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Ms Ella

@_msella_

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Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Educator
Founder, CEO, & Director @_socafusion
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Read what Ashleigh Gordon AD Emeritus of @castleskins is saying about Harnessing our Gardens and swipe to meet some of the interviewees. Purchase your copy at vladance.com/harnessingourgardens or using the link in my bio BOOK CREDITS Author & Editor - Victoria Lynn Awkward Illustrations - Katiana Rodriguez Contributing editor, author, advisor - Sarah “Nnenna Loveth” Nwafor Advisor - Angelique Motunrayo Folasade Àyìnkẹ́ C-Dina Advisor - Phaye Poliakoff-Chen Copy Editor - Flinn Eng Harnessing our Gardens is a way to tend to the garden that my ancestors have, and my descendants will, plant in, feed from, and play with. This art drawn by Katiana Rodriguez @boogie.down.baby reflects interviewees answers to the question, what do they connect to in the garden? Sunflower for @thevontasticpoler and the cover image of the book! Purchase your copy at vladance.com/harnessingourgardens or using the link in my bio Harnessing our Gardens is a way to tend to the garden that my ancestors have, and my descendants will, plant in, feed from, and play with. This art drawn by Katiana Rodriguez @boogie.down.baby reflects interviewees answers to the question, what do they connect to in the garden? Marigolds for Makeda Wallace @_keda247 Purchase your copy at vladance.com/harnessingourgardens or using the link in my bio Harnessing our Gardens is a way to tend to the garden that my ancestors have, and my descendants will, plant in, feed from, and play with. This art drawn by Katiana Rodriguez @boogie.down.baby reflects interviewees answers to the question, what do they connect to in the garden? Hibiscus for Ella Wechsler-Matthaei @_msella_ Purchase your copy at vladance.com/harnessingourgardens or using the link in my bio Harnessing our Gardens is a way to tend to the garden that my ancestors have, and my descendants will, plant in, feed from, and play with. This art drawn by Katiana Rodriguez @boogie.down.baby reflects interviewees answers to the question, what do they connect to in the garden? Sunflowers for Pearl Young @pearlyounggreen of @pearlmovementco Purchase your copy at vladance.com/harnessingourgardens or using the link in my bio
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This feeling ✨🧑🏽‍🩰
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Harnessing our Gardens is officially FOR SALE. Purchase using the link in my bio or going to vladance.com/harnessingourgardens Harnessing our Gardens gathers stories of resilience, pleasure, joy, and love through the lens of Black Femme movement artists. The collective message celebrates dance as a practice to combat the harshness of this world. Poems, essays, and interviews with 17 artists speak to thoughts on liberation: how we continue forward in the face of oppression, how we create and maintain belonging, and how we coexist with the Earth to protect its abundance. Author & Editor - Victoria Lynn Awkward Photography - @krisnevaeh Illustrations - @boogie.down.baby Contributing editor, author, advisor - @pleasure.as.compass Advisor - @angelofthearts Advisor - @poliakoffchen Copy Editor - @friezerburnt Nails hand painted - @nailafied @10piecenails Interviewees: Joanne “Mrs. JoJo” Caidor, Laila J. Franklin, Annalise “River” Guidry, Adrienne Hawkins, Sarah “Nnenna Loveth” Nwafor, Isaura Oliveira, Jenny Oliver, Ellice Patterson, Nailah Randall Bellinger, Lilly Rose Valore, Jessica Roseman, Saturn, Von, Makeda Wallace, Ella Wechsler-Matthaei, Pearl Young, & additional artists whose insights echo throughout its pages. Check the tags to follow!
