By Brianna Holcomb

Arts & entertaiment editor

“Don’t let anyone try and tell you that you are doing too much. Just smile and invite them to your next event,” Hofstra graduate Ekiuwa Asemota told students and guests at the Collegiate Women of Color’s event “Rhythm Through Movement: A Dancer’s Story.”

This inspirational and dance-filled event was geared to show how dance and positivity helped this Hofstra alum follow all of her dreams.

Asemota was not alone. She also brought along four of her friends who were also Hofstra alumni. Two were members of Hofstra’s Kappa Phi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

At the start of the event, I wandered over to a table that showcased Asemota’s hand-made pieces of jewelry. The items ranged from beautiful necklaces that almost reached the belly button to large hoop earrings that I could fit my whole hand through all in a variety of colors and styles.

“I like to make pieces to represent people because I believe everyone has their own unique story,” Asemota said.

Each piece had its own unique  flavor to it as though it was designed for a specific person.

The program began with some background information about Asemota and her choices for her career. This multi-talented woman not only teaches dance, but she also sells jewelry as well as runs a program entitled Your Queens.

Her program, Your Queens, helps to educate young children about the lineage of Ancient African Royalty. Each of the five members takes on the characteristics of either Queen Nefertiti, Queen Cleopatra, Queen Makeda, Goddess Isis or Queen Amina.

After learing about their program, Asemota got the room moving with a fun dance routine.Everyone strutted across the room as though every care had been lifted from their shoulders.

These five women brought an air of positive energy that captived everyone in the room no mater the age. Walking out of that room I, for one, felt like a queen.