[NEohioPAL]Don't Miss Tri-C Metro Campus' African Dance Conference July 28- 29, 2007

Mon Jul 23 12:27:35 PDT 2007

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Tankagle Mask Dancers Present Tri-C Metro Campus'=C2=A0 1st Annual African D=
ance Conference July 28- 29, 2007 (Class times included.)

Come experience the beauty, grace and power of African dance with master cho=
reographers and=C2=A0instructors Mama Kadiatou Conte - Forte of Guinea and B=
abacar N'Diaye of Senegal who=C2=A0will teach=C2=A0dance classes for all lev=
els,=C2=A0July 28 and 29,=C2=A0at Tri-C Metro Campus'=C2=A0First Annual West=
 African Dance Conference.=20

Schedule:=20

Saturday July 28, 2007

11-12:30 Dance class Babacar N'Diaye

1-2:30 Drum class with Assane M'baye

3:00 - 4:30 Dance class with Kadiatou Conte

Sunday July 29, 2007

11-12:30 Dance with Kadiatou

1-2:30 Drum with Assane

3-4:30 Dance with Babacar

Class Fees:

Adults-$15 per class

Children-$10 per class

Childcare is available at no cost for children 4 yrs. and older who are pott=
y trained

Vendors are also welcome... call Shenee King for more info (216)659-9674.=20

About the Artists:

Mama Kadiatou Conte - Forte of Guinea=C2=A0

In 1970 she was selected to join Les Ballet Africans, the national dance com=
pany of Guinea and became one of the premiere dancers in Les Ballet Africans=
 and Djoliba. >From 1970 to 1985 she traveled and performed around the world=
 for heads of state and sold out audiences in Moscow, France, Belgium, Engla=
nd, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Australia, the United States and nearly every coun=
try in Africa.=C2=A0

Kadiatou Conte is currently the artistic director of the Balafon West Africa=
n Dance Ensemble, which is composed of many of her students and colleagues f=
rom her years with the National Ballet of Guinea. Kadiatou, a consummate tea=
cher and motivator, believes that dance makes one stronger physically and me=
ntally, and is a source of healing and balance in one=E2=80=99s life.=C2=A0S=
he has worked with Melvin Deal and the African Heritage Dancers & Drummers,=20=
Kankouran and Assane Konte, Jali Djimo Kouyate and Memory of African Culture=
, Wo=E2=80=99se, the Andrew Cacho Drummers and Dancers and with the legendar=
y women=E2=80=99s group Sweet Honey in the Rock. She has taught at Howard Un=
iversity, the George Washington University, the University of Maryland, the=20=
Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts, and at private and public elementa=
ry schools throughout the region.=20

Babacar N'Diaye of Senegal

A former member of Le Ballet National Du Senegal and the Diamono African Bal=
let, Babacar has toured the world performing with various ensembles and teac=
hing the traditional dances of both Mali and Senegal. Babacar has performed,=
 choreographed=C2=A0and taught for the last fifteen years at the finest arts=
 institutions around the world and currently serves as Artistic Director of=20=
Return to Goree African Dance Company in Baltimore, Maryland. He is much sou=
ght after in the African dance community for his complex choreography and po=
werful dance technique=C2=A0and has performed for numerous dignitaries such=20=
as President George W. Bush, Gen. Colin Powell, Ambassador Andrew Young, Cor=
etta Scott King and many others.=20

For more information please contact Shenee King at (216) 659-9674 or email:=20=
tankaglemaskdancers at yahoo.com=20

=C2=A0

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sp; 1st Annual African Dance Conference July 28- 29, 2007 (Class times inclu=
ded.)</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>

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Come experience the beauty, grace=20=
and power of African dance with master choreographers and instructors M=
ama Kadiatou Conte - Forte of Guinea and Babacar N'Diaye of Senegal who&nbsp=
;will teach dance classes for all levels, July 28 and 29, at=20=
Tri-C Metro Campus' First Annual West African Dance Conference. 
 
Schedule:

<div>Saturday July 28, 2007</div>
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<div>11-12:30 Dance class Babacar N'Diaye</div>

<div>1-2:30 Drum class with Assane M'baye</div>

<div>3:00 - 4:30 Dance class with Kadiatou Conte<br>
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<div>Sunday July 29, 2007</div>
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<div>11-12:30 Dance with Kadiatou</div>

<div>1-2:30 Drum with Assane</div>

<div>3-4:30 Dance with Babacar</div>

<div><br>
<STRONG>Class Fees:</STRONG></div>

<div>Adults-$15 per class</div>

<div>Children-$10 per class 
 
Childcare is available at no cost for children 4 yrs. and older who are pott=
y trained</div>
 
Vendors are also welcome... call Shenee King for more info (216)659-9674. <b=
r>
 
About the Artists:</STR=
ONG> 
 
Mama Kadiatou Conte - Forte of Guinea  
 
In 1970 she was selected to join Les Ballet Africans, the n=
ational dance company of Guinea and became one of the premiere dancers in Le=
s Ballet Africans and Djoliba. >From 1970 to 1985 she tr=
aveled and performed around the world for heads of state and sold out audien=
ces in Moscow, France, Belgium, England, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Australia, th=
e United States and nearly every country in Africa.  
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Kadiatou Conte is currently the artistic dir=
ector of the Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, which is=20=
composed of many of her students and colleagues from her years with the Nati=
onal Ballet of Guinea. Kadiatou, a consummate teacher and motivator, believe=
s that dance makes one stronger physically and mentally, and is a source of=20=
healing and balance in one=E2=80=99s life. She has worked with =
Melvin Deal and the <A href=3D"http://www.ahdd.org/" target=
=3D_blank>African Heritage Dancers & Drummers<=
/A>, <A href=3D"http://www.kankouran.org/" target=3D_blank>=
Kankouran</A> and Assane Konte, <STRO=
NG>Jali Djimo Kouyate and <A href=3D"http://www.memoryofafr=
icanculture.org/" target=3D_blank>Memory of African Culture</A>, <S=
TRONG>Wo=E2=80=99se, the Andrew Cacho Drummers and Dancers=20=
and with the legendary women=E2=80=99s group <A href=3D"http:/=
/www.sweethoney.com/" target=3D_blank>Sweet Honey in the Rock</A><E=
M>. She has taught at Howard University, the George Washington University, t=
he University of Maryland, the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts, and=
 at private and public elementary schools throughout the region. 
 
 
Babacar N'Diaye of=
 Senegal 
 
A former member of Le Ballet National Du Senegal a=
nd the Diamono African Ballet, Babacar has toured the world=
 performing with various ensembles and teaching the traditional dances of bo=
th Mali and Senegal. Babacar has performed, choreographed and taught fo=
r the last fifteen years at the finest arts institutions around the world an=
d currently serves as Artistic Director of Return to Goree African D=
ance Company in Baltimore, Maryland. He is much sought after in the=
 African dance community for his complex choreography and powerful dance tec=
hnique and has performed for numerous dignitaries such as President Geo=
rge W. Bush, Gen. Colin Powell, Ambassador Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King=20=
and many others. 
 
For more informat=
ion please contact Shenee King at (216) 659-9674 or email: <A href=3D"mailto:tankaglemaskdancers at yahoo.com" __doclobber=3D"t=
rue">tankaglemaskdancers at yahoo.com</A> 
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