"Energy is contagious...."
"Alima" means "those who are skilled at dance and music" in Arabic and our colors are red and black representing strength and power. While Alima started out portraying predominately African style dances, we now stand for regions from around the globe including Haiti, Senegal, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Alima also prides itself in modern hip-hop and lyrical routines.
The goals of Alima are to promote cultural awareness and cohesion of all different ethnicities and nationalities. We strive to represent patience, acceptance, discipline, athleticism, and hard work. All of our dances have a story behind them and a purpose to show our audiences that no matter where we're from and who we are, we are all connected through music and dance.
Alima UCONN was founded in 2005 at the University of Rhode Island by Rama Ly. In the fall of 2009 Carly Olson founded her own team at UConn after she transferred to the University of Connecticut from Rhode Island. After only a year and a half, Alima UConn tripled its membership and we hope to continue to grow both as a part of UConn and a family of our own.
The goals of Alima are to promote cultural awareness and cohesion of all different ethnicities and nationalities. We strive to represent patience, acceptance, discipline, athleticism, and hard work. All of our dances have a story behind them and a purpose to show our audiences that no matter where we're from and who we are, we are all connected through music and dance.
Alima UCONN was founded in 2005 at the University of Rhode Island by Rama Ly. In the fall of 2009 Carly Olson founded her own team at UConn after she transferred to the University of Connecticut from Rhode Island. After only a year and a half, Alima UConn tripled its membership and we hope to continue to grow both as a part of UConn and a family of our own.
NEW STUFF: On behalf of all of the ladies of Alima International Dance Association we would like to thank everyone who came to "Alima for IRC" on November 9th. With your participation, we raised over $170 for the International Rescue Committee. Thank you for all your support!
Alima Gives Back...
Every year in March, Alima hosts our annual Rhythm of the Soul showcase at the University of Rhode Island. It is a night of cultural celebration as members of all different Alima chapters come to perform and put on the show of the year! Multicultural organizations from the area come to perform as well to showcase their talent and cultural diversity. Groups from the past have included poets, singers, hip-hop dance crews, other campus dance associations and local radio MC's.
During the night, donations are collected for a charity that Alima devotes their entire show to. Past shows have raised money for the What If? Foundation to raise money for school children in Haiti, and to the 2010 Haiti and Chile earthquake victims.
For the last two consecutive years Alima UConn has created our own version of Rhythm of the Soul during our fall semester. Together we raised over $500 to send to the Greater New Orleans Foundation Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund and the International Rescue Committee.
Thank you all for your generous donations and Congratulations to the many door prize winners on your great prizes!
During the night, donations are collected for a charity that Alima devotes their entire show to. Past shows have raised money for the What If? Foundation to raise money for school children in Haiti, and to the 2010 Haiti and Chile earthquake victims.
For the last two consecutive years Alima UConn has created our own version of Rhythm of the Soul during our fall semester. Together we raised over $500 to send to the Greater New Orleans Foundation Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund and the International Rescue Committee.
Thank you all for your generous donations and Congratulations to the many door prize winners on your great prizes!
