African Dance Class with Live Drumming in Tottenham

Are you looking for a fun way to keep fit?

Take part in a workout that's good for your heart and soul.

Come join our monthly African dance class in Tottenham where you can listen to exciting rhythms of live drumming whilst learning West African dance movements. For 2024, the first class of the year will be on Thursday 8 February, then it happens every 1st Thursday from 7pm to 8.15pm.

All levels welcome.

Our dance instuctor is Felix Cheetham, a choreographer, master drummer, facilitator and performer. Felix started his music and dance career in Ghana at a young age, and performed with the National Dance Company of Ghana. Felix continues to share his love of music and dance by facilitating dance and drum workshops with a range of particpants and regulalry perfoms with a troupe of dancers at a variety of events.

Felix draws on the rich and diverse dance traditions from West Africa. The variety of steps and rhythms taught will be exciting and vigorous. The class begins with a warm up that is designed to improve flexibility, strengthen the core, improve stamina and get acquainted with the sound of the drum. This is followed by an extensive breakdown of technique to learn the steps to a particular dance, the class ends with a cool down.

Comfortable clothing and a bottle of water is essential, but more importantly - BE PREPARED TO SWEAT AND HAVE FUN!

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