Photograph of an actress in a long blue dress performing on stage with a dark background. She is singing with her hands in front of her. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an unidentified singer in a long blue dress performing on stage with a dark background. She is smiling and singing with her hand in front of her. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a blue dress on stage in the dark. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a long blue dress performing on stage with flowers in the background. She is looking at the audience and smiling with her hand in front of her. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a long blue dress performing on stage with a dark background. She is singing with her head back and her hands in front of her. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a long blue dress performing on stage with flowers in the background. She is singing and smiling with her hand in front of her. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a long blue dress performing on stage. She is singing in front of a drum set. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a long blue dress performing on stage with flowers in the background. She is looking at the audience and smiling. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in a blue dress on stage. She is looking at the audience with her hands in front of her. A man is playing the piano behind her. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013.

Photograph of an actress in blue dress at the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The actress is rapidly moving her hand in tune with the music.

Photograph of an actress in blue dress at the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The actress' dress flares around her as she claps along to the music.

Photograph of an actress in blue dress at the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The actress holds her hands towards her face while clapping to the music.

Photograph of dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble on stage. A group of dancers dressed as zombies are standing in a semi-circle with their hands raised. A dancer standing in the center of the circle is dressed as Michael Jackson from the "Thriller" music video. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble on stage. A group of dancers dressed as zombies are standing in a circle with their hands raised. A dancer standing in the center of the circle is dressed as Michael Jackson from the "Thriller" music video. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.