Beginner West African Dance

Join Tamara Jones for West African dance class!! Guinea is renowned for its lively rhythms, intricate movement techniques and a heritage that withstands time and has informed many Diasporic rhythmic and dance traditions. Accessible to all levels, class begins with a warm-up designed to improve flexibility, strengthen the core, improve stamina, and get acquainted with West African music. The second part of the class starts with a brief history and context of the dances you’re about to learn. This will inform your execution of the movements. An extensive breakdown of technique follows, and through repetition, you’ll practice and start to embody the rhythms and movement.

Sundays | 12:30-2:pm | Hybrid

Tamara also teaches Afro-Fusion, Tuesdays 7-8:30pm. Register Tamara’s classes below