Fwd: Bhangra & W. African Dance workshops January 16-18 ... WOW!

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Amina Haji

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Dec 13, 2008, 11:53:07 AM12/13/08

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Hey all
See below
Jyoti Singh from the Bay Area is an Indian woman who teaches both W. African dance & Bhangra! She is really good from what I've heard. I happened to travel with her sister in Venezuela in 2006... small world. She is holding workshops in Austin with Guinean drummer Bongo Sidibe in January. See below

Hope you can make it!

Amina

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From: Patricia Jacobs <pmunoz...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Subject: [africandrumdance] Something New and Exciting in January!
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Hey Everyone. I am so excited to announce that dancer, Joti Singh and drummer, Bongo Sidibe both from San Francisco will be in Austin in January to teach Bhangra dance and West African drum and dance. If you like West African dance, I'm sure you'll love Bhangra.....you know that awesome, fun dancing you see in Bollywood movies. I've been wanting to try Bhangra for such a long time and I can't wait to try it. It's just delightful and fun. Here is the info sent to me by Sunny Suit, who also lives in San Francisco and comes to Austin often to visit and take JC's classes. Thanks, Sunny. I'm sure we all look forward to this workshop. Everybody, please feel free to send us your feedback about this. Here's the info:

Bhangra & West African Drum & Dance Workshop with Joti Singh and Bongo Sidibe!

January 16-18 2008

Synergy Dance Studio 3435 Bee Cave Rd.Austin, TX 78746

(512) 327-4130

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Joti Singh is a choreographer, performer, and instructor of Bhangra dance from Punjab, India and dance from Guinea, West Africa. She is the Artistic Director and founder of Duniya Dance and Drum Company. Joti was recently an Artist-in-Residence at CounterPULSE, a performance space in San Francisco. In addition, Joti participated in the Alliance for California Traditional Arts' Apprenticeship Program with Guinean dancer Alseny Soumah and received the organization's Traditional Artist Development Grant. She has traveled to Guinea several times to study with Master Dancer Moustapha Bangoura and other members of Les Ballets Africains. She is currently working on a project on the Punjabi-Mexican community in California and will participate in the Margaret Jenkins CHIME program with Mexican Folklorico dancer Zenon Barron in 2009. Joti teaches and performs Bhangra and Guinean dance throughout the Bay Area.

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Alpha Oumar "Bongo" Sidibe is a traditional drummer from Conakry, Guinea in West Africa. Bongo studied with Master Drummer Mamady Keita at his school, Tam Tam Mandigue, Guinea, and participated in his workshops in Conakry and Balandougou, Mamady's village. Before leaving Guinea, he was co-director of Balandougou Kan, a group of traditional percussionists and dancers. Since arriving in the U.S., Bongo has performed with Rhythm Village and Duniya Dance and Drum Company.

Class Schedule

Friday, January 16

6:30-8:00 Bhangra Dance

Saturday, January 17

3:00-4:30 West African Drum

4:30-6:00 West African Dance

6:15-7:45 Bhangra Dance

Sunday, January 18

1:00-2:30 West African Drum

2:30-4:00 West African Dance

4:15-5:45 Bhangra Dance

$15 per class