Enigma Dance Studio is expanding and began offering classes in New Amsterdam, Berbice on October 5.
Founded in 2009 by Lynn Medford Ronnkvist, Enigma includes an academy and company, advanced juniors and beginners from age 2. Its 74 students cover nine genres including: African, Indian, and Latin cultural dance both traditional and modern; jazz; contemporary; modern; hip-hop; ballet and commercial. The group has three main teachers with a director/choreographer and certified instructor heading the team.
During the recent World of Dance Championships in Trinidad and Tobago, the team competed against hundreds of participants and walked away with gold medals. This win paved the way for a special invitation for Enigma’s dancers to attend the World Championships in Los Angeles, California. Currently they are preparing for the World of Dance competition in 2020 as well as hip-hop competitions.
Meanwhile, Enigma Dance Studio is aiming for bigger goals and working towards the launching of a film production titled Dougla, that will run for four Saturdays beginning November 30. Enigma has received a Ministry of Social Cohesion Department of Culture grant of more than $1 million to produce the film.
Enigma believes that a 
production like this is very much needed in Guyana. Dougla, it is hoped, will assist in the fight against racism and racial segregation. The production will bring people together through the use of dance and dancers sharing the love for art and each other’s cultures. The film has attracted attention of production companies in Europe. The idea for the production stemmed from winning the competitions thereby gaining support and recognition from the international dance community.
Lynn spearheads dance sessions all week at the GCC Ground Bourda from 4 pm to 8 pm except for Saturdays when she, along with her highly trained team, heads to Berbice to hold classes at the New Amsterdam Town Hall from 10 am to 3 pm.
The group was founded around the same time as the Guyana Youth Arts Festival and is directly linked to the original Youth Arts Festival in England. “We first began by collaborating with the [then] Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports at the time and visited a number of schools totalling 50 schools to be exact, where we spread awareness on issues affecting youths,” Lynn had shared in an earlier interview with this newspaper.
For more information persons can visit the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/enigmaentertainmentstudios/or contact Lynn at 226-0012.
