Master Dance Teacher showcase on the Sunshine Coast

Master Dance Teacher Naby Bangoura to visit the sunshine coast.

We are very excited to announce that we will be having Naby Bangoura run dance workshops in November!  Naby is a renowned African dancer who now lives in USA teaching West African Dance in Universities, dance centres and schools of San Francisco. This is a real treat to have this magnificent dancer come and spend time with us here on the Sunshine Coast.  These workshops will be for all levels and we may be arranging for Naby to perform in a combined end of year show…but you will have to stay tuned for more information on that one 🙂 This is possible thanks to our good friends Mitzi and Simon from Melbourne Djembe who visit Naby annually at Camp Fareta and are bringing him to Melbourne.

Here is a little more information on Naby to tickle those dancing feet:

Naby Bangoura learned traditional West African dance during village ceremonies and celebrations in Guinée, West Africa. At the young age of fifteen, Naby started dancing professionally with Les Merveilles de Guinée, founded by the late world-renowned dance choreographer and artistic director Kemoko Sano, with additional leadership by Yamoussa Soumah and the late Moussa Camara. In 1998, Les Merveilles brought him to perform in major venues throughout the United States. Known for his energetic and fluid dance style and soaring spirit, master dance teacher Naby Bangoura has been performing and teaching high energy West African dance, Guinée style, in dance studios and dance workshops all over the United States, as well as Japan, Australia, and Guinée. He is currently living in Berkeley and teaching West African dance at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco’s ODC dance studio, World Dance Center in Berkeley, as well as local elementary and high schools.