Dancer Shares Unlikely Path to Becoming a Cirque du Soleil Aquatic Performer, Now Spends Up to 12 Hours in the Water (Exclusive)

Fernanda Morales tells PEOPLE she spends up to 12 hours a day in the water ...

The Water Dancer

This year, he channeled his ideas into fiction with his debut novel The Water Dancer, in which Hiram Walker breaks free of bondage and works for the Underground Railroad in the fight for freedom—with ...
The Advocate

Here is how Water Dancers tell the story of Baton Rouge's water through movement

What is the story of Baton Rouge’s water and how can one tell it through dance? These are the questions Elizabeth M. Standifer is planning to answer through the local water dance event this June. The ...
Essence

Nia DaCosta To Direct MGM’s ‘The Water Dancer’

Nia DaCosta has been tapped by MGM to direct the upcoming adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ novel, The Water Dancer. The movie will be produced by Maceo-Lyn and Plan B, alongside Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo ...