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Dances of Africa
20- or
40-Session Residency for Grades 3-12
Students learn dances from three regions of Africa: Sowu from Ghana, Mganda from Tanzania (a dance Kacey learned while there in 2003), and Gumboot dancing from South Africa. Students will learn how African dance and music relate to each other (ie, how the djembe drum “tells” the dancer how to move) and how to improvise and share feelings via dance.
Students learn dances from three regions of Africa: Sowu from Ghana, Mganda from Tanzania (a dance Kacey learned while there in 2003), and Gumboot dancing from South Africa. Students will learn how African dance and music relate to each other (ie, how the djembe drum “tells” the dancer how to move) and how to improvise and share feelings via dance.