African Drum & Dance Classes!

Past event
Aug 17, 2019, 3 to 5:45 PM

The masterful, high-energy Seny Daffe from Guinea teaches both drum and dance on Saturday August 17th! The classes will take place at the comfortably cool Inner Heat Yoga, 464 Putney Road! The drum class is from 3:00 -4:00 pm (there are a limited number of extra drums for those who need one). The cost is on a sliding scale $12-15. The dance class is from 4:15 - 5:45 pm. The cost is on a sliding scale $15-20. All levels are welcome. Wear clothes that you can move in and bring a water bottle. The dance class will be accompanied by live drumming.

Seny Daffe was born in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa, where dancing and drumming are inseparable from their culture. He is a versatile musician and a very talented dancer, singer and comedian. Seny has a wealth of performing experience in traditional and contemporary dance and drum. Since coming to the United States in 2006, he has traveled the east coast from Florida to Vermont working with several companies and well-known artists. As a member of Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater of Burlington, VT, he is a regular drummer and teacher for dance classes, and assists in musical direction and choreography. He also independently leads multiple dance and drum classes, and is in popular demand to lead workshops throughout the northeast and beyond. He is a multi-talented and dynamic teacher and performer who is gaining a reputation for his approachable and exciting dance and drum classes, his electrifying doundoun playing, and for his rich and powerful voice.

For more info. see http://www.africandancevt.com and African Dance Vermont on Facebook.

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