Monday, February 04, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] Dance with Sekou Sylla, Tenefig Diabate, Demba Sene

Dear African Dance & Music Community,
Over the next two months we will have several
opportunities to study with guest teachers from Guinea & Senegal:

1 - Tenefig Diabate teaches this Saturday & Sunday (Feb 9 & 10)
2 - Sekou Sylla teaches Fridays Feb & Mar (Pape N'Diaye's class)
3 - Demba Sene will teach Sundays  Feb 17 - Mar 23 (Pape N'Diaye's class)

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1 - Tenefig Diabate, former member of Les Ballets Africains
will teach two special workshops in the dance arts of Guinea, West Africa
Saturday, Feb 9th 4:30-6:00pm (Fatou N'Diaye's class)
& Sunday, Feb 10th 1:30-3:00pm (Pape N'Diaye's class)


$15 per class, with LIVE music by master drummers
Both classes are at The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge
www.DanceComplex.com

2 - Sekou Sylla, former member of Les Ballets Africains,
is teaching the dance arts of Guinea, West Africa
for Pape N'Diaye's Friday Djembe dance class
throughout  February and March
Every Friday evening, 7:30-9:00pm


Yes! There is class this Friday, Feb 9th
$12, with LIVE music by master drummers
at the Cambridge YWCA,
7 Temple Street, Central Sq Cambridge
For schedule updates on this class visit www.wadabo.com

Sekou Sylla was a principle dancer, acrobat and musician with Les Ballet Africains, the National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, until he relocated to Massachusetts in 1996. Sekou has taught and performed all over the world including Africa, Australia, Europe, Spain, Korea, Finland, France, England, Mexico and North and South America and recently taught African dance in Brazil at Melé deBalé and at the Universidade Federal da Bahia. Sekou currently teaches at Mount Holyoke College and Greenfield Community College. For more information about Sekou and his work please visit www.Bamidele.com

3 - Demba Sene, former member of Le Ballet National du Senegal,
will teach Sabar dance on Sundays (Pape N'Diaye's class)
February 17th - March 23rd
Every Sunday, 1:30-3:00pm


$12 per class, with LIVE music by master drummers
Class is held at The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave, Central Sq. Cambridge
www.DanceComplex.com
For schedule updates on this class visit www.wadabo.com

Demba Djiby Ndalor Sene began studying Djembe dance in his home country of Senegal, West Africa at the age of eight. By 16 he was dancing with Goree Mon Historie, a professional company in Dakar, Senegal.  He spent three years as a lead dance for Le Ballet National du Senegal, touring internationally. Since coming to the United States Demba has taught, choreographed or performed with: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zanes Dance company (New York City), The Spielpalast Cabaret (Vermont and The Burlesque Festival in Brooklyn, NY), & Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater (Vermont). Demba has also taught workshops for various professional performing groups including Le Cirque du Soleil "O" Production in Las Vegas, Ron Brown Evidence Company in NYC, Djoniba Studios and Maimouna Kieta School of African Dance in NYC, Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater in Vermont,  & Goree Studios in Baltimore MD.

A special THANK YOU to Sister Fatou N'Diaye and to Pape N'Diaye for arranging to bring these amazing guest artists to Boston. 
See you dancing,
Darya

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