Projects & Community
Migration has inspired my artist work and dancing.
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My ability to communicate and engage in Scotland has been through dance. The opportunity to work and connect with local communities has been through this art. Dance has empowered myself and others through my teaching and self-reflection what dance has done for me.
'A place for Us'
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Part of The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2024 'In/Visible,'
Film screening followed by a discussion and dance workshop.
Short documentary answering the questions – Are we really here? – Do we belong? - followed by a moderated and informal conversation between participants as they delve deeper into how these themes impact not only Latin Americans but also minority groups or invisible communities living in Scotland.
This dialogue aims to foster a deeper understanding and empathy among the attendees, and to reach more audiences in Scotland, promoting the visibility of minority groups here, and fostering a feeling of belonging.
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The afternoon culminates in a restorative dance and storytelling workshop, providing a moment of reflection and relaxation.
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The Beauty/ The Journey
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Nancy’s work, The beauty seeks to explore and experiment with the idea of finding beauty in diversity, contextualised by Nancy’s experience in migrating and the resulting mixture of feelings; confusion, wonder and having to reconsider her identity.
She will be bringing together two apparently disparate dance cultures and finding the similarities between them; Mexican urban rhythms (which represent the space and the culture she grew up in) and Bellydance (an art form in which she has found joy, self-acceptance, empowerment and feeling of belonging to a collective).​
We’re here, We belong & We dance:
Latino Dance Project
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Part of Refugee Festival Scotland
Our dance show will platform a minority group that is still not represented in Scotland: Latin Americans (LA). We are here, we make art, and we also make Glasgow.
We as migrants, and part of us are also refugees, hope we can make Scotland our home. We want to share our cultural background, dances, and joy. We dance as a way to communicate and to be integrated.
We want to show our Latin fiesta, where every feeling and emotion is transformed into a rhythm and can be danced, and even the saddest experiences are converted to the most powerful beats that bring joy and hope.
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Director: Nancy Jacinto (Nancy Ahmar)
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Photographer: Roque Neto
Latino Dance Project
Women who have the spirit of representing through dance our community.
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I see dance as a way to empower ourselves and as a way to build relationships, but also to communicate, where every feeling and emotion is transformed into a rhythmical move. Like a Latin fiesta where the saddest experiences are converted to the most powerful beats.
Photographers:
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An event created by Latin American Connections
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STRUT Kids by Megahertz
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A kid’s version of their outdoor dance procession to the streets of Govanhill.
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A night time outdoor performance and mobile projection parade by Megahertz presented in Govanhill and Pollokshields.
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A show representing personal dances for people from different backgrounds settled in Glasgow.
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Photographers: Brian Hartley, Simon Murphy
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Producers: Feral
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Part of DIG 21 @glasgowtramway
Workshops for Women's groups (MILK Cafe)
As a woman of colour from Latin America, I have experienced and confronted adaptation processes in a new country. Therefore, my workshops are focused on addressing race and gender equality issues by externalizing emotions, representing what is the primary feeling in the present moments, regardless of physical condition, colour, religion, and language.