Christmas Highlights: Beatrix Dance Academy Celebrates Anniversary
"There are great talents on the streets beyond our imaginations, but poverty never makes anyone pay attention to them, someday we hope to have a street talent hunts in areas of dance/ flexibility and creative Arts. To catch those talents off the streets, train and empower them to ensure God's will of making them useful to His glory, themselves and society at large" From humble beginnings of glorifying God by encouraging and investing in young talents, to currently working at having a large dance and creative Hall to expand the vision; which includes reaching out to kids on the street, Beatrix Academy is gradually transforming to a platform to showcase their light to the world through several creative enterprises like using raw materials to craft items and operating a manual sewing machine to sew side bags, skirts, zara caps, also making hair ruffle, Alice bands, wrist bands of various designs. All glory be to God almighty, for the season of Jesus Christ is giving the world many reasons to celebrate, especially everyone at Beatrixx Dance Academy. A local organization dedicated to grooming gifted kids in the areas of arts and crafts, skating and hoover board training, along with dance and gymnastics. They commemorated their first year of operations with a Christmas variety on Sunday, 19th of December 2021 at 25, Ola Williams Kayfarm estate, Obawole iju Ishaga. Anuoluwapo Betty Adeosun, who founded Beatrixx Dance Academy in April 2021, said the beginning was initially challenging, considering the resources that were needed for effective trainings, but so far God has been faithful. "Watching them perform on stage with big artistes and seeing the impact has been fufiling despite all challenges. There are some parents who really wish their kids could participate but are not financially okay, I accept them for free for the sake of vision" The Christmas party featured more than 10 performers, ranging between the age of 3 to teenagers, and featuring various applaudable presentations by Academy members of different age groups, especially in areas of Ballet, ballroom, Gymnastics, Afro hip hop and cheerleading. The evening also featured recitations by some of Beatrixx's "elite" students, who divided their attention between joint choreography, miming and recitals. During a brief chat with journalists concerning his relationship with the academy, Environmental Scientist and social commentator with a burning passion for God, Dr. Benard Omoyeni, also shared a gesture of goodwill "The performance of today is product of a combination of talent and training. This area of art is not common in Nigeria, we see this kind of acrobatic and gymnastic displays at the olympic grounds, now we have this rare display of skills at our door step. I see Beatrixs Academy going places pioneering the development of a field of entertainment in Nigeria. All we can do is to encourage her modest effort to become a household name in Nigeria and in diaspora. I pray God to establish the desires of Beatrixs Academy" According to CEO. Betty A. Adeosun, the organization earnestly prays for God's intervention towards adding more musical instruments like the violin and a drum set, also to enlarge their present space in the next year. "We will be glad if the society will encourage this project by providing us vital equipments needed to carry on this vision, which includes removable tent, three violin, one drum set, a rechargeable mobile loud speaker for field purpose and soft gymnastics mats for safety of stunts" "There are great talents on the streets beyond our imaginations, but poverty never makes anyone pay attention to them, someday we hope to have a street talent hunts in areas of dance/ flexibility and creative Arts. To catch those talents off the streets, train and empower them to ensure God's will of making them useful to His glory, themselves and society at large" Beatrix Dance Academy is recognized as a place of graceful flexibility and creative activities such as Ballet, ballroom, Salsa, cheerleading, skating, musical instruments, Creative Arts, where the kids learn to make beautiful vocal and instrumental sounds using toni sofas in composing various songs.
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