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It was neat to learn how the project has affected them, and how future collaborations were being developed. The Traveling before and after the installation was likewise well led and we were treated to experiences that it takes a local to discover - including a hike to one of the site of one of the first Power to the People installations on a school on Ometepe, and the chance to join a meeting with the local stakeholders. It was a bonding experience with both the community members, and amongst our group or 'Voluntourists'. In this day and age it's easy to forget the many different realities within which other people on this planet live - and it feels great to have contributed towards a worthy project, as opposed to simply 'passing through'. It was wonderful to collaborate on the project together with them, to share stories and perspectives, and to celebrate with them. It's truly a unique experience to get 'off the beaten path' and to be able to interact with the local people in the context within which we did.

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The geography was beautiful, the local community kind and inviting and fun! And the solar installation was a full success. Some great pictures can be seen through the Power to the People website, or via this link: !i=2425870997&k=Bf4Wbzb Afterwards we had an excellent time on Ometepe Island. We first met in Managua, then had a day in Grenada, and then traveled by mini-busy, four wheel drive, and then finally by foot and by hoof the last stretch through the hills to the community. I recently returned from my second trip with Power to the People this time to an off-grid community, Potrero Platanal, in the Boaca Department of Nicaragua.

Gibson has been fortunate to have dabbled in every aspect of the arts from dance, theater, and film.I recently returned from my second trip with Power to the People this time to an off-grid community, Potrero Platanal, in the Boaca Department of Nicaragua. Gibson has been on faculty at Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sam Houston State University, and the University of Texas at Austin. Dance companies have performed his choreography nationally and internationally such as Nomi Lamad, Inaside Dance Chicago, Thodos Dance Chicago, Jayson Tisa Dance Company, City Dance Company of Houston, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago II, and Naway Dance Company, as well by university dance ensembles throughout the country. Gibson has served on the faculties of RDA Midwest, Gus Giordano Jazz Intensive, American College Dance Festival Association, Jazz Dance World Congress, Dance Masters of Wisconsin, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, Leon Dance Arts NY, Embrace Dance Convention, and Key West Modern Dance.

He has performed and taught throughout the United States as well as in Germany, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Latvia, Spain, Ecuador, Canada, and Mexico.

He’s also had the privilege of guest performing with Instruments of Movement, Cirqua Rivera Dance Theater, Thodos Dance Chicago, and Especialty Tap Chicago just to name a few. Gibson joined the world-renowned Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago where he toured nationally and internationally for eight years, performing the works of the late Gus Giordano, Margo Sappington, Christopher Huggins, Jon Lehrer, Mia Michaels, Liz Imperio, Randy Duncan, Tony Powell, Ron De Jesus, and Davis Robertson among many others. Gibson continued his education and studied dance in college and received his Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, with a focus on dance history, somatic studies, and pedagogy.

Originally from San Diego, California, he began dance with the San Diego Civic Dance Arts and attended the San Diego School for the Performing Arts.

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G ibson founded Social Movement Contemporary Dance in 2019 after an international career as a professional dancer and a career in Higher Education.

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