Born to Create: The Artistic Tales of Ronniquè Antoinette by Ashayla Byrd

Bathed in the warm glow and bustling groove of a local Busboys and Poets restaurant, Ronniquè Antoinette’s statuesque form ascends from her seat to greet me. Equal parts elegant and swagged out in a white, winged, patch-work blouse and a form-fitted, calf-length jean skirt, it’s a relief to finally have face-time with a staple figure in the DC dance scene whose name I had mostly heard and read.