Virtual Dance Workshop with Members of Sankofa Danzafro (Online)
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Sankofa Danzafro
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Class
Cost: Free

Description:
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech presents a Virtual Dance Workshop with Members of Sankofa Danzafro online on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.

Join members of Sankofa Danzafro from the comfort of your home to learn numerous Afro-Colombian dance styles, including bullerengue, abozao, currulao, tamborito, and salsa choque.

This virtual workshop is open to all skill levels.

Admission is free through registration is required.

To register, visit: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/Online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=7096F32F-28AF-4852-A543-1FBB057CF499.

Wear comfortable clothes, make some space to move, have water nearby for hydration, and bring an open mind to experience something new!

Meaning "to return to the root," Sankofa is an African philosophy that proposes the past is a keyhold through which to view the present and consider the future. Using poetic movement to explore social and cultural narratives related to its home country of Colombia, the contemporary dance company is dedicated to training and creation in dance and has sought to build a bridge between Afro-Colombian peoples and the African continent. Sankofa's works are built on the ideas of social bonding, personal growth, and the positioning of local cultures in the national dynamics.

The company has performed in Brazil, France, Peru, Spain, Jamaica, Burkina Faso, Canada, Uruguay, China, and the United States and has been awarded with the 2008 National Dance Award by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia for the work San Pacho...Blessed!. The company also received mention from the United Nations for its project Steps in the Earth, which was developed with the dance communities in the Pacific regions of Chocó, Urabá, and San Andrés, and Providencia islands.

Sankofa Danzafro was founded in 1997 by Rafael Palacios, a choreographer and Colombian dancer dedicated to the exploration of Afro-traditional, contemporary, and urban dance languages.

Links:

• https://www.elsieman.org/artist-roster/sankofa-danzafro/
• https://www.facebook.com/sankofadanza
• https://www.instagram.com/sankofadanzafro

For more information, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/virtual-workshop-salsa-choque.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or call 540-231-5300.

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