Concert
West African Dance & Percussion
Samba Diop
Fri, Apr 17, 8pm
Reloj 50A entrance
150 pesos

Workshops
Fri, Apr 17

African Percussion (Level I)
10–11:30am 

African Dance (Level I):
11:30am–1pm 

African Percussion (Level II)
1:30–3pm

African Dance (Level II)
3–4:30pm

Teatro Santa Ana
Biblioteca Pública
Insurgentes 25 
200 pesos per class 

Percussion and dance improvisation
By Jennifer Hofmann

Samba Diop presents African traditional dance, drum and song at its exhilarating best tonight.

A dancer, percussionist, singer and choreographer from West Africa, Samba Diop has been in several Senegal ballets and concerts and currently dances at concerts in France and Holland.

Dance and percussion workshops with Samba Diop help disseminate African music and traditional dance. One dances for life, one dances for expression, one dances for stress relief and to forget worries. The beauty of movement calls upon intuition and improvisation from the dancers, and interaction with the musicians.

African dance incorporates every part of the body. If you can move your hair, you should do it. If you can move your nails, you should do it! African dances are full of vitality, promoting a total body feeling and offering a variety of movements that many have lost in their everyday lives. A key feature is the enjoyable movement of the spine, pelvis and shoulder as independent centers.

African drumming workshops encourage relaxation, mutual appreciation and togetherness, and promote self-confidence, creativity and well-being. They help you understand the polyrhythmic nature of African music.

Beginner and intermediate workshops address dancers and drummers of every age and any previous experience.

Call Jennifer Hofmann at (415) 111-9843 or email siewlei@web. de for more information. Visit www.myspace.com/sambadiop,  www.africa-art-rythm.com.