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-Local dance
company
announces
art of f· ne
cia e and
city- ·de
audition
DETRO - The Detroit
Council of the Arts and the
Studio of African Dance
Philosophy, Inc. announce the
second term of the Studio's
• African Dance &. Fitness"
series at the . usic Institute,
1315 Broadway (downtown
near Gratiot), <) Mondays and
Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
The series j supported in
part by the Detroit Council of
the Arts.
Participants will be taught by
internationally accl imed
choreographer/d nce and
folklorist, Ali �bduUah. He
lived for over a decade in
Senegal(YVest�ca)�erehe
headed the ational Senegalese
Dance Company for the govern­
ment. Currently, he is founder
and artistic director of the Per-
forming Company of the Studio
of African Dance Philosophy,
Inc., a Detroit-based African
arts organization.
Featuring live musical ac­
companiment, the dance classes
expose beginners to African
dance and tradition while help­
ing to get them in shape for
spring.
Other interested persons are
invited to sign up now for a city­
wide talent search/audition set
for Wednesday, March 22, 1989
at 7:30 pm at the Music in­
stitute. Mr. Abdullah will be
looking for naturally talented
dancers, singers and musicians
to become members of the Per­
forming Company.
For further infotmation; call
446-5775. .
Beginning tudents eJljoy Africa Dance &. Fitnes sen spo ored by tb Detroit Councilor Arts
Studio or African Daoce Philo ophy, Mondays & Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9p M . Institute,
1315 Broa y (d t ).
Pr:otesters plcket
Amurcon
Demand dec ht h using'
Co tinued from 1
tenants with respect.
Five minutes of marching,
and the 50 protestors had suc-
ceeded. Out of the Amurcon of­
fices came the company's Chair­
man and Chief Executive of­
ficer, Barton Berman.
Berman claimed to know
nothing of the tenants com­
plaints although Williams said
the tenants had tried repeatedly
without success to reach Ber­
man.
Berman addressed the
protestdrs, speaking on their
behalf and ·placing the blame on
Amurcon employees.
He said he will not see the
tenants of his buildings being
taken advantage of by anyone.
Berman, whose company
represents over �O,()()() rental
units nationwide, said he
believed the issues presented by
the protesters were real and that
he possessed the bility to selve
every ODe of them. which be in-
tended to do.
Berman told th protesters
that the employees who failed to
hear their complaints would be
turned over to personnel and
evaluated.
"The tenants haven't dealt
with me previously and it will be
fun for me to come out of semi­
retirement and do what has to
be done, Berman said.
Williams said Berman had
not re ponded previously and
he refused to believe Berman
until action w taken.
Williams said HCCG is nly
asking Amurcon to live up to itS
management contract.
UCHC Tenant Organizer :
Alma Hawkins said Berman
asked for a prtivale - no press
present - meeting with the
tenants ana HCCG and UCHC.
She said getting Berman to
make a personal appearance at.
the picket was a victory for the
housing groups.
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