Meet Huffy | Binford Dance Company Feature | Year Six
The Binford Dance Company was established in 2016. It is an audition-based student dance company from Binford Middle School, an arts integrated school located in Richmond, VA. Company members study Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Improvisation, and Composition within the Binford dance program. The company has performed throughout the community including: The 2019 Superintendent’s State of the Schools Address, Generation Dream, Richmond Public Schools Fine Arts Festival, Strawberry Street Festival, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology, Petersburg Home for Ladies, and Cedarfield Retirement Community. The company also had the opportunity to perform in the music videos “Have It All” and “Love Is Still The Answer” by Jason Mraz. The Binford Dance Company inspires students to find their own voice through performance and choreography while learning valuable skills in the rehearsal process including collaboration, respect, and confidence.
This year the company dancers met at the VMFA and chose their favorite spots to showcase their movement and choreography they have learned through this year’s dance curriculum.
MEET Huffy
HUFFY - 6th grade
I have loved to dance ever since I was a little girl. I've been a fan of art and dancing for a long time and it is exciting that I can be included in this amazing journey with people I enjoy being around. It has been fun and I am so happy. BDC has made me more comfortable and able to voice my opinion. Rehearsal is important so that I can practice. What I love to do ever since I joined the dance company is to dance. I have been enjoying myself more and expressing myself. Dance is a big part of my life. Dance is who I am and it makes me feel happy. When I dance I can’t explain how I feel. I just move with the flow. Dance just makes the sad days happy and the bad days easy. One of my favorite dances is Jazz. What I most love to do is to perform in front of people. People get to see me do what I love doing the most. They can see me do my best. They can see me be me. Dancing makes me feel powerful in my own way and that’s my passion, to dance. To be free.
