On May 28, 2026, the Peter London Global Dance Company, or PLGDC, will present the Afro-Diaspora Soul Dance at the Miami Beach Bandshell \u2014 an immersive, narrative-driven performance where culture speaks through movement.<\/p>\n
The company, founded in 2011, is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a performance of cutting-edge modern dance works influenced by American classical dance, ballet, jazz and Native American, South American, West African and Caribbean dance forms.<\/p>\n
The company has been in residence at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC) since its inception and an arts partner at the Adrienne Arsht Center of the Performing Arts since 2013. Over the years, it has become South Florida’s leading professional multi-cultural contemporary dance company.<\/p>\n
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Clinton Harris is a Miami native.<\/p>\n
(Courtesy of Peter London Global Dance Company)<\/p>\n
PLGDC is an extension of founder Peter London\u2019s work since 1987, training and mentoring dancers at New World School of the Arts, many of whom have achieved success in major companies. London\u2019s own company has awed audiences for years, bringing a high level of dance and choreographic excellence to the stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cDance allows artists to speak clearly about their experience \u2014 how they’re experiencing life at the time that they’re living it,\u201d said London. \u201cBecause it’s movement, it’s more easily transferable into feeling, regardless of what your culture is or what your dance language is. The body can transmit information from body to body through movement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The upcoming performance also includes a work by Jamar Roberts, entitled \u201cA Folk\u2019s Tale.\u201d<\/p>\n
“I consider the work by Jamar Roberts to be a masterpiece,\u201d said London. \u201cIt speaks about the African American experience, and it talks about resilience in spite of the setbacks, in spite of the struggle. It’s a beautiful duet, a man and a woman moving through that life of struggle and supporting each other, falling and standing again, and moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another program called \u201cWomen\u2019s Choreographic Voices,\u201d which London started more than a decade ago, will feature solos by female dancers. This iteration will feature choreography and performance by Stephanie Franco, Kayin Knighton, Mar\u2019Kayla Michel and Abria Pegues.<\/p>\n
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Stephanie Franco, Yanil Pab\u00f3n and Sierra Taylor will perform original choreography for the Women’s Choreographic Voices performance.<\/p>\n
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Franco, for one, has been dancing with PLGDC for nearly three years. She focuses on expression, change and maintaining curiosity by constantly asking questions and taking risks on the stage. During the Women\u2019s Choreographic Voices program, she will be premiering and performing her original piece, \u201cWoman of Many Dreams.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy choreography represents the raw woman’s artistic body with its many layers and visions,\u201d said Franco. \u201cI represent the divine feminine with deep emotion and embodiment of different rhythms through risk-taking. Women’s voices are complex, deeply rooted and multilayered, and I am representing that.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This vibrant showcase of original works by emerging and visionary choreographers brings a unique perspective and a medley of artistic voices to the stage, aiming to uplift women and create a more inclusive space within dance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe program is very dear to my heart,\u201d said London. \u201cIt gives the young up-and-coming women in our company an opportunity to explore their creative work through choreography. This year, four of those solos will be performed at the Bandshell. It’s their choreography, it’s their voice, it’s how they want to speak their story.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Aaron Lopez is trained in both classical and modern dance.<\/p>\n
(Courtesy of Peter London Global Dance Company)<\/p>\n
Other dancers featured in the event at the Bandhsell include Carlos Realegeno, Clinton Harris, Aaron Lopez, Ethan Telfort and Jerome Hawkins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Realegeno grew up in Miami and studied under London at the New World School of the Arts, where he pursued a BFA in dance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Aaron Lopez and Clinton Harris have performed on multiple stages throughout South Florida.<\/p>\n
(Courtesy of Peter London Global Dance Company)<\/p>\n
\u201cPeter tells me a lot that dance is freedom,\u201d said Realegeno. \u201cHe always tells me that, and he always connects dance with the journey that you go through as a human on earth. He gives me all these wise words and enlightens me with all these different ideas, and he’s just such a great mentor.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the most anticipated aspects of the upcoming performance for Realegeno is the world premiere of \u201cTrade and Reclamation,\u201d a full company piece choreographed by London.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecifically for the night for this performance, I\u2019m presenting a remembrance of the experience of slavery or being enslaved \u2014 whether it’s the Atlantic slave trade, whether it’s being enslaved in other ways that one might find themselves in, whether it’s a societal experience \u2014 and so we see the dancers moving through that struggle and then their experience of escaping that,\u201d said London. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The program will close with a celebration of West Indian Carnival Fete, a choreographed piece by London entitled \u201cCaribbean Suite\u201d and accompanied by a commissioned score from award-winning Trinidadian jazz trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles. \u201cCaribbean Suite\u201d is a vibrant work that encourages the audience to join the performers in celebration.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, London and his dancers want the audience to see some aspect of their own lives in the choreography, giving inspiration and even a feeling of catharsis. After 15 years, the PLGDC\u2019s goal of multi-cultural mentorship, learning and expression remains strong. For the dancers, they want to see it continue to grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like the company’s impact to be to bring the culture, the community and the diaspora together,\u201d said Realegeno, \u201cto keep their legacy and to keep doing what dance does for the dancers and for the people watching.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n