DanceAfrica, DC 2008 Schedule

Schedule subject to change.

Indoor Performances

Saturday, June 7 at 3:00 pm (Target Family Series Matinee)
Tickets: $25 day of show, $20 in advance, $10 children 17 and under (as part of the Target Family Series, each paying adult may reserve a free ticket for one child 12 & under)
Featuring: Griot Baba Chuck Davis, Oscar Rousseaux, African Heritage Dancers & Drummers, Aysha Upchurch, Farafina Kan

Saturday, June 7 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $30 day of show, $25 in advance, $10 children 17 and under
Featuring: Griot Baba Chuck Davis, Sankofa Dance Theater, DC Casineros, Lesole's Dance Project

Sunday, June 8 at 3:00 pm (Target Family Series Matinees)
Tickets: $25 day of, $20 in advance, $10 children 17 and under (as part of the Target Family Series, each paying adult may reserve a free ticket for one child 12 & under.)
Featuring: Griot Baba Chuck Davis, Coyaba Dance Theater, Soul in Motion, Dance Place Step Team

Sunday, June 8 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $30 day of show, $25 in advance, $10 children 17 and under
Featuring: Griot Baba Chuck Davis, Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company, Kankouran West African Dance Company, Gesel Mason, Greater Lion Zion Baptist Church Mass Choir

Master Class Series - Each class costs $15

Monday, 6/2
6:30-7:45 pm Lashanda Pendleton- West African Dance
8:00-9:15 pm Melvin Deal- West African Dance

Tuesday, 6/3
6:30-7:45 pm Nevart- Belly Dance
6:30-7:45 pm Marcia Howard- West African Dance
8:00-9:15pm Oscar Rousseaux- Afro-Cuban Dance

Wednesday, 6/4
6:30-7:45 pm Amanda Gill- Cuban Salsa
6:30-7:45 pm Sylvia Soumah- West African Dance
8:00-9:15 pm Sankofa Dance Theater- West African Dance

Thursday 6/5
6:30-7:45 pm Assane Konte- West African Dance
7:45-9:00 pm Kadiatou Conte- West African Dance

Saturday 6/7
10:00am-11:15 pm Lesole Maine- South African Zulu Dance
11:30am-12:45 pm Baba Chuck Davis- West African Dance

Sunday 6/8
10:00-11:15 am Lesole Maine- South African Gum Boots Dance
11:30am-12:45 pm Ezibu Muntu- West African Dance

African Style Market Place

June 7 & 8, 1:00 pm – Sundown
Food, Crafts, Art, Clothing, Children's Tent & More.Vendors are still needed. Call 202-269-1600 for a vendor application.

Free Outdoor Performances and Events

No tickets required, bring a lawn chair or ground cover to sit on.

Saturday, June 7
1:00 pm The International Capoeira Angola Foundation
2:00 pm Lesole's Dance Project
3:00 pm Sankofa Dance Theater
4:00 pm Andrew Cacho African Drummers and Dancers
5:00 pm Village Celebration with Coyaba Dance Theater
6:00 pm Balafon West African Dance Company

Sunday, June 8
1:00 pm Tam Tam Mandingue
2:00 pm Ezibu Muntu
3:00 pm Vera Oye' Yaa-Anna: African Story Telling and Music
4:00 pm Dom Pakka Chikki Ensemble
5:00 pm Village Celebration with Coyaba Dance Theater
6:00 pm Lesole's Dance Project

Major support provided by Target, the National Endowment for the Arts, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the many foundations, corporations and individuals that support Dance Place's Next Generation Youth Programs.