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Danse Edeyo 2012 – Haiti and beyond!
With the members of Rhythm N Dance working with the Edeyo Foundation for the past two years, we were really excited about the opportunity to return to the Joyous Heart school to conduct our workshops in African Dance, Drum and Song technique. Our first trip to Haiti in 2011 provided us a foundation to expand on our work in 2012. When we initially came to the Joyous Heart school in 2011, we had four classes, which lead up to a performance right outside of the…
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Danse Edeyo – New York Edition
Join us on September 8th, 2012 as we host our next Haiti fundraiser, Danse Edeyo, the New York Edition! That’s right! This time we’re taking the movement up the Jersey Turnpike to the Tri-State area! The Edeyo Foundation is partnering with Rhythm N Dance to bring you a day of dance and drum workshops to continue our support of the Joyous Heart School in Port-Au-Prince Haiti. The event will be located in the heart of Brooklyn, at the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance,…
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RHYTHMIC CONVERSATIONS featuring Stefanie Belnavius
STEFANIE D. BELNAVIS MASTERCLASS SERIES PRESENTS….’RHYTHMIC CONVERSATIONS’ WHAT: A TWO PART MASTERCLASS AND REPERTOIRE SERIES THAT WILL FUSE JAMAICAN FOLK, RELEASE TECHNIQUE AND SPOKEN WORD ALONG WITH REPERTOIRE FROM BELNAVIS’ 2012 SHOWCASE. WHERE: Dance Place, 3225 8TH STREET, NE, WASHINGTON DC 20017 WHEN: SUNDAY JUNE 10TH AND SUNDAY JUNE 17TH TIME: 10:00AM – 11:30AM COST: $10 PER CLASS LIVE DRUMMING BY Dion Jacob
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African Flash Mob with Les Belles D’Afrique
An open letter from Andong N’kobena: Here is the video from our flashmob. To say it was a complete success is an understatement. We inspired many onlookers and brought joy in the hearts. Bystanders wanted an encore performance, so we decided to continue dancing in the streets of downtown Silver Spring for 4hrs. There, we displayed traditional dances from Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Cameroon as well as many contemporary African dances such as coupe, ndombolo and azonto. We want to thank everyone that actively participated in…
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Edeyo Foundation Fundraiser Weekend
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As most of you already know, Rhythm N Dance has partnered with the Edeyo Foundation to provided preforming arts education to the children of the Joyous Heart School in Bel-Air, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Our trip last year in 2011 was an eye opener to the struggle of the people still living in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the island two years ago, but it was also a look into a strong, vigilant and culturally rich citizens of the first African nation to gain it’s…