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Global Women Intact presents and showcases the best of national and international Cultural Dance and Drum teachers. The festival is held in San Francisco each year and more than 20 international styles of dancing are featured to a diverse audience. The festival highlights dancers and drummers from almost every corner of the world. You are invited to join us.
Starring Wednesday, October 22nd thru Sunday, October 26th, 08
SF Cultural Dance and Drum Festival
October 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 08;
Come Dance, Drum and attend
Saturday, October 25, 8pm performance
GUEST ARTISTS
| Dance Teachers |
Drummers |
| Portsha Jefferson |
Ismael Bangoura |
| Babacar M'Baye |
M'bor Faye |
| Allan Frias |
Ibou Ngom |
| M'Mah Toure |
Samba Guisse. |
| Royland Lobato |
Nuyma Weah |
| Alseny Soumah |
Karamba Dioubate |
| joti singh |
Mohamed Kouyate |
| Debbie Steingesser |
Lee "Iyayo" Hetelson |
| Anthony Fidel |
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| Marietou Camara |
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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Schedule Subject to change
Wednesday, October 22, 08
| Time |
Class |
Instructor |
| 4:00-5:00pm |
Free Children Dance Class |
M'Mah Toure |
| 6:00-7:30pm |
Drum Class |
Nuyma Weah |
| 6:00-7:30pm |
Yoga Class |
Debbie Steingesser |
| 7:30pm-9pm |
Haitian dance |
Portsha Jefferson |
Thursday, October 23, 08
| Time |
Class |
Instructor |
| 4:00-5:00pm |
Free Children Dance Class |
M'Mah Toure |
| 6:00-7-30pm |
Drum Dance |
Nuyma Weah |
| 6:00-7-30pm |
Guinea Dance |
Marietou Camara |
| 7:30-9:00pm |
Sabar Dance |
Babacar M'Baye |
Friday, October 24, 08
| Time |
Class |
Instructor |
| 4:30-6:30pm |
Free Children Dance Class |
Sia Amma |
| 6:00-7:30pm |
Drum Class |
Ismael Bangoura |
| 6:00-7:30pm |
Cuban Salsa |
Royland Lobato |
| 7:30-9:00pm |
Sabar Dance |
Babacar M'Baye |
Saturday, October 25, 08
| Time |
Class |
Instructor |
| 12:00-1:30pm |
Guinea Dance |
Alseny Soumah |
| 1:30:3pm |
Drum Class |
Ismael Bangoura |
| 1:30:pm-3pm |
Bhangra (Indian Folk Dance) |
Joti singh |
| 3:00pm-4:30pm |
Congolese Dance Class |
Sandor Diabankouezi |
| 4:30pm-6:00pm |
Sabar Dance |
Babacar M'Baye |
Saturday, October 25, 8pm
Tickets $15 students, $20/general
Special Performance with musicians representing different cultures of the world
Featuring: Ousseynou Kouyate, Joti Singh, Daniel Berkman, Mohammed Kouyate, and many more
Sunday, October 26, 08
| Time |
Class |
Instructor |
| 12:00-1pm |
Drum Dance |
Ismael Bangoura |
| 12:00-1:30pm |
Hip Hop Dance class |
Allan Frias |
| 1:00pm-2:30pm |
Sabar Dance |
Babacar M'Baye |
| 2-30pm-4pm |
Capoeira classes |
Anthony Fidel |
Hosted by: Global Women intact
Executive & Artistic Director
CONTACT: Sia Amma (415) 928 4019; esolo69781@aol.com
DANCE EVENT SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA Cultural DANCE & DRUM FESTIVAL
Conference Fee’s
Pre-Registration --$13/ea workshop
Must be received by October 21, 2008 
Door--$15.00/ea workshop
Saturday, October 25th 8pm performance
$ 15.00 student’s $20.00 adults @
Volunteering
If you're interested in volunteering for any amount of hours, we can always use a helping hand. Therefore please feel free and email me @ esolo69781@aol.com
Audio, video, and photographic equipment is strictly prohibited at all Conference 2008 activities
Free children dance classes for the entire festival.
General rules regarding the festival:
- Please wear your wristbands in every dance class you take
- Confirmed your registration with us, if you’re pre-registrant
- Check the schedule of classes for the next instructor
- Almost all dance and drum classes will be held on the 3rd floor, and at times on the 2nd floor, check to make sure you are at the festival site and in the right class.
- Please be on time for each class, we want to start each class on time
- Stay in your line and try not to interrupt the line of other dancers
- Clear the dance floor immediately after your class is finished
- If you are not dancing, move off the dance floor for the next class
- Now ladies and gentlemen, we thank you very much for coming
- And you are greatly appreciated for supporting us, and we will see you again in 2009
Free Parking
Conference Site:
African American Art & Culture Complex
762 Fulton Street Suite #300 - San Francisco, CA 94102!!
Only Three blocks from Yoshis Jazz Club in the Fillmore, San Francisco
Transportation:
BART: POWELL STREET/ SAN FRANCISCO
Take the No 5. MUNI bus to McAllister Street and Webster street
And walk one block down to Fulton @ 762 Fulton Street:
Take the 38 Geary Blvd Muni to
Geary & Webster and walk 5 blocks down to Webster and Fulton
Take the 38 Geary Blvd Muni to
Geary & Webster and walk 5 blocks down to Webster and Fulton |
