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A Praise Dance for Oakland

Frankie Lee Peterson III draws inspiration from the Town's African-American history.

05/29/2018

If Cities Could Dance

A Praise Dance for Oakland

Season 1 Episode 8 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Frankie Lee Peterson III draws inspiration from the Town's African-American history.

Dancer and choreographer Peterson blends an array of contemporary and traditional influences, including house, African, and liturgical dance, as he leaps, twirls and pirouettes in front of an Oakland Superheroes Mural, outside the historic Fox Theater, and by the Remember Them: Champions for Humanity Monument.

05/29/2018

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If Cities Could Dance

A Praise Dance for Oakland

Season 1 Episode 8 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Dancer and choreographer Peterson blends an array of contemporary and traditional influences, including house, African, and liturgical dance, as he leaps, twirls and pirouettes in front of an Oakland Superheroes Mural, outside the historic Fox Theater, and by the Remember Them: Champions for Humanity Monument.

05/29/2018

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