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SEE TABLE BELOW	Maimouna Keita School of West African Dance 586 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 Phone (718) 455-7136 Web Site	Mouminatou Camara Harlem, NY Phone # not available call Amina (718) 528-2397 or use E-mail - She teaches on Wednesdays at The YMCA 180 West 135th St. (Btwn. Lenox & 7th Ave.) 7pm to 8:30pm for $8 Saturdays at The Empire Dance Inc. 127 West 25th st. (Btwn. 6th & 7th Ave.) 5pm to 6:30pm for $12 She is from Conakry, Guinea Mouminatou teaches Guinea dances and Dun Dun Drum Dancing Her classes are open to all levels, but are fast paced, feminine, full of energy, and tend to lean towards dancers with some experience (unless giving a special beginners workshop). Mouminatou Camara is a Master Dancer and Teacher. She was a principal dancer of The Original Les ballets Africains (The National African Ballet Of Guinea) and is a currently a principal dancer of the infamous Les Mervielles De Guinea, directed by World known choreographer and former artistic director of *Ballet Africains* and Ballet Djoliba, Kemoko Sano. She teaches as many dance conferences all over the country and will soon be offering a trip to Guinea, West Africa. To be put on her mailing list send her an e-mail, for future updates. Major Workshop coming in March 2003	Lisangua ya Bato Web Site email: Karen Pardini for Camp 2003 info Wyoma PO Box 446 Au Sable Forks, NY 12912 PHONE: 518-647-4502 FAX: 518-647-5504 EMAIL contact: Web Site Teachers Country of origin: United States STYLE OF DANCE: African Healing Dance, West African, Caribbean, Brazilian Description of Dance Classes: In traditional African dance classes students connect to African culture through dances, drumming and song. Wyoma's repertoire includes dances from Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, South Africa as well as Haiti and Brazil. Her classes include opportunities for improvisation. In the African Healing Dance or "spirit movement", Wyoma utilizes African dance as a base in which we can explore our own natural rhythms and our relationship with the world around us. LOCATION: Wyoma is based in upstate New York and is available for workshops, residencies as well as holistic health seminars and retreats.

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DORIS GREEN - If you're interested in Labanotation and African Dance, look into Doris Green's Greenotation work	Colleen Hendrick Hendrick Dance Project 34 Elton St (Off University Ave near George Eastman House.) Rochester, NY 14610 USA (585) 235-3960 EMAIL WEB SITE Dances from Guinea, W. Africa. Classes Tuesday through Sunday. Schedule. Youth Project is our very popular dance and drum program for kids ages 4 and up. Membership is $44 per month and includes all the weekly classes you wish to take, plus discounts on workshops with visiting artists. Family memberships too. Colleen Hendrick holds a BA in choreography and performance and creative writing from the State University of New York. She has been teaching dance since 1986, and works in a profound way with both children and adults. Evident in her teaching style is her passion to give students ownership of their body's ability to express itself with grace and power, regardless of age or experience.		Assane Badji-Sylla The Living Seed Route 299 (Main Street) New Paltz, NY 12561 845-256-1111 EMAIL contact: WEBSITE: Teachers Country of origin:Guinea, West Africa STYLE OF DANCE: Traditional Guinean dance & new interpretations. Class Schedule & Fees: Tuesdays at 8:00 PM & Sundays at 12:00 noon. $10 per class. Assane is from Conakry and Kindia, Guinea. He lived in Dakar, Senegal for many years where he was a principal dancer, and later dance director, for Les Ballets Bougarabou. Before settling in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley, Assane toured the world: Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, France and Belgium. In addition to dancing, Assane performs as a fire-eater and drummer with his own group Melody Africa, as well as Mohamed Camara's Foliba. He has also performed with Nego Gato, Mimo Camara's Kibola Sougai, and Fode Cissoko's Fakoli Dance and Drum. Assane Badji and Melody Africa also give assemblies and workshops for schools and community groups. Description of Dance Classes: Assane's high energy classes are open to all levels and ages; they include a warm-up, main dance, solos, history of the dance performed and often the accompanying vocals. All classes are accompanied by live drumming from some of the best West African drummers in the area.