Music Moves Chicago Presents: West African Dance Class

Schedule

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Washington Park Fieldhouse | Chicago, IL

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Join us weekly on Tuesday for a FREE West African Dance Class with rotating teachers Malia Sylla, Idy Ciss, Zenzile Fatou, and Djeneba Sako!
About this Event

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for a FREE West African Dance class from now until April 7th!

This dynamic, high-energy class allows participants to explore the rich legacy of traditional West African dance from Senegal, Guinea, Mali, and Côte d’Ivoire. The class also includes live drumming, which is an integral part to the West African dance environment.

We are lucky to have 4 dynmaic teachers who will be teaching this Winter Session! The schedule is below . As always, All classes are FREE and open to the public! All ages and levels welcome. **Registration for class is not required, but encouraged!


⏳ Every Tuesday from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

🗓️ February 3 - February 24 with Maila Sylla

🗓️ March 3 with Idy Ciss

🗓️ March 10 - March 31 with Zenzile Fatou

🗓️ April 7 with Djeneba Sako

📍 Washington Park Field House • 5531 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60637 • South Side of Chicago

💸 FREE! (Gratis!)

Follow us on Instagram or Facebook for more info about current classes, upcoming progmming and events! We offer different classes almost every day of the week. Follow our evenbrite page and Instagram to see all of our offerings!

Music Moves Chicago (MMC) is Old Town School of Folk Music's a place-based, youth-focused, intergenerational initiative that aims to inspire, restore, and transform communities by providing access to high quality arts education, concerts, and workforce readiness through partnerships with community organizations, schools, and other institutions located in South and West side neighborhoods.


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Washington Park Fieldhouse, 5531 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, United States

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