>>> WELCOME BACK TO "HOUSTON >>> WELCOME BACK TO "HOUSTON LIFE". >>> WELCOME BACK TO "HOUSTON LIFE". AS WE WRAP UP THE LAST WEEK OF LIFE". AS WE WRAP UP THE LAST WEEK OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I GOT A AS WE WRAP UP THE LAST WEEK OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I GOT A LESSON WITH THE DRUM ENSEMBLE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, I GOT A LESSON WITH THE DRUM ENSEMBLE HERE IN HOUSTON. LESSON WITH THE DRUM ENSEMBLE HERE IN HOUSTON. I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HERE IN HOUSTON. I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXPRESSIONS.
I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXPRESSIONS. WITH EVERY BEAT OF THE DRUM, AND EXPRESSIONS. WITH EVERY BEAT OF THE DRUM, AND EACH STEP OF MOVEMENT EXPRESSES WITH EVERY BEAT OF THE DRUM, AND EACH STEP OF MOVEMENT EXPRESSES THE MEANING OF AFRICAN CULTURE. EACH STEP OF MOVEMENT EXPRESSES THE MEANING OF AFRICAN CULTURE. THE MEANING OF AFRICAN CULTURE. THEY HAVE BEEN SHOWCASING SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN SHOWCASING SINCE 2004. THEY HAVE BEEN SHOWCASING SINCE 2004. >> I HAD STARTED TO LEARN TWO 2004. >> I HAD STARTED TO LEARN TWO TECHNIQUES OF TRADITIONAL DANCE >> I HAD STARTED TO LEARN TWO TECHNIQUES OF TRADITIONAL DANCE AT THE SAME TIME. TECHNIQUES OF TRADITIONAL DANCE AT THE SAME TIME. SOUTH AFRICAN AND WEST AFRICAN. AT THE SAME TIME. SOUTH AFRICAN AND WEST AFRICAN. >> Reporter: THERE WAS NO SOUTH AFRICAN AND WEST AFRICAN. >> Reporter: THERE WAS NO REPRESENTATION OF WEST AFRICAN >> Reporter: THERE WAS NO REPRESENTATION OF WEST AFRICAN DANCE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON REPRESENTATION OF WEST AFRICAN DANCE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON WHICH SENT CHRISTINA ON A DANCE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON WHICH SENT CHRISTINA ON A MISSION.
WHICH SENT CHRISTINA ON A MISSION. >> GOT TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER MISSION. >> GOT TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DANCER, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE >> GOT TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER DANCER, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE DRUMMERS YOU WILL SEE LATER ON DANCER, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE DRUMMERS YOU WILL SEE LATER ON WE STARTED TO DANCE COMPANY. DRUMMERS YOU WILL SEE LATER ON WE STARTED TO DANCE COMPANY. >> Reporter: THIS DANCE WE STARTED TO DANCE COMPANY. >> Reporter: THIS DANCE COMPANY HAS SINCE BEEN >> Reporter: THIS DANCE COMPANY HAS SINCE BEEN RECONNECTING CURRENT AND FUTURE COMPANY HAS SINCE BEEN RECONNECTING CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO THE HISTORY AND RECONNECTING CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF AFRICA ALONG WITH GENERATIONS TO THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF AFRICA ALONG WITH TRANSITIONS AND CURRENT TRADITIONS OF AFRICA ALONG WITH TRANSITIONS AND CURRENT APPLICATIONS THROUGH DANCE, DRUM TRANSITIONS AND CURRENT APPLICATIONS THROUGH DANCE, DRUM AND CULTURALLY EDUCATED APPLICATIONS THROUGH DANCE, DRUM AND CULTURALLY EDUCATED PERFORMANCES.
AND CULTURALLY EDUCATED PERFORMANCES. >> EACH COUNTRY CAN CONTAIN AS PERFORMANCES. >> EACH COUNTRY CAN CONTAIN AS MANY ETHNIC GROUPS AS POSSIBLE. >> EACH COUNTRY CAN CONTAIN AS MANY ETHNIC GROUPS AS POSSIBLE. IT IS A VERY RICH, AND VERY MANY ETHNIC GROUPS AS POSSIBLE. IT IS A VERY RICH, AND VERY AMAZING AND DYNAMIC PLACE. IT IS A VERY RICH, AND VERY AMAZING AND DYNAMIC PLACE. A LOT OF STUDENTS, YOUNG FOLKS, AMAZING AND DYNAMIC PLACE. A LOT OF STUDENTS, YOUNG FOLKS, AND OLD FOLKS REALLY DON’T HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS, YOUNG FOLKS, AND OLD FOLKS REALLY DON’T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE, OR EDUCATION AND OLD FOLKS REALLY DON’T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE, OR EDUCATION ABOUT THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.
