File #: 240075    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Special Action Status: Passed
File created: 1/24/2024 In control: Council
On agenda: 1/25/2024 Final action: 1/25/2024
Title: Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch RESOLUTION - Declaring January 25th to be "Kameron Saunders Day of Dance" in Kansas City in recognition of his achievements in the performing arts industry.
Sponsors: Eric Bunch, Andrea Bough, Melissa Robinson, Ryana Parks-Shaw, Crispin Rea, Kevin O'Neill, Johnathan Duncan, Quinton Lucas, Melissa Patterson Hazley, Lindsay French, Wes Rogers
Attachments: 1. Authenticated Resoution 240075

RESOLUTION NO. 240075

 

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Sponsor:  Councilmember Eric Bunch

 

RESOLUTION - Declaring January 25th to be “Kameron Saunders Day of Dance” in Kansas City in recognition of his achievements in the performing arts industry.

 

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WHEREAS,  Kameron Saunders was born in St. Louis where he found a love for dance at a young age and was enrolled in a performing arts middle school, graduated from Metro Academic & Classical High School and while attending classes at the Center of Creative Arts, attended Webster University, and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance in 2014; and

 

WHEREAS, Kameron has choreographed for companies like the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Saint Louis Ballet, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Owen/Cox Dance Group, as well as for editorials like “If I Was An Animal” by Vogue and Burberry; and

 

WHEREAS, Kameron served as a principal dancer in “The Color Purple” and “Spirited” and performed with Lizzo at the BET awards, Saucy Santana at the MTV awards, and has joined Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour as a dancer; and

 

WHEREAS, Kameron is a recipient of the Passion Project Grant from the Jaquel Knight Foundation, the 2022 Princess Grace Award, one of the 2023 Joffrey Ballet Winning Works choreographers, and was one of eight internationally selected choreographers for a Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow; and

 

WHEREAS, Kameron has aligned his talent and passion for dance and choreography to uplift aspiring performers and to advocate for broader representation and inclusion within the performing arts industry; NOW, THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

That the Mayor and Council hereby declare January 25th to be “Kameron Saunders Day of Dance” in Kansas City in recognition of the achievements of Kameron Saunders; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Kameron Saunders with the Mayor and Council’s appreciation for his talent and passion for dance.

 

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