African/African Related Dance and Drum Classes and Events for the month of July 2014

Buy cool and authentic African centered clothing, jewelry, gifts, food, etc at www.jamalayeubuntu.com.  Items change frequently, so visit the store frequently.  There will also be opportunities for travel to Africa as well as group rates to domestic and international dance conferences listed in this online store.  So please, check out www.jamalayeubuntu.com.

Abdoulaye Sylla is in CA for this July.  His schedule is as follows: 1)  7/14, 6:30pm at Motherland Music.  2)  Thurs. 7/17, at the WorldBeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego, 92101 3)  Fri 7/18, 6:30-8pm at Dance North County, 535 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA 92024 4)  Sat, 7/19, 11am, at Leida's class in Santa Barbara 5)  Sat, 7/19, 3:30-5:30pm,  at Adama's class, at Dance Arts Academy, 731 W. Labrea AVe., Los Angeles, CA 6)  Sunday, 7/20 3:30-5:30pm at Dance Arts Academy, 731 S. Labrea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 

CONTACT ME:  Class, conference, special event information changes constantly.  So please call me for more updated info.  Although I try to check on each of these references constantly, calling may be even more correct and welcomed.  Also, you may call me if you wish to book an African dance and drum act.  I can be contacted at 323/919-4595, latoshia.ndiaye@gmail.com.

African/African-Related dance classes

Sunday 
Afro-Cuban, starts at 11am, $15

by Katy Hernandez

at Crenshaw Yoga and Dance
5426 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90047

Capoeira Contemporary with Cherise, 10:30am-11:30
by Cherise
at Your Neighborhood Studio
3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Dancehall with Nina, 11:30am - 12:30pm
by Nina Flagg
at Your Neighborhood Studio
3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, Ca 90232

Mondays 

Hip Hop Groove With O'Dell, 9:30am-10:30am
by O'Dell Howard
at Your Neighborhood Studio
3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Jamaica Jam, 6:30-7:30pm
by Myeshia Hall
at Room to Dance Studio,
3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

West African Dance, 7:15-8:30pm
by Makeda Kumasi
at Room to Dance Studio,
3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

Samba Salsa, starts at 7:30pm
by Erica Bowen
at Pilates & Arts 1844 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026

Hip Hop Fit with Mike, 6:15-7:15pm 
by Mike Peele
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Urban Hip Hop with Havic, 7-8pm
by Havic Gregory
at Your Neighborhood Studio
3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

AfroFunkDance with Tanita, 8-9pm
by Tanita Fadyeyola
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Urban Diva Hop with Karma, 8:15-915pm
by Karma Raines
at Your Neighborhood Studio
3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Hip Hop open level with Ruben, 8:30-10pm
by Ruben
at Live Arts Los Angeles studio
at 4210 Panamint Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065


Old School with Victor, 9-10pm
by Victor Chen
at Your Neighborhood Studio
3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Hip Hop with April, 9:15-10:15pm
by April Rodriguez
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Tuesdays 

Jazz Morning Groove all levels, with Jamie Nichols, 8:30-10am
by Jamie Nichols
at Live Arts Los Angeles studio
at 4210 Panamint Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Jazz Funk, 6-7pm
by Ambar Mote
at Room to Dance Studio,

3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

Jazz Funk int/adv., 6:30-8pm
by Delane Vaughn
at Dance Arts Academy
731 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036

West African Djembe Dance, starts at 6:30pm

by Mareme Faye

at Lula Washington Dance Theater

3773 Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles, CA 

Beginning/Intermediate Jazz, 6:30-7:45pm
by Nelly Camacho
at Room to Dance Studio,

3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

Afro-Brazilian, 8-9:30pm
by Linda Yudin/Luiz Badero
at Dance Arts Academy
731 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036


Hip Hop with Kenan, 7-8pm
by Karma Raines
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Capoeira Conditioning, 8-9pm
by Cabeca De Coco
at Room to Dance Studio,

3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

Lyrical Hip Hop with Max, 8:15-9;15pm
by Christopher Carvalho
at Your Neighborhood Studio


3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

West African Djembe Dance,  8:15-9:30pm , $12

By Willfried Souly

at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Breakin with Aaron, 9-10pm
by Aaron Groome
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Wednesdays

Hip Hop Groove with O'Dell, 9:30-10:30am
by O'dell Howard

at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Dance Floor Groove with Brooklin, 5:30-6:30pm
by Brooklin Beisner
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Urban Diva Hip Hop with Karma8:15-9:15pm
by Karma Raines
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Afro-Brazilian with Rachel 8-9pm
by Rachel Hernandez
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Hip-Hop with Mike, 8-9pm
by Mike Peele
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Hip Hop with Kenan, 8:30-9:30pm
by Kenan
at Live Arts Los Angeles studio
 4210 Panamint Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Strip Hop with Ginger, 9:15-10:15
by Ginger Broussard
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Hip House with Sara, 9:15-10:15pm
by Sara VonGillern
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

