Emily - Workshop Details

Saturday Sept 11th, 9.00 - 10.30am

Level: All

African Dance with Trance Elements

Feel alive, energized and inspired!  In this workshop, you will learn a traditional dance from Guinea in West Africa.  The style is inherently approachable and fun, suitable for all ages and no previous experience is necessary. 

Emily will be incorporating movements relatable to ATS, for those dancers interested in fusing styles.

By special request from the Tribe and Trance Festival, she will also be featuring trance elements in this workshop.  Trance dance is highly compatible with the rhythmic, loose form of West African Dance, and the beautiful philosophies of movement-induced meditation. 

Bring a water bottle and dress to move. 

BIO:

Emily has taught and performed West African Dance for nearly ten years.  She also holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Contemporary Dance (UWS), and graduated with the Deans Medal of Honour.  She has studied in America and also received a scholarship to study in Guinea in West Africa. 

Emily is a passionate, innovative teacher.  In her local community in the Blue Mountains, her African Dance classes are known for their welcoming, fun atmosphere.

Emily’s performance experience ranges from the Sekeguchi Ballet Company in Japan to the Singapore International Storytelling Festival to numerous street performances and festivals.  She directed and performed in a cross-cultural collaborative dance and music work, The Firebird, presented at The Carriage Works and major Western Sydney venues. 

She is a founding member ofHands, Heart & Feet percussion and dance troupe, and is very excited to have recently joined Ghawazi Caravan as well. 

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