Dance Classes
Traditional Dance of Guinea, West Africa
Heart and hip opening movements, cultural context
& familiarity with Guinean rhythm and dance.
Share the joy with community!
All bodies belong here.
COMMUNITY DANCE CLASSES
TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS
(Details Below)
Register Today for Summer Series, June 6 – August!
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PRIVATE, EMBODIED MOVEMENT LESSONS
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Free*Your*Movement
Classes are shared from unceded Wabanaki territory, recognized as Portland, ME under colonization. We give thanks to the original peoples of this land; the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot & Abenaki Nations. Learn more
DANCE OPTIONS & REGISTRATION
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& share access to dance, by choosing an Add On option
when you register. ~ Thank you!
Nobody is turned away for lack of funds:
If registration is prohibitive, access our
Communally Supported Sliding Scale
Learn foundational movements, cultural and historical context, style and choreography of Guinean traditional dance in a high energy dance class, honoring the source and original teachers of this form.
LOCATIONS:
Indoors: September-May, and on wet days of summer (masks optional)
TUESDAYS ~ Breakwater School Gym, 856 Brighton Ave.
FRIDAYS ~ Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave.
Outdoors: On all dry/warm days June-August
BOTH CLASSES ~ Edward Payson Park at the Back Cove entrance.
TUESDAYS ~ All-Levels Dance
with Live Drumming:
* SUMMER SERIES, June 6 – Aug 29 $16.50/class (excludes July 4 & August 1)
* SPECIAL GUEST CLASS, August 1 with Seny Daffe! $20-25 suggested.
* DROP-INS, Sliding Scale Access, & Smaller Passes become available once minimum # of students register for series.
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FRIDAYS ~ Beginner Dance Class:
* SUMMER SERIES, June 9 – Aug 18 $16.50/class
* SPECIAL GUEST CLASS, August 1 with Seny Daffe! $20-25 suggested.
* DROP-INS, Sliding Scale Access, & Smaller Passes become available once minimum # of students register for series.
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Free *Your* Movement ~PRIVATE LESSONS:
Increase your embodied movement awareness, somatic play and authentic expression, in private individualized lessons with Marita. By cultivating practices of listening inward we can access deeper understanding of our experiential body, release self-expectations, liberate our emotions and find new movement freedom.
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Embody the Rhythm 