Aaron “Coach Cherokee” Ellison was born and raised here in Chattanooga.
Among his talents: dance, the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira and teaching those disciplines.
On Saturday, December 23rd, he brings his original play - “My Last Christmas on Da Plantation” - to Barking Legs Theater here in Chattanooga with two shows: Noon and 7 PM.
![Poster for “My Last Christmas on Da Plantation."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/71041d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1545x2000+0+0/resize/880x1139!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F14%2F6ad8797641e3b8de8f81fd33fe81%2Fmy-last-chistmas-coach-cherokee-ellison.jpg)
Coach Cherokee