[Wadabo_updates] WADaBo Update - January 9, 2006

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Happy New Year!! I hope this message finds you well and full of hope
and joy for a new year. There are lots of new beginnings this year,
lots of changes, and lots of opportunity. I encourage you to take
advantage of these opportunities and get out on the dance floor. See
you there.

1.	BCCNE Closing
2.	BeOne Opening
3.	Abdoulaye Sylla Guest Workshops – Jan 21 and Jan 22
4.	Abdoulaye Diallo Schedule
5.	Thursday Classes at the Dance Complex


1.	BCCNE Closing
After many years of dance, drum, music and fun, the BCCNE is closing
temporarily. Deraldo has been able to get approval to expand his
building and build condos on top of the dance studio. The space will
re-open once construction is done. And, for those of you who can't get
enough, you'll be able to buy a condo and live above the Brazilian
Center. We can probably expect this to happen sometime in 2007.
Classes there are slowly winding down, so stay tuned for details (many
below). Thanks Deraldo, Jesse and the rest of the folks who've kept
the BCCNE going!

2.	BeOne Opening
A new studio is opening in Roxbury! This will be a multicultural,
multiuse facility, hosting Yoga, African Dance, Capoeira, Martial Arts
and more. Joh is relocating his classes from the BCCNE and there will
be space for our WADaBo workshops and more.

Mondays:
Mohammed Joh Camara teaches djembe drum from 6 – 7.30 pm (starting in Feb)
Mohammed Joh Camara teaches dance from 7.30 – 9 pm

Thursdays: (starting in Feb)
Mohammed Joh Camara teaches djundjun and dance (combined)

Saturdays:
Mohammed Joh Camara teaches dance from 6.30 – 8 pm

Sundays: (starting in Feb)
WADaBo hosts weekly workshops from 1.30 – 4.30 pm (Stay tuned for
specific details!)

The full schedule will be available at www.be-at-1.com
Be One is located at 62 Warren St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Be One is across the street from the Dudley Square bus stop. From
Roxbury Crossing on the orange line it is a 5 to 15 minute walk
depending on how motivated you are to get there.

3.	Abdoulaye Sylla Guest Workshops – Jan 21 and Jan 22
Abdoulaye sadly lost his father in late December. He is trying to head
home to see his family and is coming to Boston for a couple classes to
help him raise the money for this trip. Please come out and support
him. You all know and love Abdoulaye and we're lucky to have him here
for 2 days in a row!
Saturday, January 21st
4:30 – 6pm
AND
Sunday, January 22nd
1:30 – 3 pm

Where: Dance Complex
How much: $15 per workshop

About Abdoulaye:
Abdoulaye was a principal dancer and percussionist with Les Ballets
Africains, the national dance troupe of the Republic of Guinea, from
1989 to 1994 and a principal dancer, percussionist, and the director
of technique for Les Merveilles D'Afrique, a private folkloric troupe
which trains dancers for the national company, from 1986 through 1994.
He has performed on many of the great stages of the world and has
toured and taught traditional dance throughout Africa, Europe, and the
United States.

4.	Abdoulaye Diallo Schedule
Abdoulaye Diallo (Ablou) will continue to teach Joh's classes while
Joh is in Mali. Please come out and support him and get in some great
dancing!
Ablou will teach the following classes:
Saturday, January 14th  - Dance at the BCCNE from 6.30 – 8 pm
Monday, January 16th – Dance at Be One from 7:30 – 9 pm
Saturday, January 21st – Dance at Be One from 6.30 – 8 pm
Monday, January 23rd – Dance at Be One from 7:30 – 9 pm
Saturday, January 28th – Dance at Be One from 6.30 – 8 pm

5.	Thursday Classes at the Dance Complex
After many years of inspiring teaching, Mohamed Kalifa Kamara has
ended his Thursday evening classes at the Dance Complex. Word on the
street is that this space will continue to be an African Dance space,
so big thanks to the Dance Complex for respecting that time and space
and our community! When the new teacher is announced, let's get out
there and support that class.