Roper mentions that while she is maybe only a middling scholar of her own religious tradition, the movement of the human body is her unconventional way to express her relationship between her physical body and her inner life. #KennedyLive

"Witness" to Roper is the connection between the inner and the outer of the human body. Expressing the feelings of the inner human body through the movements of the outer human body. #KennedyLive

Movement can be metaphoric Roper says. While meaning may not be literal, there is a way that the combination of movements can still mean something to the audience and the dancer. #KennedyLive

A solo may purely come from the choreographer and the performer may just replicate what was taught, but sometimes a performance may be expressed most by the performer, while a choreographer just guides the performer while dancing according to Roper. #KennedyLive

Is the process of dance more valuable than the product of a dance? Roper says that it depends on the wishes of the performer and the choreographer, and what they hope for the dance to accomplish. #KennedyLive

Today is the national day of Tanzania, Independence Day. Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa.

Today is the national day of Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has one of the youngest median ages in the world.

Today is the national day of Kenya. Some of the earliest evidence of tools have been found in Kenya, dating back more than 3 million years ago.

Today is the national day of Malta, Republic Day. Malta is the 4th most densely populated country in the world.

Today is the national day of Bahrain. Bahrain is considered to be the first post-oil state in the Persian Gulf.

Today is the national day of Bhutan. Bhutan has the highest average elevation in the world, at an average elevation of 3,280 meters.

Today is the national day of Niger, Republic Day. Niger has the lowest median age in the world

Today is the national day of Qatar, Qatar National Day. Qatar has the fourth-highest GDP (PPP) per capita in the world.

Today marks the beginning of Hanukkah, to all who celebrate, the Kennedy Center wishes you a joyous holiday season.

Today is the national day of Libya. Libya has been home to numerous different ethnic groups since antiquity, from Berbers and Egyptians to Phonecians, Greeks, and more due to its position in the middle of the Mediterranean.

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We hope you and your family have an enjoyable Christmas🎄holiday, from us at the Kennedy Center

Today is the national day of Mongolia, Independence Day. The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history by area.

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