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OTHER CLASSES IN MASSACHUSETTS:

EASTERN MA

MONDAY
6:00 pm – African Drum And Dance Class with Mamadou Diop
First Universalist Church
211 Bridge St, Salem, MA

WEDNESDAY
3:00 pm – African Drum And Dance Class with Mamadou Diop
(After School Drumming)
Harbor Light Montessori School
Route 22, Beverly, MA

7:30 pm – African Drum And Dance Class with Mamadou Diop
Imagine Studios
29 Main St, Amesbury, MA
Registration & Information 978-834-0367

SUNDAY
11:00 – 12:00 noon - Drum with Mamadou Diop
12:00 – 1:00 pm – Dance with Mamdou Diop
Gloucester Cape Ann YMCA
71 Middle St, Gloucester. MA
978-283-0470

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WESTERN MA

TUESDAY
6:30-8:00pm - Beginner African Dance Class with Kabisko Kaba (Guinea)
Amherst Athletic Club
460 West Street (Rt. 116), South Amherst, MA
413.256.0080 www.AmherstAthletic.com

8:00-9:30pm - Afro-Cuban Dance Class with Miguel Periche (Holguin, Cuba)
NEA School of Dance
25 Main Street (on the 4th Floor), Northampton, MA 413.320.8756.www.GrupoPaloSanto.com

FRIDAY
7:00-8:30pm– Intermediate African Dance Class with Kabisko Kaba (Guinea)
Amherst Athletic Club
460 West Street (Rt. 116), South Amherst, MA
413.256.0080 www.AmherstAthletic.com

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CLASSES IN VERMONT:

MONDAY
5:30 - 7:00pm– African Dance Class with Sidiki Sylla (Guinea)
Memorial Auditorium Loft
Burlington, VT

www.JehKulu.org for directions and info.

7:00 - 9:30pm– African Dance Class with Kabisko Kaba (Guinea)
West St. Arts-The Church
120 Main Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301

mag_e_jane@hotmail.com for directions & info.

WEDNESDAY
5:30 - 7:00pm– African Dance Class with Sidiki Sylla (Guinea)
Memorial Auditorium Loft, 802.859.1802
Burlington, VT

www.JehKulu.org for directions and info.

6:45pm– African Dance Class with Prosper Kaudio (Ivory Coast)
Plainfield Community Center, 802.859.1802
Plainfield, VT

www.JehKulu.org or (Alexis) 802.454.4662 for directions and info.

THURSDAY
5:30 - 7:00pm– Beginnner African Dance Class with Lois Trombley
Memorial Auditorium Loft, 802.859.1802
Burlington, VT

www.JehKulu.org for directions and info.

7:15 - 8:45pm– African Dance Class with Sidiki Sylla (Guinea)
1st Thursday of the month @ Holly Hall in Bristol, VT. Remaining Thursdays @ New Haven Town Hall.

6:00pm– African Drum Class with Ismael Bangoura (Guinea)
1st Thursday of the month @ Holly Hall in Bristol, VT. Remaining Thursdays @ New Haven Town Hall.

www.JehKulu.org for directions and info.

FRIDAY
5:45pm - African Drum Class with Ismael Bangoura (Guinea)
Burlington, VT, call 802.859.1802.

www.JehKulu.org for directions and info.

SATURDAY
11:00am – 1:00pm - African Dance Class with Sidiki Sylla (Guinea)
Williston Sports and Fitness Edge,
Williston, VT 802.860.3343

www.JehKulu.org for directions and info.

African Dance and Drum Resources for VT:

Village Green Drum Collective, Middlebury, VT
The Village Green Drum Collective exists to support drum and dance events, drum workshops, and drum circles in Vermont and surrounding areas. www.vgdrum.org or contact Joss@just addfire.com

www.tamba.org provides West African Dance and Drum information for central Vermont.


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DANCE in CONNECTICUT

MONDAY
6:00 - 7:30pm - DRUM with Aly Tatchol Camara ($12/class) 7:30 - 9:00pm - DANCE with Aly Tatchol Camara ($12/class) at the Afro-American Cultural Center, Yale University campus, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT
Please call 203.887.2737 for more information.

TUESDAY
DANCE with Abdoulaye Sylla (860.601.5850) at The Artists' Collective, Hartford, CT
Please call 860.527.3205 for more information.

WEDNESDAY
6:00 - 7:30 pm - DANCE ($12/class) with Abdoulaye Sylla 7:30 - 8:30 pm - Adv. DANCE ($10) with Abdoulaye Sylla 8:30 - 9:30pm - DRUM ($10) with Abdoulaye Sylla (860.601.5850) and Jack Tunisi Davis
MACH, 510 Barnum Ave, 3rd Floor
Bridgeport, CT

THURSDAY
7:30-9:00 pm - DANCE with Abdoulaye Sylla
9:15-10:15PM- DRUM with Abdoulaye Sylla (860.601.5850) at the West Indian Social Club, 3340 Main Street, Hartford, CT ($12/class, $7 Children)

FRIDAY
7:00-8:30PM - DANCE with Abdoulaye Sylla (860.601.5850)
at LEAP (203.773.0770), 31 Jefferson Street, New Haven, CT ($12/class, Children $7)

SATURDAY
3:30 - 5:00pm - DRUM with Aly Tatchol Camara ($12/class) 5:00 - 6:30pm - DANCE with Aly Tatchol Camara ($12/class) at the Afro-American Cultural Center, Yale University campus, 211 Park Street, New Haven, CT
Please call 203.887.2737 for more information.