West African Djembe Dance 
by Makeda Kumasi, 8-9:15pm
at World to Dance
3485 University Ave., Riverside, CA

Thursdays

Afro Hip-Hop, 8-9pm, 

By Tatiana Zamir, http://www.afrohiphopdance.com/

at 731 S. LaBrea Ave., in LA

Hip Hop Fit with Mike, 6-7pm
by Mike Peele
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Afro-Samba, 7-8:15pm
by Julie Simon
at Room to Dance Studio,

3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

Groov3 with Ben, 7-8pm
by Ben Allen
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Samba Reggae with Slleyk, 7-8pm
by Slleyk Da Bahia
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Modern Groove with Marina, 7:15-8:15pm
by Marina Magalhaes
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Groove3 with Adam, 7:30-8:30pm
by Adam Jones
at Live Arts Los Angeles studio

at 4210 Panamint Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Dancehall with Nina, 8-9pm
by Nina Flagg
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Top Rockn'/Breakin', 9-10pm,
by Peppa Yuan
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

NYC Mambo with Lyrik, 7:30-8:30pm
by Lyrik Cruz
at Your Neighborhood Studio

101 W. 5th Street, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

West African with Willy, 8:30-9:45pm
by Willy Souly
at Your Neighborhood Studio

101 W. 5th Street, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Fridays


Hip Hop Elements with Bryan, 7:30-8:30pm
by Bryan Boodiemind East
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

West African Djembe Dance, starts at 6pm, $12/$10 with student ID

By Various Artist

at 535 Encinitas Blvd., #100, Encinitas, CA

West African Djembe Dance,  7:45-9pm, $12

By Willy Souly

at Your Nieghborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA

West African Djembe Dance, starts at 7:50pm, $15

By Babacar Ndiaye

At Debbie Allen Dance Academy
3791 Santa Rosalia Dr., Los Angeles, Ca

Saturdays


Jazz Funk beg/int, 8:30-10am
by Delane Vaughn
at Dance Arts Academy
731 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036

Afro-Brazilian with Rachel, 10:30-11:30,
by Rachel Hernandez
101 W. 5th Street, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Island Groove with Chinyere, 10:30-11:30am
by Chniyere Minott
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Dancehall with Jessi, 11:30-12:30pm
by Jessica Dennis
at Your Neighborhood Studio

3625 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232

Intermediate Hip Hop, 2-3:15pm
by Josh Curtis
at Room to Dance Studio,

3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

West African Djembe Dance, starts at 2pm, $donation

by Ndella Diassy

at McArthur Park
1321 E. Anaheim, in Long Beach, CA

Nigerian African DAnce with Omowale & Francis, 3:30-5pm
by Omowale & Francis Awe
at Live Arts Los Angeles studio

at 4210 Panamint Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065

West African Djembe Dance Class, 3:30-5pm (6/7, 7/19, 7/26, & 8/30 only)
by Sista Adama 
Dance Arts Academy, 731 S. LaBrea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036

West African Djembe Dance, starts at 5pm, $15

by Mareme Faye

at Lula Washington Dance Theater

3773 Crenshaw Blvd., in LA

DRUM CLASSES IN AND AROUND LOS ANGELES

Sundays 

West African Djembe Drumming, starts at 2pm, $20
by Pape Diouf
at Liemert Park
4309 Leimert Blvd., in LA



Mondays

West African Djembe Drumming, 6:30-7:30pm
by Thiane Diouf
at Motherland Music
601 N. Eucalyptus Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302

Drumming (Donation Based), 8:30-9:45pm
by Pedro Ha
at Room to Dance Studio,
3737 Main Street,  Riverside, CA 92501

Wednesdays 

West African Djembe Drumming, 7-8:30pm, $20

by Malik Sow

at Motherland Drum Store

601 Eucalyptus Ave., in Inglewood, CA

Thursdays

West African Djembe Drumming and Song, 7 - 9pm, $donation
by Mama Nana
at The World Stage
4344 Degnan Ave., in Los Angeles, CA (Leimert Park)

Saturdays

West African Djembe Drumming, 1:30-3pm, $20

by Malik Sow

at Motherland Drum Store

601 Eucalyptus Ave., in Inglewood, CA

Nigerian Drumming, 4:30-6:30pm
by Ayo Adeyemi
at Motherland Music

601 N. Eucalyptus Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302

Adult Drumming, 4:30-6pm
by Fred 
at Crenshaw Yoga and Dance Studio
5426 Crenshaw Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90047