Sharing the music and culture of Guinea, West Africa
Check out how much fun we had at the Dance Hall in Kittery two weeks ago. Sidiki Sylla of Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum theater taught a most amazing class. And this video is of just the warm-up! Class was all the better due to accompaniment by Seny Daffe, Soriba Simbo Camara, Eben Hearn and Ismael and Boca Bangoura! They all rocked the house!
Sidiki, Ismael, Seny and Boca will all be back, but in the meantime I encourage you to go their annual festival in Vermont from November 4th to 6th.
Workshops with members of Vermont’s Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater!
Drum class with Ismael Bangoura 1:00 to 2:30
Dundun dance class with Seny Daffe 2:45 to 4:15
Dance class with Sidiki Sylla 4:30 to 6:00
$15.00 per class or $40.00 for all three
Toe tapping-bootie shaking performance starting at 7:30 featuring the Seacoast’s Ballet Kakande and Sidiki, Seny, Ismael and Ismael’s incredibly gifted son Boca!
Tickets $12.00 at the door
$10.00 advance/seniors/students/workshop attendees
$5.00 kids
Kids under three – free
Purchase tickets ahead through Brown Paper Tickets.
For more information:
fowler.camara@gmail.com 603.969.5264 thedancehallkittery@gmail.com
Register now for one day or better yet all five days. Take your drumming and dancing to new heights!
For more information or to register now:
percussivedancefest@gmail.com
207.703.2083
www.thedancehallkittery.org
www.percussivedancefestival.com
603.969.5264
fowler.camara@gmail.com
Here’s a video that Nancy Grace Horton took when Youssouf Koumbassa taught at the Dance Hall in April. How fun does this look? If you missed it be sure to come to a class soon!!
More amazing classes at The Dance Hall in Kittery coming up in June!! First Abdoulaye Sylla and Ibrahima “Kolipe” Camara on June 12th. Next Youssouf Koumbassa and Ismael Bangoura June 27 to July 1.
Sunday June 12th Drum class with Ibrahima “Kolipe” Camara former soloist for Guinea’s Les Ballets Africains 1:30 to 3:00 Dundun dance class with Abdoulaye Sylla a dancer and percussionist for both Les Ballets Africains and Merveilles D’Afrique 3:15 to 4:45 Dance class with Abdoulaye 5:00 to 6:30 $15 per class or $40 for all three For more information contact Liz Fowler-Camara 603-969-5264 fowler.camara@gmail.com
Exciting news!
Youssouf Koumbassa is coming back to Kittery in June! And before that we have a class with Abdoulaye Sylla! Here are the details that we have so far:
Abdoulaye Sylla will be at the Dance Hall in Kittery on Sunday June 12th. He will definitely be teaching a dundun dance class and may also teach a djembe dance class as well. Exact time and pricing are yet to be determined.
Youssouf Koumbassa will be in Kittery for the Portside Percussive Dance Festival June 27th through July 2nd. He will teach classes Monday through Friday from 5:15 to 6:30. We are hoping to arrange for Mariama to come back July 1st and 2nd to teach a couple of classes as well!
For those willing to travel, Youssouf will also be in Cambridge June 25th – 26th as part of Pape N’Diaye’s Ndaje Festival. And a class in Portland is in the works for Sunday evening!!
So many classes with Youssouf so close to home: this is bliss!!!
We’ve got classes in several spots over coming weeks.
Awakening Grace Yoga Saturday April 23 Saturday May 7 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm $12.00 per class Rasamaya Dover Sunday April 24 Sunday May 1 1:30 to 3:00 $15.00 per class The Dance Hall, Kittery Thursdays through May 26 5:30 to 7:00 $15.00 per class Then starting Monday June 27th: The Portside Percussive Dance Festival!! And Youssouf Koumbassa will be back teaching dance class from 5:15 to 6:45 every day for a week!!
Guinea Drum and Dance at the Dance Hall in Kittery April 2nd!
Three masters of Guinean drum and dance are coming to Kittery this weekend — Ismael Bangoura, Mariama Camara and Youssouf Koumbassa. Come check out their classes between 1:30 and 6:30 on Saturday evening.
If you’re in a buying mood check out our tables with handmade batik bags and tablecloth and napkin sets, as well as tie-dyed lappa and shirt sets and many more items from Guinea!
Djembe drum class with Ismael Bangoura 1:30 to 3:00 pm *Please bring your own drum Dundun dance class with Mariama Camara *Please bring your own drumfowler.camara@gmail.com
We had a really fun class at Dover Yoga yesterday. Here is a video clip of us dancing Sinte and here’s another one. So fun and looking forward to next week!
We are teaching four dance classes at Dover Yoga this Fall on the following Saturdays:
October 2 and 9, November 20 and December 11
Class runs from 9:15 to 10:15 and is $15.00
Visit Dover Yoga’s website for more information.
Seacoast West African Dance and Drum 