Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance: Cumbe is a Center for African and Diaspora dance and c

Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Cumbe is a Center for African and Diaspora dance and culture! Part of our mission here at Cumbe is to bring ashé, the power and spirit of African and Diaspora dance and music, into our modern lives.

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Beginning West African (Guinea & Mali) Dance with Darian Parker

Tomorrow @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn the basics of West African dance in these introductory classes designed to...

Afro-Haitian Dance

Mon 27 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Journey to the nanm (“soul” in Haitian Kreyol) of Afro-Haitian dance and bec...

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West African (Ivory Coast) Dance with Vado Diomande

Tue 28 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Join us for an immersive West African Experience! Vado draws on the rich and div...

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Afro-Brazilian Drumming with Batalá New York

Tue 28 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Congolese Dance and Drum with Andoche Loubaki

Wed 29 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Get your body moving and those waist lines rolling to the lively sounds of the N...

Afro-Brazilian Samba with Quenia Ribeiro

Wed 29 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn Samba from its roots in Salvador Bahia, via Africa to its evolution as the...

Experimental Sabar with Babacar Top

Thu 30 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Experience this incredible workshop with master dancer and teacher Babacar Top, ...

West African Drumming

Thu 30 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African & Diaspora Dance

Get into the rhythm of West Africa! Learn the djembe and all of it's wonderful s...

Chicago Style Steppin'

Thu 30 Jun @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn the smooth, sexy, and soulful art of Chicago Style Steppin'. Originating i...

Batalá - Afro Brazilian Drumming

Fri 1 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Afro-Brazilian Drumming with Batalá New York

Sat 2 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Afro-Brazilian Samba with Quenia Ribeiro

Wed 6 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn Samba from its roots in Salvador Bahia, via Africa to its evolution as the...

Batalá - Afro Brazilian Drumming

Fri 8 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Afro-Brazilian Samba with Quenia Ribeiro

Wed 13 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn Samba from its roots in Salvador Bahia, via Africa to its evolution as the...

Batalá - Afro Brazilian Drumming

Fri 15 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Afro-Brazilian Samba with Quenia Ribeiro

Wed 20 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn Samba from its roots in Salvador Bahia, via Africa to its evolution as the...

Batalá - Afro Brazilian Drumming

Fri 22 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Afro-Brazilian Samba with Quenia Ribeiro

Wed 27 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn Samba from its roots in Salvador Bahia, via Africa to its evolution as the...

Batalá - Afro Brazilian Drumming

Fri 29 Jul @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn to drum some Brazilian beats with Batalá. This group class will break dow...

Afro-Brazilian Samba with Quenia Ribeiro

Wed 3 Aug @ Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

Learn Samba from its roots in Salvador Bahia, via Africa to its evolution as the...