Water Your Roots: Youth Dance Expo & Talent Show

Brooklyn teens grades 9-12, It’s time to water your roots!

You are invited to join this unique event hosted by BAM’s very own Brooklyn Interns for Arts and Culture. This talent expo aims to connect youth and extend the legacy of DanceAfrica to teen community members of color living in Brooklyn.

This event offers a creative social atmosphere to share talents, culture, and roots while connecting with peers through creative artistic expression in an open mic/stage setting.

This event is free with RSVP and open to students grades 9-12 only.

Want to perform at the event?

Fill out the performer sign-up form by May 15, 2022.

About DanceAfrica

The nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance and music returns to the stages and streets of Brooklyn for its 45th year! We celebrate with five different guest companies from Brooklyn, Harlem, the Bronx, and Washington, DC, each offering a home-grown vision of traditional dances. They bring to the stage movement and musical styles from Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, and the Caribbean, supported by an all-star orchestra created by members of each company.

Learn more about the DanceAfrica festival by clicking here

Image credit: [Scene from "DanceAfrica 2021: Vwa Zanset Yo: Y'ap Pale, N'ap Danse! "Ancestral Voices: They Speak... We Dance!" during BAM Spring Series, 2021]

Host or Publisher Brooklyn Interns for Arts and Culture - Brooklyn Academy of Music