Umoja Dance Company is a New Jersey based multi-cultural
company of dancers established in 1993 by Karen L. Love as a vehicle
to educate, preserve and present dance as a communal and spiritual expression
of life. Umoja creates a nurturing environment that encourages cross-cultural
exchange and celebrates their accessibility to the human spirit. Innovative,
dynamic, rhythmic and gestural phrases are the essence of Umoja, the
Ki-swahili word for unity. Through our ongoing research we continue
to adapt aspects of African culture, aesthetics and values that are
paramount to our work. Our fusion of contemporary modern and West African
dance reflects the evolution of movement and spirit becoming one. UMOJA
will celebrate it's 10th year anniversay in May 2003.
