In April 9-11, 1999 choreographer John Bailey and his wife, dancer Frances Wessells, gathered 30 local dancers at Artspace for Parade 99, "a pageant of spectacularly costumed dancers and performers paraded--literally through the space."[REF]
In 2003 Leah Lamb led a performance event War: What Is It Good For?, including Richmond's Women in Black's silent protest Piecing: An Exploration of American Identity and Patriotism under the direction of Chris Burnside, Acting Chair of the Dance Department at Virginia Commonwealth University [REF].