Miryam Johnson, originally from Ohio, is a Detroit based dance artist with degrees in Dance Performance/ Choreography and African American Studies from Eastern Michigan University. Johnson is a dance collaborator with Harge Dance Stories and regional teaching artist working with organizations such as Living Arts and the University Musical Society. Through her work as a creator and instructor, she explores authentic movement, improvisation, floor work as well as personal and communal connection.

This class is a continued conversation from the Black Identity Space. Seeking to explore the ways in which we express joy. What is the source of that expression and how do we carry that into our future generations?

Photo Credit: Lon Horwedel