Darcel is best known for her role as principal dancer and star of the hit television series "Solid Gold". Every week for six years, Darcel danced her way into our homes with the finesse, vitality and sensuality of a confident woman. Darcel's presence on "Solid Gold" brought diversity to national television and inspired women, dancers and people of color to dream bigger. Darcel's success continued in film and on Broadway with Xanadu, The Great White Hope, Mme, Scrooge, The Last Two Married Couples, "Night Shift", "Funny Girl" and " Jesus Christ Superstar.
Today Darcel is an accomplished choreographer, dance and fitness instructor, author, producer, and motivational speaker. She is a longtime advocate for using dance and fitness as a medium of therapy, inspiration, transformation and empowerment for women of all ages and backgrounds.
Darcel is currently the director of "Funk Fusion", a unique dance compnay featuring seasoned women ages 30 to 60+. She is the author of "Darcel solid Gold", a memoir of her life behind the scenes of "Solid Gold", being married to a legendary Temptaion and how she used dance to heal the wounds of sexual assault and domestic violence and acheived true happiness.
http://www.darcelsolidgold.com/
The above youtube video shows Solid Gold Dancer Darcel preparing for a dance number with a group from Project New Hope. The Dance 4 Humanity fundraiser benefitted Project New Hope by providing increased awareness about the agency as well as donations for the programs it provides to the HIV/AIDS community.
Location: EL CID DINNER THEATER 4212 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Doors opened at 7pm
Hosted by
IMANI PHOENIX
Featuring Performances by
RYAN HEFFINGTON
SAMBA SAMBA
LINEAGE DANCE COMPANY
FRIT & FRAT
GREGORY BARNETT
SOUL EXPRESSIONS
Special Guest performance by
GLENN LEONARD
EVENT SPONSORS
This event benefits Project New Hope, serving Low-income and Homeless Families Living with HIV/AIDS throughout Los Angeles Count.
Project New Hope is a tax exempt organization under Internal Revenue Service Act Section 501(c)(3). All donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Project New Hope does not sell or share your information with any outside parties.
