To mark the beginning of the Black Cultural Council of Odessa’s “Our Future Matters” Juneteenth celebration, The Dallas Black Dance Theatre performed as part of Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa’s Hot Summer Nights Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre warm up before the start of their performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre warm up before the start of their performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre warm up before the start of their performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre warm up before the start of their performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre warm up before the start of their performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Patrons walk across 5th Street to enter the Ector Theatre before the start of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s performance as part of one of the Odessa Art’s Hot Summer Nights Friday, June 18, 2021, in Odessa.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Girls in the Shout Cheerleading team perform their dance routine before the start of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Girls in the Shout Cheerleading team perform their dance routine before the start of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Girls in the Shout Cheerleading team pose at the end of their dance routine before the start of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s performance Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Spectators wait for the start of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s performance during intermission Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Blue light casts down on the back side of the curtain in between performances by the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre begin their performance of the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre begin their performance of the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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A members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre performs a portion of her routine in the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
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Members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre perform the ballet “Nineteenth” Friday evening at the Ector Theatre.(Eli Hartman|Odessa American)