From the Miami Herald

A year after a triumphant Miami performance, Jeanguy Saintus and his Ayikodans dance troupe still struggle against formidable odds.

By Jordan Levin

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A year ago, Miami greeted Haitian choreographer Jeanguy Saintus and his Ayikodans dance company with an outpouring of support and goodwill that promised to be transformative.

Moved by Saintus’ determination and his dancers’ incandescent artistry in the face of the 2010 earthquake that had damaged the company’s home, the Adrienne Arsht Center and a coalition of Miami community leaders organized a fundraising concert that yielded $117,000.

The money enabled him to pay his dancers, keep his school open and work towards this weekend’s concert at the Arsht Center, where Ayikodans will premiere a dance commissioned by the center in three sold-out performances.

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