUGH OUR MANY WORKSHOPS

CELEBRATING LIFE, CHALLENGE AND DIFFERENT-ABILITIES FOR 18 YEARS!!!

DEF DANCE JAM  WORKSHOP (ON SITE)

FALL/WINTER  PROGRAM -MONDAY & TUESDAY - 5:30 - 8:30PM

  DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP/YOUNG JAMMERS (ON SITE)

FALL/WINTER  PROGRAM -SATURDAY 11AM - 2:30 PM 

 DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP/ SIGNING SAGES

FALL/WINTER  PROGRAM 

  FRIDAY'S 11-11:45 AM (OFF SITE) CARTER BURDEN CENTER- 74th ST. AND 1st AVE.

*NEW WEDNESDAY CLASS  -NOON-1:00PM
 JOHN PAUL II SENIOR CENTER-141 ST. ADAM CLAYTON POWELL 

 

SPIRIT DANCE/SAGE  "CommINunity" CLASS

MONDAY'S FROM 7:30 - 8:30 PM

SPIRIT DANCE new format longer class, co-taught by Aziza and members of DDJW community and  Vocal coach Marlon Saunders  is a  challenging mind, body and spirit WORKOUT, an uplifting evening of fellowship that combines Meditation, Yoga, African, Contemporary and Praise Dance combined, vocalization with American Sign Language.

KINGS COOKING VIDEO 2013

ANOTHER DDJW CommINunity PROJECT

DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP DOCUMENTARY 

DEF DANCE JAM DOCUMENTARY CLICK ON THIS LINK T OR PICTURE TO VIEW

STAY ON THE BATTLEFIELD VIDEO

Aziza/Def Dance Jam Workshop - Stay on the Battlefield -2011

CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE VIDEO

Aziza/Def Dance Jam workshop, Stay On the Battlefield

With Guest Artists Artist and Activist, Women Making A Difference

Finale Section of "Tale of the Rainbow Butterflies" Sheroes Assata Shakur and Minerva Mirabal, 

A'COMMinUnity' Project by Aziza, 2011 Women Making  A Difference

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM

 

DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP

PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GREETING FROM AZIZA AND 

THE DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP FAMILY

HOLIDAY GREETINGS:

DURING THIS SEASON OF GIVING PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING YOUR HOLIDAY DONATION TO

DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP.

WE APPRECIATE AND HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

PEACE, LOVE, RESPECT AND FAITH,
AZIZA AND THE DDJW FAMILY

SEND YOUR GIFT TO:

DDJW INCORPORATED

P.O. BOX 3092

PERCY SUTTON STATION

NEW YORK, NY 10027

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK
TO MAKE YOUR DONATION WITH PAY PAL

DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP - SUMMER 2011

DEF DANCE JAM WORKSHOP - SUMMER FUN 2011

WE HAD A GREAT!!! SUMMER FULL OF  LAUGHTER, NEW PARTNERSHIPS, MANY CHANGES AND PROFOUND CREATIVE MOMENTS AS WE DELVED INTO OUR NEW PROJECT

"VERSED IN 4 GIVE NESS"

THE FULL WORK WILL PREMIERE IN MAY 2012.

DDJW HAD THE HONOR TO WORK WITH 4 GUEST ARTISTS AS THEY BROUGHT THEIR GIFTS AND DIVERSE  STYLISTIC APPROACHES TO EXPLORE THE THEME OF "FORGIVENESS" 

DDJW TAUGHT DANCE AND SIGN LANGUAGE TO OVER 150 STUDENTS FROM CAMPS AROUND THE CITY AT OUR WADLEIGH BEACON SITE.  WE ALSO PROVIDED CLASSES TO UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR CASE AIDES AT THE SPACE OF OUR NEWEST STRATEGIC ALLIANCE- SISTER'S UPTOWN BOOKSTORE AND CULTURAL CENTER.



DDJW BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOSTED OUR SUMMER FUNdraiser

IT WAS "A TASTIC"

LUNCH N' LAUNCH

A PERFECT HOT SUMMER DAY FOR  GUEST TO BRING THERE MOST DECORATIVE FAN TO THE SPACIOUS COURTYARD OF NEWSONG LEARNING PARTNERSHIP A SMALL OASIS BETWEEN BUILDINGS IN THE  CENTER OF HARLEM. THE BOARD OUT DID THEMSELVES WITH DECORATIONS, RAFFLE PRIZES AND GREAT FOOD. DDJW PERFORMED EXCERPTS FROMTHE NEW WORK - "VERSED IN 4 GIVE NESS" WHICH WAS RECEIVED WITH A GREAT RESPONSE AND MUCH ENTHUSIASM AT THE END OF THE SHOWING, FOLLOWED BY GREAT DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK, AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE REQUESTED  TO WRITE  HAIKUS ON FORGIVENESS THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE FULL PRODUCTION. "VERSED IN 4 GIVE NESS" - is a work that illuminates the purpose of forgiving. Set to four Musical Movment (Jazz, Classical, Gospel and world music) "Versed in 4 Give Ness"  uses dance, storytelling, amercian Sign Language and Sacred Verses as a creative contemplation of how and why forgive.It is a work that was inspired by forgiveness, and we hope will inspire forgiveness in its own right. FULL PRODUCTION WILL PREMIERE IN MAY  2012.

IYA DARCEL WON MOST DECORATIVE FAN, BUT SHE GIFTED IT TO YOURS TRULY  ... SOOOOOOOOOOO YOU KNOW HOW THAT PLAYED OUT  heheheheheheheh ......

 OUR YOUNG JAMMER'S CAME OUT TO SUPPORT AS SERVERS, DDJW SUMMER INTERNS EXPEREINCED MANY ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM SOME EVEN GOT TO PERFORM, I WAS SO HONORED AND BLESSED WITH THE PRESENCE OF WORLD RENOUNED JAZZ BASSIST CARLINE RAY SHE IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION AND SHEROE FOR ME. DDJW & GUEST ARTIST TECH REHEARSAL ...



  

 

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