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DANCE in RHODE ISLAND

THURSDAY
6:30 – 8:00 pm – African Dance with Seydou Coulibaly
Brown University Ashamu Dance Studio
Providence, RI 02912
writetojori at gmail dot com

SATURDAY
5 - 6:30 pm - Dance with Pape N'Diaye (Senegal)
Motion Center
at the Village Health Co.
271 South Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
Please contact Kaeli Sutton at 401-338-5466 or motioncenter@verizon.net for more information

$15 for drop-ins, or $48 per 4 week series


4:00 - 5:30 pm - Sabar Dance Class at Providence Tango Studio w/Pape N'Diaye w/live drumming by Lamine Toure
401.338.5466 or 802.310.6655

SUNDAY
11:00 – 12:00 pm – African Drumming (Djembe) with Issa Coulibaly, $10/class
The Brown Hillel Foundation : 401.863.2805 : 80 Brown St., Providence, RI 02906 (http://www.brownhillel.org)

12:00 – 1:30 pm – African Dance with Seydou Coulibaly, $10/class
The Brown Hillel Foundation : 401.863.2805 : 80 Brown St., Providence, RI 02906 (http://www.brownhillel.org)

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DANCE in NYC

There are tons of great classes in NYC.

HATIAN DANCE CLASSES WITH PAT HALL

Saturdays, 3:00-5:00pm

at Mark Morris Dance Group, 3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217 (take any train to Atlantic Ave. or Pacific St.). Call 718.390.7431 or visit www.pathalldance.com for information and updates.

FREE AFRICAN DANCE CLASSES WITH SANDELLA

Every Friday 6 - 7:30pm
14-32 West 118th Street, Manhattan
For Info Call 212 942 3566

MAIMOUNA KEITA SCHOOL OF AFRICAN DANCE

All classes are at Embora Wellness and Movement Studio (www.embora.com), 900 Fulton Street (Bt. Clinton and Washington Streets), Brooklyn, NY 11238 (take the C train to Clinton/Washington). For more information on Maimouna Keita dance call 718.399.7867, email info@maimounakeita.com, or visit www.maimounakeita.com

Saturdays: 1:00-2:30pm Sabar with Marie Basse Wiles

Also at Embora Studios:

Call 718.857.4360 for Embora studio information.

Friday: 6:00-7:00pm Haitian dance with Aida

Sunday: 12:00-1:30pm Haitian dance with Aida

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MORE CLASSES IN NYC...

AFRICAN AND AFRO-ROOTED DANCE CLASSES AT DJONIBA'S STUIDIO

All classes are at 37 East 18th Street/ Broadway, 7th Floor, Newy York, NY 10003. Call 212.477.3464/3474 or visit www.djoniba.com for more information and updates.

Monday:

 4:30-6:00pm- Afro-Cuban with La Mora

6:00-7:30pm- Adv. Sabar with Babacar/ Samba wtih Quenia/ Int. Dunham with Ned Williams

7:30-9:00pm- Beg. Basic African with Djoniba/ Beg. Haitian with Milerline

Tuesday:

4:30-6:00pm- Beg. African with Vado

6:00-7:30pm- Afro-Caribbean with Richard Gonzalez/ Congalese with Fumilayo/ Beg. Haitian with Cassandra

7:30-9:00pm- Samba with Danielle/ Capoeira with Lampreia

Wednesday:

4:30-6:00pm- Samba with Silvana

6:00-7:30pm- Beg. Haitian with Paniel/ Sabar with Babacar

7:30-9:00pm- Beg. Basic African with Djoniba/ Afro-Cuban with Pupy/ Int. Haitian with Paniel

Thursday:

4:30-6:00pm- African with Vado/ Beg. Haitian with Cassandra

6:00-7:30pm- Afro-Caribbean with Richard Gonzalez/ Capoeira with Lampreia/ Haitian with Lionel

7:30-9:00pm- Samba with Quenia/ Sabar with Ousmane

Friday:

4:30-6:00pm- African with Vado/ Int. Dunham with Ned Williams. Beg. Basic Haitian wtih Mikerline

6:00-7:30pm- Beg. Basic African with Djoniba/ Beg. Afro-Cuban with Rita

7:30-9:00pm- Haitian with Paniel/ Int. Mali/Guinea with Noelani

Saturday:

12:30-2:00pm- Beg. Beasic African with Djoniba/ Dunham with Ned Williams/ Beg. Capoeira with Lampreia

2:00-3:30pm- Beg. Basic African with Djoniba/ Beg. Haitian with Ginga

3:30-5:00pm- African with Maquette/ Afro-Brazilian with Michelle

5:00-6:30pm- Int. Guinea with Mouminatou/ Beg.& Int. Cuban with Pupy

6:30-8:00pm- Zimbabwe with Rujeko

6:30-8:30pm- Int. & Adv. Sabar with Babacar

Sunday:

12:30-2:00pm- Dunham with Ned Williams/ Beg. African with Vado/ Beg. Haitian with Cassandra

2:00-3:30pm- Afro-Cuban with La Mora

3:30-5:00pm- Samba with Danielle

5:00-6:30pm- Haitian with Mikerline/ Afro-Cuban with Pupy

6:30-8:00pm- Beg. Basic African with Djoniba/ Samba with Danielle

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