ANY KNOWLEDGE, OR EDUCATION ABOUT THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA. >> Reporter: CHRISTINA HAS ABOUT THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA. >> Reporter: CHRISTINA HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR OVER 20 >> Reporter: CHRISTINA HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND USES THAT TO CREATE BEEN PERFORMING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND USES THAT TO CREATE PASSION AND DRIVE IN OTHERS. YEARS AND USES THAT TO CREATE PASSION AND DRIVE IN OTHERS. >> TRADITIONAL DANCE IS ONE OF PASSION AND DRIVE IN OTHERS. >> TRADITIONAL DANCE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EMPOWERS ME AS >> TRADITIONAL DANCE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EMPOWERS ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL. THE THINGS THAT EMPOWERS ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL. WHEN I TEACH STUDENTS, THE YOUNG AN INDIVIDUAL. WHEN I TEACH STUDENTS, THE YOUNG FOLKS ESPECIALLY.
WHEN I TEACH STUDENTS, THE YOUNG FOLKS ESPECIALLY. I TELL THEM TO FIND A PLACE FOLKS ESPECIALLY. I TELL THEM TO FIND A PLACE WITHIN. I TELL THEM TO FIND A PLACE WITHIN. TAKE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND PUT OUT WITHIN. TAKE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND PUT OUT THERE. TAKE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND PUT OUT THERE. WHEN TIMES GET HARD, LIKE WHAT THERE. WHEN TIMES GET HARD, LIKE WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. WHEN TIMES GET HARD, LIKE WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. DRAW FROM THAT AND HAVE THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. DRAW FROM THAT AND HAVE THAT STRENGTH FOR YOU TO PICK DRAW FROM THAT AND HAVE THAT STRENGTH FOR YOU TO PICK YOURSELF UP AND KEEP GOING. STRENGTH FOR YOU TO PICK YOURSELF UP AND KEEP GOING. IT IS WHO YOU ARE. YOURSELF UP AND KEEP GOING. IT IS WHO YOU ARE. IT IS IN YOU. IT IS WHO YOU ARE. IT IS IN YOU. YOU JUST HAVE TO REDISCOVER IT. IT IS IN YOU. YOU JUST HAVE TO REDISCOVER IT. >> Reporter: I WAS EVEN ABLE YOU JUST HAVE TO REDISCOVER IT. >> Reporter: I WAS EVEN ABLE TO DISCOVER MY INNER PASSION OF >> Reporter: I WAS EVEN ABLE TO DISCOVER MY INNER PASSION OF DRUMMING AND I AM TOLD IT IS TO DISCOVER MY INNER PASSION OF DRUMMING AND I AM TOLD IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE DRUMMING AND I AM TOLD IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE INSIDE OF US.
SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE INSIDE OF US. >> IT IS A POWER THAT WE CAN ALL INSIDE OF US. >> IT IS A POWER THAT WE CAN ALL DRAW FROM. >> IT IS A POWER THAT WE CAN ALL DRAW FROM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL DRAW FROM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU AND KEEP YOU IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU AND KEEP YOU FOREVER. ENCOURAGE YOU AND KEEP YOU FOREVER. AS WELL AS PRESERVE AFRICAN FOREVER. AS WELL AS PRESERVE AFRICAN TRADITIONS AND THE CULTURE. AS WELL AS PRESERVE AFRICAN TRADITIONS AND THE CULTURE. IT’S AN AMAZING THING. TRADITIONS AND THE CULTURE. IT’S AN AMAZING THING. IT KEEPS YOU YOUNG AND HEALTHY. IT’S AN AMAZING THING. IT KEEPS YOU YOUNG AND HEALTHY. IT KEEPS YOU WHOLE.
IT KEEPS YOU YOUNG AND HEALTHY. IT KEEPS YOU WHOLE. THAT IS ANOTHER THING. IT KEEPS YOU WHOLE. THAT IS ANOTHER THING. I WOULD LIKE TO PEOPLE TO WALK THAT IS ANOTHER THING. I WOULD LIKE TO PEOPLE TO WALK AWAY FROM OUR PERFORMANCES I WOULD LIKE TO PEOPLE TO WALK AWAY FROM OUR PERFORMANCES FEELING SATISFIED. AWAY FROM OUR PERFORMANCES FEELING SATISFIED. >> I DEFINITELY FELT WHOLE AFTER FEELING SATISFIED. >> I DEFINITELY FELT WHOLE AFTER DRUMMING UP SOME EXPERIENCE WITH >> I DEFINITELY FELT WHOLE AFTER DRUMMING UP SOME EXPERIENCE WITH MY PASSION REDISCOVERED IN THIS DRUMMING UP SOME EXPERIENCE WITH MY PASSION REDISCOVERED IN THIS ENTIRE COMPANY.
