Last year L’Acadco, a united Caribbean dance force celebrated a successful 25th staging to sold out enthusiastic audiences. This year the company proudly offers another outstanding dance presentation titled Ship’s Log — Daaance Coconut Daaance, a historical account of our heritage from slavery to the present day, which will take place at the Philip Sherlock Theatre, from April 28 to May 2.

According to a release from L’Acadco, Ship’s Log — Daaance Coconut Daaance will include a special guest performance by Jamaican dance stalwart Patsy Ricketts, who remains a great influence on the Jamaican performance arena.

Ricketts has been instrumental in the early shaping of Jamaica’s dance image both locally and internationally. Her efforts include work with institutions such as the National Dance Theatre Company, Stella Maris Dance Ensemble, Excelsior Community College, L’Acadco and more recently the Rising Stars competition, to name a few.

An additional treat will be artistic director and founder Dr, L’Antoinette Stines’ performance as the role of Madda/Kumina Queen.

Dancer, teacher and choreographer Arsenio Andrade has been chosen as the 2010 honouree. He will be honoured on the Gala Night of the season, May 1.

Ships’ Log – Daaance Coconut Daaance will celebrate and showcase choreography from seasoned dance practitioners, as well as young choreographers: Dr L’Antoinette Stines, Aaron Obaefun Vereen, Jacqueline Logan, Adrianne Wanliss, Amanyea Stines-Jones, Barbara Ramos-Caballeros, Patrick ‘Hiyah Style’ Morrison, Renee McDonald (The Company Dance Theatre) and Sasha Christian. The production also includes poetry, spoken word and song.

Part proceeds of this event with be handed over to the La Maison l’Arc en Ciel (Rainbow House) orphanage in Haiti, as the island continues to recover from its recent earthquake.