Author: Kayla Harley, Dance Scholar and Community Leader

A Phoenix Rises in the U.S. Virgin Islands – The Full Circle Story

December 8, 2022By Kayla Harley, Dance Scholar and Community LeaderCase Studies

Note: In October of 2018, dance scholar and community leader Kayla Harley wrote a PAR Case Study “Keeping Dance Alive After Loss in the U.S. Virgin Islands.” This new article brings the story full circle. It was my first time on a small charter plane. I was leaving the main island of St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin … Read More

Keeping Dance Alive After Loss in the U.S. Virgin Islands

October 28, 2018By Kayla Harley, Dance Scholar and Community LeaderRecovery

In August of 2018 the International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc. (IABD) posted an online call for support within their membership pool entitled Keep Dance Alive. The damages, devastation, and loss due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria forced establishments like the Music in Motion School of Higher Dance Education in St. Croix, US Virgin … Read More