My name is Damari Williams. I've been dancing for as long as I can remember. Growing up in the settlement of Smith's Point, the home of the Fish Fry, I danced in my diapers to the loud music that would sound across the entire town. It wasn't until my parents moved to Freeport that I would've had my first experience dancing in church at Faith National Ministries in the Lewis Yard area.
I found love in Jesus Christ and enjoyed dancing and acting in the church plays. Around the age of 10, I began dancing liturgical in Hugh W. Campbell Primary School at school assemblies. Graduating primary school, I was known as the dancing prefect. The entire school knew me as the prefect who danced at the assemblies.
During the transition from primary school to junior high school, my family switched to a new church called Agape House where I was introduced to a young man named Tasman J. Sutherland who taught me Mime ministry. He believed in me and taught me mime techniques and choreography. We became the Mime Duo, ministering to hundreds of members weekly. Rehearsals would be after school, Saturdays and even Sundays after church. When he painted the mask on my face, which I could've never done myself, I became a warrior for Christ. I danced to touch people's hearts through my movements and expressions.
In high school one of the most drastic changes in my life occurred; my mom moved to Bimini to better provide for our family. Dad seldom took us to church and my attendance became poor, but I still wanted to dance. I began watching multiple dance videos daily and practicing in my room. I became a second Michael Jackson, learning most of his moves and performing them at my high school.