Monday, June 23, 2008

[Wadabo_updates] Dance & Music THIS weekend... beyond NDAJE

Dear African Dance & Music Community,
Class updates, special workshops and music performances
There are many events happening this weekend beyond the NDAJE Festival ...

1 - Weekly Classes @ Dance Complex:
African classes are ON this week & weekend!
Class Cancellations this weekend
Jean Appolon last Haitian class for the summer...

2 - Workshops:
Series starts THIS TUESDAY 6/24 - Afro-Jazz Repertory w/ Marianne Harkless

3 - Music Concert:
Lamine Toure & Group Saloum @ Milkly Way Friday 6/28

1 - WEEKLY AFRICAN CLASSES @ DC:

CLASSES THAT WILL BE HELD:

African w/ Astou Sagna|Tuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, $12 | The Dance Complex
African w/ Seydou Coulibaly|Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, $12 | The Dance Complex
Afro-Jazz w/ Marianne Harkless|Thursdays, 5:30-7:00pm, $12 | The Dance Complex
Sabar w/ Lamine Toure|Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, $12 | The Dance Complex
Haitian w/ Jean Appolon|Saturdays, 1:30-3:00pm, $13 | The Dance Complex - Last class until Sept!
African w/ Joh Camara |Sundays, 3:00-4:30pm, $12 | The Dance Complex

CLASS CANCELLATIONS:
NO CLASS - African w/ Fatou N'Diaye|Saturdays, 4:30-6:00pm | The Dance Complex
NO CLASS - Sabar w/ Pape N'Diaye|Sundays, 1:30-3:00pm | The Dance Complex

JEAN APPOLON LAST HAITIAN CLASS UNTIL SEPTEMBER:
Jean Appolon is traveling to Haiti on June 29th and won't be back until September 6th & 7th!! His last Modern class was last weekend and his last Haitian class will be this Saturday.
LAST CLASS UNTIL 9/6 - Haitian w/ Jean Appolon|Saturdays, 1:30-3:00pm, $13 | The Dance Complex
NO CLASS - Modern w/ Jean Appolon|Sundays, 11:00am-12:30pm, $13 | The Dance Complex

JEAN APPOLON'S CLASSES RESUME: Saturday 9/6 & Sunday 9/7



2 - AFRO-JAZZ REPERTORY SERIES - STARTS THIS TUESDAY:

A Performance Workshop with Marianne Harkless
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30pm |
June 24 - August 12 | Performance Saturday, August 16th, 6:30pm | The Dance Complex - 536 Mass. Ave. Central Sq. Cambridge |Contact Marianne at 617.838.2540
 

This workshop is designed for students who are interested in preparing a dance piece for performance. This is an opportunity to work on one piece of choreography and take is further than is normally done in class.  The entire class will be spent working on choreography. Afro-Jazz incorporates elements of West African, Afro-Brazilian, Caribbean, modern and jazz dance styles. We will work closely with the music to explore different rhythms and how to bring out accents in the movement. Please arrive warmed up and ready to dance. Fee for entire series and performance is $96.00.

3 - LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM CONCERT:

Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
10:00pm, $10|
403-405 Center Street, Jamaica Plain |
Directions and venue information www.milkywayjp.com
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Group information http://www.laminetoure.com

 
Group Saloum is: Lamine Toure (sabar and lead vocals), Paa Seck (sabar), Moha Seck (sabar), Michael Lewis (drums), Papis Cissokho (bass), Dai Miyazaki (lead guitar), Akili Jamal Haynes (trumpet, percussion and backing vocals), Patricia Tang (keyboards), Iginaijah Maxwell (backing vocals), and Sarah Privler (trombone).



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