About this Event
We absolutely love any opportunity to celebrate kindness and love! Join us with loving community members Christopher Caldwell, founder of House of Ovations and Jaime Castellanos, owner of My Painted House as they guides us through cultivating our creativity that is already within!
Join us for a vibrant celebration of Pride as we host an exhilarating Vogue Dance Class and Record Painting Workshop! Immerse yourself in the electrifying world of voguing, where expressive movement and fierce style take center stage. Led by experienced instructors, you'll learn iconic vogueing techniques and choreography in a supportive and inclusive environment.
After working up a sweat on the dance floor, unleash your creativity in our Record Painting Class. Channel the spirit of Pride as you transform vinyl records into colorful works of art, guided by our talented artists. Dance to the beat of queer anthems as you paint, mingle, and embrace the joy of self-expression.
Whether you're a seasoned voguer or a novice painter, this event is for everyone who wants to celebrate Pride in style. Come strut your stuff, make some art, and join us in spreading love and acceptance through dance and creativity!
About the incredible artists:
Christopher Scott Caldwell is the founder of Ovations Global Network INC, a not – for- profit 501(c)(3) an alliance of artists, art makers, investors, and activists have devoted to their platform to mobilizing the unifying qualities of dance to positively affect public quality of life for all. His clients include:
• Grammy lifetime achievement award winners
• So You Think You Can Dance
• founders of major Fitness Brands
• performers on network TV and from stages across the globe
• internationally accredited dance pioneers
• TED X speakers
Long before devoting his work full-time to Ovations Global Network, Christopher was using dance and storytelling to affect public quality of life for his diverse growing community. He has received several honors for his "responsible excellence in the achievement of leadership and community development and community exposure of culture through the arts" including "Young Artist of the Year" and the Coca-Cola "Real Thing" Award.
Over the years he has toured the US and abroad working with some of the industries most acclaimed choreographers and entertainers including: The Whispers, Bill T Jones, Lynn Simonson, Mia Michaels, Kumari Suraj, Viktor Manoel, and Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor.
Christopher is a certified practitioner of the Simonson Method of Teacher Training, and is board certified in 12 Dances via Fred Astaire International. His self-created Hip Hop Cardio work-out, newly partnered by Fit Bit and their Wondercise App is available worldwide.
In addition to being an educator, Christopher creates dances and shows. His choreography has been performed across the US, Japan, Jamaica, and on major TV networks. He has also founded Florida's first and only international dance festival dedicated to the cultural education and preservation of 60’s 70’s and 80’s underground street dance styles born from LGBT pioneers.
Currently, Christopher can be found curating Florida’s International What the Punk Fest, and their LGBT Safe Space Initiatives as part of his not-for-profit.
He currently lives in Palm Beach, Florida at the House of Ovations.
www.ovationsglobalnetwork.org www.WTPUNK.com
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Jaime Maria Castellanos is an educator with over 15 years experience in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties in both private and public schools. Jaime earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Florida State University and a Master of Science in Exceptional Student Education from the University of Miami. As Jaime has taught in different settings, she realized her passion was educating students with disabilities. Their challenges motivated her to think outside the box and create an environment which would best serve their learning.
Through the years and after departing from the public school sector, Jaime found a spot in Early Childhood education within a Montessori setting which is her happy place. Educating 2.5 to 6 year old children has become her passion and fills her heart. Independent and creative learning has driven her to use her creativity and artistic abilities to assist throughout the community.
Juneteenth of 2021, Jaime met Pranati Kumar at her charming bookshop, Rohi’s Readery. After a year of very trying and exhausting times, Jaime found a space and a friend that inspired and allowed her to reach the community and for this she is eternally grateful. Social issues within our community and creating a safe space for ALL children has become a center part of what motivates Jaime within her instructional mind and influences.
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"We read something We learn something We share it with the world!"
We are committed to the intersectionality of all communities: including the LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, neurodiverse, disability, immigrant, refugee, and allied community. We are committed to celebrating love, joy, and human connection. If there is an accommodation you are seeking for the event please let us know. Our goal is to facilitate spaces for inclusion and kindness.
The mission of Rohi's Readery is to provide accessibility to all through the love of critical literacy, the talents and gifts of the community, and educational programming. Thus, programming is FREE (paid for by Rohi's Readery) unless otherwise stated on the event site. Donations are appreciated and will go back into Revolutionary Educational Programming.
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See you soon Revolutionary Readers!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rohi's Readery, 700 South Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, United States
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