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July 2018
Dance Class: Adult [Wednesday]
KanKouran offers classes for children, teens and adults in the authentic dance and drumming styles of select West African cultural groups. An aerobic activity, dance classes include a warm-up and breakdown of dance steps, followed by choreographed routines accompanied by the drums.
Find out more »Dance/Drum Class: Children [Saturday]
KanKouran offers classes for children, teens and adults in the authentic dance and drumming styles of select West African cultural groups. An aerobic activity, dance classes include a warm-up and breakdown of dance steps, followed by choreographed routines accompanied by the drums. Drum classes teach polyrhythmic concepts of African drumming and choreographed orchestral techniques to accompany the dance movements. Enjoy Nana’s nook for storytelling, followed by dance and drum.
Find out more »Dance Class: Adult [Saturday]
KanKouran offers classes for children, teens and adults in the authentic dance and drumming styles of select West African cultural groups. An aerobic activity, dance classes include a warm-up and breakdown of dance steps, followed by choreographed routines accompanied by the drums.
Find out more »August 2018
35th Annual Drum and Dance Conference
Hundreds of participants from across the country will visit the nation’s capital August 31 – September 2 to partake in three days of intense workshops in traditional African dance and drum, taught by master dancers and drummers from Mali, Senegal, Liberia, the Congo, and Guinea. For more information, visit kankouran.org/conference Workshop Instructors & Performing Guest Artists Mabiba Baegne, Fode Bangoura, Mariama Basse, Marie Basse-Wiles, Fode Camara, Mouminatou Camara, Idy Ciss, Kadiatou Conte, Souleymane Diop, Zak & Naomi Diouf, Madiou Diouf,…
Find out more »September 2018
35th Annual Concert
Hundreds of participants from across the country will visit the nation’s capital August 31 – September 2 to partake in three days of intense workshops in traditional African dance and drum, taught by master dancers and drummers from Mali, Senegal, Liberia, the Congo, and Guinea. For more information, visit kankouran.org/conference Workshop Instructors & Performing Guest Artists Mabiba Baegne, Fode Bangoura, Mariama Basse, Marie Basse-Wiles, Fode Camara, Mouminatou Camara, Idy Ciss, Kadiatou Conte, Souleymane Diop, Zak & Naomi Diouf, Madiou Diouf,…
Find out more »December 2018
Kwanzaa Celebration
As part of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's 2018 Kwanzaa celebration, KanKouran will be conducting a dance workshop for children from 2:30-3:30pm, and KanKouran's children will be doing a short performance at 4pm.
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