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Dance Sba
Name: Khadejra Golding
Subject: Performing Arts
Teacher: Ms. Reid
1st Draft Due: 2/5/13
Acknowledgement
I would first and foremost like to thank God for guiding me and keeping me safe during the time of conducting the SBA. I would also like to thank Him for blessing me with the required tools to complete this assignment. I would like to thank my mother for helping me to get in contact with Kerry-Ann and also helping me preparing questions to conduct my interview. I would also like to thank Kerry-Ann for taking the time out to answer my questions. Last and certainly not least I would like to thank Ms. Reid for giving me the guidelines as to how to complete this SBA.

Introduction
Kerry-Ann Henry is the female judge in the Dancin’ Dynamites Competition. She is a trained dance teacher with dance techniques ranging from Modern to Afro-Haitian and Jazz. A Professional Dance teacher, who has worked with prestigious institutions such as the Springs Dance Co. (London), Salvation Army, East Anglia, (England), National Dance Theatre Co. (Jamaica), and Islington Arts Factory (London), has performed and choreographed dances such as The Lion King and Dansepyenu is as multitalented and multifaceted as they come. She currently holds a MA in Theatre and Development from the University of East Anglia and a Dip. Ed since 2009 at the Edna Manley School of the Visual and Performing Arts. She is a Director at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.
Master of Education Education (M.E.T.) in Education Technology, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; Master of Art (M.A.) in Theatre and Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mathematics (major), The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica; Diploma Dance in Education (Dip. Ed.), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Jamaica

Bibliography * http://www.dancindynamites.com/host-judges *



Bibliography: * http://www.dancindynamites.com/host-judges * http://www.emc.edu.jm/emcws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=76 * Rationale Since I was a child I have always been active in the way of dancing. During the year of 2006, the show Dancin’ Dynamites began to air on TVJ. I tuned in to this program every Sunday and developed a liking for the harsh but fair judge, Kerry-Ann Henry. This activity has given me the chance to learn more about Ms. Henry and learn a lot more about her. Appendix

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