[Wadabo_updates] Ndaje Festival Dance & Drum Class Registration

The Ndaje Festival 2007 is almost here!

(The 1^st Annual African Drum and Dance Festival in Boston , MA  -  June 29th – July 1st)

Only 15 more days

to pre-register for workshops online at great discounts!

(Festival Schedule Below) 

Register online now at www.papendiaye.com/ndajefestival !

( Pre-registration ends June 22, 2007)

Festival Schedule

Location: Cambridge YWCA  - 7 Temple Street , Central Square – Cambridge , MA 02139

Friday, June 29

3:30 pm - Welcome and Registration

Time	Class	Instructor
4:00-5:30 pm	Djembe Dance ( Guinea )	Abdoulaye Sylla
5:30-7:00 pm	Kutiro Dance ( Senegal )	Malang Bayo
7:00-8:30 pm	Sabar Dance ( Senegal )	Demba Sene
8:30-10:00 pm	Djembe Dance ( Senegal )	Mariama Basse

 

Saturday, June 30 9:00 am - Welcome and Registration Time          Class  Instructor 9:30-11:o0 am Djembe Dance ( Guinea ) Sekou Sylla 11:05-12:35 pm Sabar Dance ( Senegal ) Babacar M'Baye 11:05-12:35 pm Children's Dance ( Guinea ) Dionne Thomas 12:40-2:10 pm Djembe Dance ( Mali ) Djeneba Sako 12:40-2:10 pm Sabar  ( Senegal ) Lamine Touré 2:15-3:45 pm Sabar Dance ( Senegal ) Babacar N'Diaye 3:50-5:20 pm Djembe Dance ( Guinea ) Youssouf Koumbassa

8:00 pm  -  Ndaje Concert -  Somerville Theatre 10:00 pm  -  Doundounba and Sabar Party - Live Music!                                   ($15 cover charge, $10 with concert ticket)   Sunday, July 1  9:30 am - Welcome and Registration Time          Class  Instructor 10:00-11:30am Djembe Dance ( Guinea ) Youssouf Koumbassa 11:35-1:05 pm Kutiro Dance ( Senegal ) Ousmane Sall 1:10-2:40 pm Sabar Dance ( Senegal ) Rich Faye 1:10-2:40 pm Djembe Drum ( Mali ) Moussa Traoré 2:45-4:15 pm Djembe Dance ( Mali ) Djeneba Sako 2:45-4:15 pm Songs from Casamance Fatou N'Diaye-Davis 4:20-5:50 pm Kutiro Dance ( Senegal ) Pape N'Diaye 5:55-7:30 pm Sabar Dance ( Senegal ) Marie Basse-Wiles   Classes are for all levels so beginners and experienced artists are welcome. Wear comfortable clo the s and come ready to dance!

 

Vendor slots still available! Visit the website for complete festival details.

 

Also, tickets are now on sale for the Ndaje Festival Concert, Ndaje: It Takes a Village, featuring master artists from West African national ballets! Purchase tickets online now at www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8238. Or, buy your tickets in person at the Somerville Theatre Box Office - 55 Davis Square , Somerville , MA 02144 .

See you in Boston !

 

Ndaje Festival 2007

www.papendiaye.com/ndajefestival

ndajefestival@papendiaye.com

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