DanceAfrica, DC 2009 Schedule

Schedule subject to change.

Indoor Performances

Saturday, June 6 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, Lesole's Dance Project and African Heritage Dancers & Drummers

Saturday, June 6 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $30 day of show, $25 in advance, $10 children 17 and under
Featuring: Griot Baba Chuck Davis, Farafina Kahn, Beat Your Feet and Ezibu Muntu

Sunday, June 7 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, Dance Place Step Team and life,rhythm,move

Sunday, 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 and Kankouran West African Dance Company

Master Class Series - Each class costs $15

Monday, 6/1
6:30-7:45 pm Lashanda Pendleton- West African Dance

Tuesday, 6/2
6:30-7:45 pm Marcia Howard- West African Dance

Wednesday, 6/3
6:30-7:45 pm Sylvia Soumah- West African Dance

Thursday 6/4
6:30-7:45 pm Aysha Upchurch- Hip Hop

Saturday 6/6
9:30am-10:45am Griot Baba Chuck Davis - West African Dance
11:00am-12:30pm Ezibu Muntu

Sunday 6/7
11:00am-12:30pm Muhammed

African Style Market Place

June 6 & 7, 12:30 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 6
12:30 pm Tam Tam Mandinique
1:30 pm Ezibu Muntu
2:30 pm The Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers
3:30 pm Victoria Bryant/Belly Dance Class
4:30 pm After the Storm
5:30 pm Coyaba Village Celebration
6:30 pm Elton Pittman Trio

Sunday, June 7
12:30 pm Sankofa Dance Theater
1:30 pm Soul In Motion
2:30 pm Dom Pakka Chikki Ensemble
3:30 pm Andrew Cacho African Drummers
4:30 pm After the Storm
5:30 pm Coyaba Village Celebration

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, (which believes that a great nation deserves great art), Target and the many foundations that support Dance Place/Next Generation Programs. Co-presented with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.