Black Choice Makers w/ Antuan Byers and Tamisha A. Guy by The Dance Union Podcast

In this episode of The Dance Union Podcast, j. was joined by two entrepreneurs, Antuan Byers and Tamisha A. Guy, to discuss why and how their organizations, Black Change Makers and HUETAPE, respectively, came to fruition. How did their experiences as Black dancers in the industry lead them to found organizations that filled a need of the Black community that the general dance industry was not answering? How did they deal with transition after primarily being online during lockdown? What is life like after answering that call? What does it mean to HAVE to answer the call?
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(Recorded: March 9, 2024)
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Antuan Byers (he/him) is a dancer, creative entrepreneur, and organizer, who focuses on using movement to facilitate change. He is the founder and Creative Executive Officer of Black Dance Change Makers, described as “a group of Black dancers
redefining performance through choreographed movements of change,” as well as the Vice President of American Guild of Musical Artists and founding member of AGMA Black Caucus. Along with his work as an organizer, he has performed and worked with organizations such as Ailey II, Mark Morris Dance Group, and the Washington National Opera Ballet.
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Tamisha A. Guy (she/her) is a dance artist, instructor, and maker, who currently performs with A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham and teaches as a Lecturer in Dance at Barnard College. She is the founder of HUETAPE, described as “a skin-toned kinesiology tape brand.” Along with performing with the Martha Graham Dance Company, she has also been awarded the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance and was named one of the 2017 Best Dancers of the Year by Dance Europe.
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Black Dance Change Makers
IG: @blackdancechangemakers
blackdancechangemakers.com
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HueTape
IG: @huetape_
huetape.com
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Antuan Byers
IG: @antuanbyers
antuanbyers.com
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Tamisha A. Guy
IG: @tamishaguy
msha.ke
tamishaguy.org
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Edited By: Jon Reyes