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His Life

Choreographer/Dancer/Director/Instructor

October 17, 2012

Henry received extensive training at Total Dance Theatre under the direction of Terrie Axam.  He trained in Moja (modern, jazz and West African), Ballet, and Jazz under such professionals as Dawn Axam, Andrew Wortham, Sara Yarborough, Ronnie Marshall, Monique Ryan-Arthur, Corey Jones, and Patdro Harris.  He danced with Total Dance Company, a Professional Modern Dance company, under the direction of Terrie Axam in Atlanta, Georgia for over 12 years.  He worked as coordinator for an adult performing arts program for over 10 years.  During this time he coordinated community performances, public relations and choreographed for the group.  The group was composed of dancers, singers, musicians, poets, storytellers, actors and actresses.  The main focus was a program entitled Reach One! Touch One! which brought performance arts to the senior citizen community.

 In addition, Mr. Henry taught for over 15 years in community programs around the city.  "Working with kids is a gift.  Dance is a great hobby for children to have, however, I also enjoy using the arts as a means to educate the children in our community," he said. 

He worked with the Children's Dance Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama as an instructor for their upper class, Community Outreach, and "Science & Dance Workshop".  Diane Litsey is the director of the CDF, a non-profit organization that is interested in the continuation of the Arts.  Henry was co-director of the Performance Hub which is a performing arts organization dedicated to bringing excellence in the arts to everyone.  Mr. Henry believed, "To see a child experience the joy through movement is what it is all about."

 He had goals for programs with an educational focus on:

1.  Learning listening skills;
2.  Learning how to work with others;
3.  Learning to use motor coordinating skills as it relates to children being able to tell left from right;
4.  To encourage creative thinking;
5.  To assist in building confidence skills and self-esteem; and
6.  Learning to use the skills they learn in school (reading, history, and writing) in a positive and practical way.