MY PASSION REDISCOVERED IN THIS ENTIRE COMPANY. THE DANCE COMPANY CONTINUES TO ENTIRE COMPANY. THE DANCE COMPANY CONTINUES TO HOLD PERFORMANCES AND AUDITIONS THE DANCE COMPANY CONTINUES TO HOLD PERFORMANCES AND AUDITIONS WHILE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY OF HOLD PERFORMANCES AND AUDITIONS WHILE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY OF THE CULTURE OF AFRICA. WHILE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY OF THE CULTURE OF AFRICA. I WILL HAVE A LINK ON OUR THE CULTURE OF AFRICA. I WILL HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE, HOUSTONLIFE.TV. I WILL HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE, HOUSTONLIFE.TV. SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW YOU CAN GET WEBSITE, HOUSTONLIFE.TV. SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED. I’M SORRY, I CALLED YOU COURTNEY INVOLVED. I’M SORRY, I CALLED YOU COURTNEY I’M SORRY, I CALLED YOU COURTNEY >> IT IS OKAY I RESPOND TO BOTH. >> IT IS OKAY I RESPOND TO BOTH. >> DERRICK, I APOLOGIZE. >> IT IS OKAY I RESPOND TO BOTH. >> DERRICK, I APOLOGIZE. >> DON’T EVEN WORRY. >> DERRICK, I APOLOGIZE. >> DON’T EVEN WORRY. IT’S ONLY BECAUSE I MISSING >> DON’T EVEN WORRY. IT’S ONLY BECAUSE I MISSING COURTNEY. IT’S ONLY BECAUSE I MISSING COURTNEY. >> WE ALWAYS MISS COURTNEY. COURTNEY. >> WE ALWAYS MISS COURTNEY. I LOVE HOW SHE SAYS DRAWING >> WE ALWAYS MISS COURTNEY. I LOVE HOW SHE SAYS DRAWING STRENGTH FROM DIFFICULT TIMES.
I LOVE HOW SHE SAYS DRAWING STRENGTH FROM DIFFICULT TIMES. I LOVE HOW WE ARE ADVERSE TO STRENGTH FROM DIFFICULT TIMES. I LOVE HOW WE ARE ADVERSE TO DIFFERENT THINGS. I LOVE HOW WE ARE ADVERSE TO DIFFERENT THINGS. WE WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE. DIFFERENT THINGS. WE WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE HARD WE WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE HARD STUFF THAT IS WHEN THE GROWTH WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE HARD STUFF THAT IS WHEN THE GROWTH OCCURS.
STUFF THAT IS WHEN THE GROWTH OCCURS. >> THAT’S LIKE JAZZ IS OCCURS. >> THAT’S LIKE JAZZ IS EXPRESSION. >> THAT’S LIKE JAZZ IS EXPRESSION. I THINK IT’S AMAZING HOW THEY EXPRESSION. I THINK IT’S AMAZING HOW THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT THE INTEGRITY I THINK IT’S AMAZING HOW THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE CULTURE OF EACH OF THE REALLY CARE ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE CULTURE OF EACH OF THE DANCES WHICH THAT WAS GREAT. OF THE CULTURE OF EACH OF THE DANCES WHICH THAT WAS GREAT. >> THEY HAVE THE STORIES THAT DANCES WHICH THAT WAS GREAT. >> THEY HAVE THE STORIES THAT ARE TOLD IN EACH SINGLE DANCE >> THEY HAVE THE STORIES THAT ARE TOLD IN EACH SINGLE DANCE THAT SHE DOES. ARE TOLD IN EACH SINGLE DANCE THAT SHE DOES. SHE SAID EVERY MOVE REPRESENTS THAT SHE DOES. SHE SAID EVERY MOVE REPRESENTS SOME TYPE OF EMOTION FROM A SHE SAID EVERY MOVE REPRESENTS SOME TYPE OF EMOTION FROM A CULTURE.
SOME TYPE OF EMOTION FROM A CULTURE. SHE’S REALLY INVESTED IN THIS CULTURE. SHE’S REALLY INVESTED IN THIS COMPANY. SHE’S REALLY INVESTED IN THIS COMPANY. I LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE IS COMPANY. I LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE IS BRINGING THAT EDUCATION I LOVE THE FACT THAT SHE IS BRINGING THAT EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY OF BRINGING THAT EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY OF HOUSTON. THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY OF HOUSTON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOUSTON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU COURTNEY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU COURTNEY. .
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