>>African Dance and Drum Festival
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>>Sat., Jan. 25 at the Mazo Movement Arts Center
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>>Take a wintertime excursion to the beautiful Wisconsin River Valley. Warm
>>your feet, hands, body and heart to rhythms from Senegal, Ghana, Mali and
>>Guinea. Many of the Madison area's finest African dancers and musicians
>>will share their talents and diverse cultural backgrounds in this all-day
>>series of workshops, followed by a glorious evening dance party with a
>>world beat flavor. All experience levels are welcome; try one workshop or
>>stay all day!
>>Cost: $18 per workshop in advance, $20 at the door. Dance party: $5 sugg.
>>donation.
>>Festival Pass: Attend all workshops and dance the night away for $65
>>adv., $70 at the door.
>>How to get there: From Madison, take Hwy 14 to Mazomanie. Turn right onto
>>Hwy Y, or Brodhead St. The studio is at the T intersection, on the left.
>>Allow 30-40 min. to drive from Madison.
>>Questions? Want to register? Contact Marcia at [log in to unmask] or
>>795-0014.
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>>10:30 am-noon: Sabar dance w/ Patrice Nassalang.
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>>Sabar is the Wolof traditional dance form for weddings, baptisms and
>>other important events. Patrice is from Senegal, West Africa. He has been
>>teaching for 10 years, and currently performs for Call for Peace and
>>Ethnic Exposure.
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>>
>>12:30-2 pm: Djembe drumming w/ Jean Walang Sene
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>>Jean is a master Sabar player from Senegal, West Africa. He has 15 years
>>of training in tabala, Sabar, tama, Djembe and Djun Djun, and has
>>performed throughout the world with Ballet Doudou Ndiaye Rose et Ses
>>Rossettes and Ballet Wolof Sorano.
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>>2:30-4 p.m: Dances of Guinea and Mali w/ Otehlia Kiser
>>
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>>Othelia has been studying West African dance for over eight years in the
>>U.S., Mali and Guinea, and has performed with Eno Washington's Wind Dance
>>Ensemble and Baraka. She has been teaching West African dance for three years.
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>>4:30-6 p.m: Kpatsa dance w/ Edi Kwasi Gbordzi
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>>Kpatsa is a traditional youth dance performed by Ga-Adangbe people of
>>Ghana, West Africa. Edi trained at the University of Ghana, and performed
>>for 7 years with the Ghana Dance Ensemble throughout the world. In the
>>US, he has taught at universities, and other community centers.
>>7:30-11:30 p.m: Dance Party! African and worldbeat rhythms, both
>>pre-recorded and live.
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