African Drumming & African Dance
Classes | Courses | Workshops

 

Specialists in West African Drumming & Dance, Afrobeat offer fun, instructional classes, courses  and workshops that combine the irresistible rhythms and high-energy dances of West African folklore to create an unforgettable experience that exhilarates and energises mind, body and spirit.

 

Culturally, music and dance are a way of life in Africa. There are traditional rhythms and dances that accompany almost every aspect of a person's life from birth to death, helping bind a community together. Share in the rich vitality and power of West African drumming and dance today!

 

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Classes Update 2012

African Drumming & Dance classes ~ Melbourne 

Our popular African drumming & dance classes are returning in 2012 !!

 

Afrobeat will be running 8 week class sessions starting in February with 2 of our African artists!

 

Check back in after the new year for class details, location and online bookings OR join our mailing list today to be notified.

 

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West African Dance

This is an exhilarating, fun, expressive and athletic workout to the exciting and driving rhythms of LIVE African Drumming! Learn traditional West African movements and dance sequences from Guinea and Senegal - the inspirational force behind today's world street styles! West African Dance combines elements of music, rhythm, song and fitness that exercise mind, body and spirit. Break away from the traditional fitness routines! West African dance offers a dynamic, whole-body, cardio workout with ENERGY. Help build stamina, increase flexibility and develop firm body tone and shape (through movements geared to stretch and strengthen), help weight loss, and develop grace, suppelty and finesse through body awareness (promoting strong posture and body alignment). This class will leave you feeling re-energised, uplifted and inspired.

 

 

 

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West African Drumming

A Percussion class like no other. Stomp, drum and beat your way into some serious percussion energy as you learn a mixture of funky polyrhythmic beats from traditional West African arrangements, to the pulsating undertones of popular culture. Learn Djembe, and Doundoun drumming technique, the cultural significance and context behind traditional rhythms, and the relationship between drummer and dancer. Leave feeling uplifted,  energized and inspired!  Guaranteed. 

 

 

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Bring Afrobeat to your community!

Start a drum & dance class near you!
   
If you don’t have access to African drumming or dance in your area, afrobeat offers one-off workshops  or a 5 week drum and dance program at a venue and location or time to suit your group. Simply organise a group of 10 or more and the venue, and afrobeat will come to you! Cost $110 (includes drum hire). Further discount for groups of 15 or more. *The organiser receives a  complementary free course or workshop!

*Locations must be within viable travelling distance for our instructors.

 

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