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All
instructors and staff members have been selected because of their
commitment to the Lord, heart of excellence displayed through
their special abilities, and their dedication to the vision of
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Company/Studio
Assistant Artistic Director -
Chandini Gilchrist has been
apart of Spirit Wings since 1999 where she has traveled across
the United States and abroad with the company. She is a magna
cum laude graduate of Towson University with a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Dance Performance where she performed works by noted and
nationally acclaimed choreographers such as Nai-Ni Chin,
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Stephanie Powell, Matthew Rushing,
Paul Taylor, Dion Wilson, and Michael Utoff. She is also the
recipient of the Washington Post Music and Dance Award. Chandini
is trained in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, lyrical, pointe and
African dance. She was an inaugural member of Deeply Rooted
Dance Theater’s Apprentice Company under the direction of Kevin
Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott. Chandini’s passion for God fuels her
passion for the arts and her continual desire for growth. She is
committed to the vision of Spirit Wings and continues to support
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Nakia
Talley, a Washingtonian by birth, calls Maryland home. Her
training in modern, jazz, ballet, and tap began at the age of
nine at a local dance studio. Since then, she has gone on to
work and train with various schools and companies like: The
Ailey School, Artistic Dance Academy, Spirit Wings Dance
Company, and Ad Deum Dance Company. She has been an active
member of the esteemed Spirit Wings Dance Company (in Laurel,
Maryland) for over 11 years and has been afforded the
opportunity to travel throughout the the country as well as
abroad dancing unto the Lord in places such as South Africa,
London, Scotland, Whales, Ireland, Bahamas, and Bermuda to name
a few. As a graduate of Bowie State University, Nakia has used
her Bachelors degree in psychology to teach general education in
the public school arena. She believes in giving back to the
community and teaches both academics and dance with a heart full
of passion, compassion, and a desire for excellence in all that
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Rian
Matthews is currently a member of Spirit Wings Dance Company.
She has taken ballet, modern, and tap since the age of 5. She has
been training with Spirit Wings since 1999. She lives in the
Washington, DC area and is currently attending Benjamin Banneker
Academic High School. Rian has traveled with the company in places
across the United States and abroad. Rian has a passion for dance
and a passion for sharing what God has given her. |
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Zenas
Tobi Okanlawon is a young woman of virtue who strives
towards excellence in the art of dance technically and also
through her worship. She attended Thomas G. Pullen Middle School
as a dance major and graduated from Bowie High School in June
2009. She is currently studying dance at Tisch School of the
Arts of New York University. She has been dancing with Spirit
Wings since the age of 9 and has grown not only as a dancer but
a gifted leader.
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