Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life was founded in 2010 by Yaya Kambaye, a native of Senegal, West Africa. The Company specializes in Traditional and Contemporary African Dance and Music for performance, classes, and exhibition.
Our mission is to train and maintain a youth ensemble for performance, provide quality artistic experiences, and promote physical well-being through arts education.
Xalaat Africa performs for more than 1500 K-12 students annually through our 'Yeendou' Concert series, provides weekly African dance classes for children and adults, runs summer workshops for students who have an interest in dance, and has our annual Fall fundraiser, 'Dinner and a Dance'.
Xalaat Africa Youth Ensemble/Danse Soko
Xalaat Africa will bring our artists to your site to work with youth and adults for one to five days.
This class will focus on the fundamentals of traditional African dance beginning with a warm-up, technical instruction, and a cool-down. Classes are 1 hour.
This class will focus on learning Afro-dance, which is a fusion of traditional and urban dance forms, including warm-up, technical instruction, and a cool-down. Classes are 1 hour.
This class will focus on health and fitness and uses the fundamentals of African dance to facilitate a low-impact workout for youth and adults. Classes are 1 hour.
Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life Youth Ensemble will perform at your site for 1 hour.
All fees are a flat rate for two to four artists providing services.
Dance classes- $100 per class
Performances- $300
Our African dance class is a beginning level class for ages 8 & up. Children and Adults are welcome. The class begins with a general warm-up followed by an exciting class with live drumming! All classes end with a general cool-down and stretch.
Location: The Pink House Studio 601 E. Wright Street
Time: Fridays 6:15p-7:15p
Class Fee: $10.00
'Come for the Culture, Stay for the Workout!'
Are you planning a special event? Are you looking for performers for a show, or need more information about our programming? Send us a message and we will get back to you soon!
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