[Wadabo_updates] Dance from Guinea - THIS WEEKEND!!

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*A reminder for all of you fans of the dance and drum arts from Guinea, West
Africa:*
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*THIS WEEKEND- COME AND ENJOY DANCE WORKSHOPS WITH*
*TENENFIG DIOUBATE *
*& ALY TATCHOL CAMARA*
*SATURDAY, MAY 20 & SUNDAY, MAY 21!!!
At The Dance Complex
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*West African Dance Workshop with Tenenfig Dioubate*

* Saturday, May 20th, 4:30-6:00pm, $15*
* Fatou N'Diaye is hosting Tenenfig for a spectacular class of dance from
Guinea! *

 Come and enjoy the dance arts of Guinea, West Africa with one of the best
female teachers state-side. TENENFIG DIOUBATE was the lead dancer of the
National Dance & Drum Troupe of the Republic of Guinea, LES BALLETS
AFRICAINS de Guinea (West Africa). Les Ballets Africains has been considered
the best African dance troupe of its kind in the world for more than 50
years. Class is open to all levels of dancers. Accompanied by live drumming
by African drum masters. For more information on Tenenfig, see below. Call
617.388.0413, email wadabo at gmail.com or for info. A special thanks to Fatou
N'Diaye for giving her class time to host this event with Tenenfig.

*Guinea Connection Workshop with Aly Tatchol Camara*

* Sunday, May 21st, 1:00-3:00pm, $14*

*Last Guinea Connection workshop until September - Don't wait until the fall
to experience dance with Aly Tatcol!
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Get connected! The next Guinea Connection Workshops brought to you by West
African Dance in Boston ( www.wadabo.com) features one of your favorite
Guinea dance teachers, Aly Tatchol Camara. EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF THE DANCE
AND DRUM ARTS FROM GUINEA, WEST AFRICA IN A TWO-HOUR CLASS WITH ONE OF NEW
ENGLAND'S MOST GIFTED TEACHERS! Expect a high-energy class geared to dancers
of all levels. Class will start PROMPTLY AT 1:00PM. Accompanied by live
drumming with master drummer, Lansana Toure, and other gifted drum artists
from New Haven and Boston. Come and see why everyone has been raving about
Aly Tatchol!! Call 617.388.0413, email wadabo at gmail.com or for info. For
more information on Aly Tatchol, see below.

Both of these workshops are at:

THE DANCE COMPLEX, 536 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, CAMBRIDGE, MA -
www.dancecomplex.org

CENTRAL SQ. STOP ON THE RED LINE

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 Tenenfig Bio: In addition to her career with the world-renown Ballets
Africains, *Djeli Guinee Tenenfig Dioubate *was the lead dancer of the Les
Ballets Mervelles D'Afrique & the National Ballet Silinbo of Senegal. Djeli
Guinee Tenenfig has toured throughout Africa, Europe and the United States
of America, including performances at the Lincoln Center and the United
Nations. She is a master teacher of traditional dance and rhythms. Tenenfig
has conducted workshops across the United States at many institutions,
universities, colleges, schools and community organizations. Tenenfig
Dioubate is currently teaching Dance troupes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and one of the largest African-American Dance & Drum Ensembles in the United
States of America, the Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble,
headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. Tenenfig has also taught in Chicago,
Illinois, New York City, New York and many cities in the United States of
America.

Aly Tachol Bio: *Aly Tatchol Camara* began dancing and drumming at age 6 as
part of traditional Kouffin village life in Guinea's Boffa region and went
on to learn and teach the acrobatic street dances of Kamsar. In 1984 Aly was
recruited on the street into the renown *Les Ballet Dougouffissa* dance
company. Since then, Aly has performed around the world with *Ballet Variety
*, *Ballet Unite Africa *and *Les Ballets Bougarabou.* In the US, Aly has
taught at Barnice Johnson Cultural Arts Center and Fareta School of Dance in
New York. He lives in New Haven, CT and teaches at the School of African
Rhythm and at Yale University. He is the founder and artistic director
of *Kouffin
Kanake Dance Company*.
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