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Congratulations to our winners @wordswithfab & @_msella_ !! You each get 2 tickets to see @melaniefiona this Friday at @citywinerybos !!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏽🎉🥳🍾🥂🪩💃🏽💃🏾 We look forward to enjoying this experience with you and your dates. We are in for a GREAT time!! Thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun, we wish we had enough tickets for everyone but who knows, maybe we need to bring Melanie back for another Estrogina or somethin, whatchu think?! 👀👀 To our true music lovers, especially R&B sanging down lovers, we hope to see y’all Friday too! Cheers to real music🥂🫶🏾🫶🏽
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Editing our team outing like a scary movie because it low key kinda was 😅🤣 One injury but all team members have been marked safe! 🫣😂
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9 years. Countless dances. Endless memories. One amazing community. ❤️ Thank you for rocking with Soca Fusion through every step, every fete, and every season. We’re just getting started. 🎉✨ #SocaFusion
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🔥🍑Bam Bam🍑🔥 Step into a reality where "The ting so real, yuh cyah behave yourself" 🥽 Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the music used in this video. All rights belong to the respective copyright owners. No copyright infringement intended. Choreographer and Director: Matthew Mc Clean @ugk_matt Dance Cast (Voicey Angels) Kelsey Mc Clean @ugq_kels Marie Kember @mariexky Regina-Marie Valere @reginamarievalere Halle O’Garro @hallexmarie Giselle Pascall @dancergirl_gizzy Jamila McKenzie @jimmy.ch0o Alyssa Branker @alyssa_branker Khandelle Smith @Khandi_mania Ella Wechsler-Matthaei  @_msella_ Actor: Fabian Birch @fabian_birch Videographer and Editor: Hamid Rahman @hamidxda Music: Bam Bam by @voicetheartiste x @machelmontano x @litleboy_howwelooking Location: @gamebustersltdsocial Special Thanks to: Roshan Ramcharan  Shawna Mitchell Akeisha Byng-Danzell Chris Danzell #dance #Soca #UGK #Voice #machelmontano
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BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! June 28, 2026 1 - 4pm at Urban Farming Institute in Boston, MA. Register for free (or with a donation) using the link in my bio. Space is limited - get your spot now! Over the past year and a half, I’ve been working on a book: “Harnessing our Gardens” and it’s time to share it with you all. The first picture is the BOOK COVER!!! Storytellers, caregivers, world creators, and narrative disruptors, Black Femme dancers hold unique perspectives on our culture. “Harnessing our Gardens” is a collection of essays, poems, and conversations with Black Femme movement artists that archive the necessity, impact, and journey of these artists. SWIPE to see the talented artists whose stories are within this book. 🌻 Author/Editor - Victoria Lynn Awkward 🌻 Contributing editor, author & advisor - Sarah “Nnenna Loveth” Nwafor @pleasure.as.compass 🌻 Illustrations - Katiana Rodriguez-Veytsman @boogie.down.baby 🌻 Advisors - Angelique Motunrayo Folasade Àyìnkẹ́ C-Dina and Phaye Poliakoff-Chen @angelofthearts @poliakoffchen 🌻 Copy Editor - Flinn Eng 🌻 Funding - Mass Humanities: Expand Massachusetts Stories @masshumanities 🌻 Thank you to additional artists whose insights echo throughout the “Harnessing our Gardens” pages
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We’re bringing the vibes with TWO ways to move with us this summer: Fit Fete Saturdays + Community Dance Tuesday Classes 💃🏽✨ 🔥 FIT FETE SUMMER CLASSES High-energy cardio, soca vibes, sweating, whining, and pure bacchanal energy. 📍Malibu Beach 🕙 Saturdays at 10AM ✨ COMMUNITY DANCE CLASSES Open-level choreo classes focused on movement, culture, confidence, and community. 📍Community Arts Center – Cambridge 🕖 Tuesdays | 7PM–8:30PM Whether you’re coming to sweat, learn choreography, meet new people, or just free up your spirit for the summer — there’s a place for you here ❤️ Grab your spot through the link in bio before classes fill up! #SocaFusion #FitFete #BostonDanceClasses #CambridgeEvents #CommunityThroughDance
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Our JETFAM is really like that 😤‼️ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐒 🔗 in BIO for a FREE Intro Session or Contact us: 📧 𝐰𝐞@𝐣𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 📱617-652-0107 📍435 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐀 📍𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭 𝐱 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐱𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐀 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐉𝐄𝐓𝐁𝐎𝐒.𝐜𝐨𝐦 🛫
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Fit Fete is more than a workout… it’s vibes, support, and a whole room moving together @_msella_ will make sure of that💃🏽🙌🏽 🗓 Tomorrow | 11AM–12PM 📍 JET Boston (Roxbury) 🎟 Register on Eventbrite - link in bio! See you tomorrow SF fam 💛 #SocaFusion #FitFete #FusionFam #CommunityVibes #BostonFitness
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Detox your way to the beautiful you naturally. Experience the magic of touch with a facial sculpting and buccal massage. Non invasive Rejuvenation without injection Light osteopathic effect Improved facial posture #natural #beauty #noninvasive #facial #explore @_msella_ @proageaestheticsacademy
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