Dance for Joy! FAQ’s

Dance For Joy! is an immersive performance workshop series (2024 theme is Immersion) with two goals: 

1. To allow students to dive deeper into their favorite classes and learn more about the origins of the movements.

2. Build a community at Cumbe where everyone, regardless of income level, can experience the joy of African & Diaspora dance on a regular basis. Ideally, we want this to be the start of an ongoing weekly dance/drum practice!

Workshops run September 26th through December 7th, with two culminating performances (optional) on December 8th. Please check the Dance For Joy! Schedule for more information.

Take as many as your schedule allows!!!  This is a great opportunity to try new styles and fill your fall with dance. However, we ask that you limit your participation in the performance to 3 workshops (beyond that, the performance logistics get quite challenging.). We will collect a list of performers by early November.

This is the ‘building a community’ part! Classes in this series are donation based ($5 - $45).  If you can, we invite you to contribute $20 - $45; your contribution will help us create a community at Cumbe where everyone can afford to take classes.

Everyone! We especially welcome current students and encourage you to help us spread the word.

Yes! You may use your classcard for this series. You may also contribute a bit more or reserve your classcard for classes that are not a part of the series. Let our studio assistants know if you’d like an extension on your class card.

Speak to one of our studio assistants and ask for them to update payment to your preferred donation amount.

All students will have the opportunity to perform in two Dance for Joy! performances on Sunday, December 8 at the Billie Holiday Theatre. Invite your family and friends to learn something new on this day and take joy in viewing participants performing choreographed dances learned in this explorative journey. Students must attend 6/10 classes and join by Friday, October 25th. Required rehearsals will be announced. Performing students will receive two tickets at $25 each for their guests. Any additional tickets

 can be purchased first come, first serve at full price.

• Haitian Folkloric Dance

• Afro-Fusion

• Congolese Dance & Drum

• Afro-Brazilian & Samba

• West African Drumming

• Rabòday Fit

• Dunham Informed Jazz Technique

• Belly Dance