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 Wanda
A. Dickerson, and her husband,
Robert
are the founders and
directors of the UCC Performing Arts Program, at the
Unity Community Center, Inc., in Camden, New Jersey. Wanda teaches African
Dance, Praise Dance, Interpretive Dance, Aerobic Dance, Line Dance and various expression
art forms. She also teaches and
directs modeling, fashion modeling, fashion designing, sewing classes and beauty
culture classes. Wanda is a professional costume designer and maker.
Many of the beautiful costumes and dresses our females wear in our Praise Dance
and Interpretive Dance were made and designed by Wanda. Wanda is
also a professional wedding coordinator / planner, especially in cultural
weddings and receptions.
One of their productions, known as the
Universal African
Dance & Drum Ensemble, was blessed and sanctioned to be one of the
best and most exciting professional African Dance and Drum Ensembles in this
country. Most of the African costumes that Universal African
Dance and Drum Ensemble wear are directly from Africa, however Wanda also makes
many of the costumes from traditional design in Africa.
Wanda is a 6th Degree Master Black
Belt in Karate. She has been
married to Robert Dickerson, the founder and director of the Unity Community
Center and has resided in the city of Camden, New Jersey since 1975.
During this union they have been blessed with the pleasure of raising
their four children, Jamal, Nasir, Atiya and Ayanna.
Their oldest son
Jamal, in 1995 graduated from Camden
High School. Jamal attended
Morgan State University
and graduated in 1999
with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education. He is married to his lovely wife Ronsha
raising their five wonderful children,
Jamal II, Karima, Sekou-Moussa, Tenenfig and Fatima.
Jamal
is currently the Director of Bands and an Instrumental Music School Teacher for Camden
Creative Arts Public High Schools. Their
son Nasir is also a graduate of Camden High School and was honored with a
full paid scholarship for high academic and musicianship achievement to the
University of the
Arts in Philadelphia, Pa, for music education. In 2006 Nasir, graduated from the University of the Arts in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor Degree in Music Performance and
in May 2007 he earned and received his Master's Degree in
MUSIC EDUCATION. Their
oldest daughter,
Atiya is a graduate of Camden County Vocational School
with high academic achievements. She
majored in Cosmetology and is the manger operator at Jana's Unique Hair Salon
in Lindenwold, New Jersey. Atiya is married to Dwayne
Johnson and were blessed with two lovely daughters Dayanna and
Anisah.
Ayanna graduated at Camden Creative Art
High School, majoring in music. Currently Ayanna is a junior at
Rutgers University majoring in Business.
Wanda was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
as a result of spending much of her childhood in a hair
salon in Philadelphia, she later decided to attend Wilfred Academy
Hair and Beauty School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon
graduating she began her cosmetology career and is currently a licensed
cosmetologist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
She currently owns and operates,
JANA'S UNIQUE HAIR SALON in
Lindenwold, New Jersey.
WANDA DICKERSON has many years of Dance experience as a
student in African, Interpretive and Creative Dancing at the following:
Gillespie Jr. High School- 1968 / Phila. Pa.
Gratz High School African Dance-1970 / Phila. Pa.
Arthur Hall Afro American Dance Ensemble - Ile Ife-1979-1982 / Phila. Pa.
Chicku (Kofi Asante) - 1982 - 1986 / Phila. Pa.
Universal Creative Arts Ensemble (Universal African Dance & Drum
Ensemble)- 1984 - Present
Many years of Martial Arts (Karate) experience
/ since 1973
E-mail:
Janashair@aol.com
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