Djembe-L FAQ - VA African Dance Teachers

Alexandria	Chesapeake	NORFOLK	VSU
Laryea Addy, Artistic Director akatanwia@aol.com Akatanwia: Traditional Drums of Ghana 3242 S. 28th Street Alexandria, VA 22302 (703) 933-1699 Call for latest info We teach numerous workshops for adults and children throughout the DC metro area at different places. We offer adult dance classes from the Kankouran Studio in Washington, DC. These classes are typically held on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. Group dance classes are $10/hour, Private dance $35/hour, Traditional dancing and singing from Ghana, West Africa.	Makeda Ashari 757 248-8049 Twice weekly INDIAN RIVER REC CENTER	Phoebe Butler-Ajibade PHONE 757-683-5927 FAX 757-683-5930 pbutler@odu.edu Country of origin: USA STYLE OF DANCE: Aerobics with Soul - using West African and Caribbean movement to spice up aerobic workouts. Description of Dance Classes: One hour aerobic session which includes warm up, dance routines, and cool down. LOCATION: Old Dominion University ADDRESS: Student Health Services Norfolk, VA Class Schedule & Fees: TBA, No Fees Saturday (weekly) 2-4 PM MATUNDE SAKILI AFRICAN DANCERS 6512 N MILITARY HWY C-6 SSBGC 701 E BERKELY AVE NORFOLK, VA 23523 USA 757-323-1818 MAKEDA West African; Afro-Cuban; Afro-Brazilian Other style dance classes: FREE STYLE Facilitated by MAKEDA Local drum circle focalizer: MAKEDA LALONNI ASHARI JARRETT Cost: FREE FOR DRUMMERS THIS IS AN ACTUAL DANCE CLASS BUT WE WELCOME DRUMMERS AS WE ARE TEACHING VARIOUS RHYTHMS OF AFRICA	Benita Brown, Ed.D. aka Binta N'Diaye Assistant Professor, VSU Office: 202B Daniel Gymnasium Phone: (804) 524-5624 Email: 1sankofa@home.com URL: http://www.vsu.edu/hper/bbrown.html NO FORMAL CLASSES, AT THIS TIME, Dr. Brown is AVAILABLE for travel, to your community. Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Sankofa Dance Theater at Virginia State University (formerly Orchesis) in the HPER Department. She teaches modern dance, folkloric dance, rhythmic forms, dance composition, and aerobic dance. She is a master dance instructor and noted choreographer (she received a choreographer's fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts). Dr. Brown also received the prestigious Future Faculty Fellowship as well as the Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the Graduate School at Temple University where she completed her studies for the degrees of M.Ed. in Dance and an Ed.D. in Dance. She also holds a B.A. in Radio, Television and Film from Temple University. Her dissertation is entitled: Boppin' at Miss Mattie's Place: African American Grassroots Dance Culture in North Philadelphia during the 1960's.
	NEWPORT NEWS
	Ofosuwa Abiola Country of Origin: USA Newport News, Virginia Address: 34 Newmarket South, Newport News, VA 23605 Phone: (757) 244-1130 e-mail: mutashat@yahoo.com or suwabi@cavtel.net URL: Style of Dance: Guinean/Malian/Gambian Description of Dance Classes: Classes begin with a 30minute warm up and proceed with a 30 minute African dance portion. The origin of the dances, as well as the meanings and original gender the dance was done by is explained before each class. All classes are done to live drumming, and traditional breaks for each dance/rhythm are explained. Participants, if they choose, are invited to dance in a performance once they are able to articulate the steps properly. Company auditions are held periodically and are open to students as well as the public. Classes: Mon. & Wed.: 7pm-8pm African dance (adult) Thurs.: 7:30pm-8:30pm African dance (adult) & 6:30-7:30pm drum class (children & adult) Tues.:6:30-7:00pm tiny tot African dance & 6:30-7:30pm children's african dance & 7:30-8:30pm adult African dance Fri.: 6pm-7pm African dance (adult) Sat.: 2pm-3pm Teen African dance class & 3pm-4pm children and adult drum class Fees: All classes are $8 each, there is a one time registration fee of $5 per student

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