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• African Folk Dancing in Chicago

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• Africa Dance

  http://www.africadance.dk/
  Ghanaian dancer Cynthia Lønborg performs African dances and entertainment in Denmark and Europe, with performance, drumming, workshops and entertainment. Site features classes information, pictures and event schedule.

• African Dance Ensemble (ADE)

  http://www.afridance.com/
  Cultural group offering performance, workshops, residencies, and lectures in dance and music based in Toronto, Canada. Includes profile, repertoire, members biographies, events calendar, and image gallery.

• Alokli West African Dance Club

  http://www.alokli.com/
  A traditional West African dance-drumming club in California, USA, offering classes and performances in Anlo-Ewe and other West African music and dance styles from Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.

• Ayigafrik Dance

  http://www.ayigafrikdance.com/
  Traditional and contemporary company directed by Assayigah, based in Essex, UK. Includes biography, repertoire, reviews, and upcoming events.

• Azaguno

  http://www.azaguno.com/
  Multi-ethnic drumming and dance ensemble focusing on research, preservation, education and performance of traditional African and African derived music and dance, based in Ohio, USA. Includes history, directors biographies, repertoire, programs, performance schedule, publications, image galleries and contact details.

• Balafon West African Dance Ensemble

  http://www.angelfire.com/on/balafon/
  Led by Kadiatou Conte, a native of the Republic of Guinea and formerly of the world renown Ballets National Djoliba, they are one of Washington D.C.'s premiere contemporary West African dance and music ensembles offering performances, classes and workshops.

• Bangoura

  http://www.bangoura.co.il/
  Brief details of dance and drum company from Israel. [English/Hebrew].

• Batafon Arts

  http://www.batafonarts.co.uk/
  Offers West African drumming and dance classes for schools and the community. Profile and information about workshops and trips to Guinea and The Gambia.

• Bi-Okoto Dance & Drum Theatre

  http://www.bi-okoto.com/
  This Cincinnati, Ohio professional performing company boasts an eclectic repertoire of over ninety authentic traditional Nigerian dances, dance dramas and operas.

• Celebrate Africa

  http://www.ahovissi.com/
  Website of professional dancer, choreographer, and costume designer Charles Ahovissi, former member of the Ballet National of Benin, who is currently performing and teaching African dance in Omaha, Nebraska.

• Collective Of Black Artists

  http://www.cobainc.com/
  COBA is a company dedicated to preserving the traditions in African music and dance. Includes biographies for the artists and mission statement.

• Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata

  http://www.nyatanyata.org/
  School of contemporary dance, Canada. Includes biography of Zab Maboungou, repertoire, calendar, reviews, class schedules events, publications, studio rental and contact details. [English/French].

• Danceafreaka

  http://danceafreaka.com/
  African dance company based in the UK who provide African dance: Performances, workout classes, workshops and DVDs.

• Delou Africa, Inc.

  http://delouafrica.com/
  Experience true joy of African dance by Delou's instructors who guide you through West African dances and drumming. With class schedule, calendar of events and contact information. Offers classes in djembe, djun djun and balafon.

• Diamano Coura West African Dance Company

  http://www.diamanocoura.org/
  Non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the preservation, education, and appreciation of traditional West African music, dance, theater, and culture. With biographies, reviews, and calendar of events and workshops.

• Dimensions Dance Theater

  http://www.dimensionsdance.org/
  Presents an annual season of two downtown Oakland, CA concerts to promote and create and premiere work on African American themes, fostering knowledge and appreciation of African and African-derived dance forms.

• Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance & Drum - Humboldt State University

  http://www.humboldt.edu/afrocuban/
  Celebrating Afro-Cuban folkloric music, songs and dances.

• Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning

  http://www.jcal.org/
  JCAL is located in southeast Queens, NY, and features classes in West African Dance for adults and Afro-Caribbean Dance for adults and kids.

• Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater

  http://www.jehkulu.org/
  Jeh Kulu is a multi-cultural performance and educatinoal ensemble specializing in music and dance from Guinea, Senegal and Mali. The company is located in Burlington Vermont, and offers classes and shows.

• Kamutshima

  http://kamutshima.blogspot.com/
  African performing arts group, offering dance and drumming classes in order to spread African culture.

• La Calebasse de Merlin Nyakam

  http://www.lacalebasse.org/
  This dance company has offered african and afro-contemporary dance with its «Récréation Primitive» Ballet and its workshops, and master classes.

• Learn to dance Kizomba with Benjamim Nande

  http://www.kizombadance.com/
  Revolutionary method to learn the sensual Kizomba dance. A step by step method makes it easy and fast to learn basic and advanced kizomba steps.

• Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago

  http://www.muntu.com/
  A Chicago-based company that performs authentic and progressive interpretations of contemporary and ancient African and African American dance, music and folklore.

• Odehe Drum and Dance Ghana

  http://www.odehe.com/
  School and performing group based in Accra, Ghana. Includes profile of founder, details of workshops, accommodation and registration at the centre, and information on the ensembles tours and projects with image galleries, and contact details. [English/German].

• Uhuru Dancers

  http://www.uhurudancers.com/
  Traditional African dance group in Atlanta, GA. Provides information, pictures and schedule of the ongoing weekly classes.

• Utamaduni Dance Troupe, Denmark

  http://www.utamaduni.dk/
  An African performing troupe composed of Danish and Tanzanian artists who perform and teach African dance and drumming workshops all over Europe and produce a yearly summer dance camp.[Danish/English/Swaheli/Urdu].

• WestAfricanDance

  http://www.westafricandance.com/
  Yousouff Koumbassa, former dancer of the National Ballet of Guinea, teaches in New York and offers instructional videos. Site also features his biography, and information about the classes.

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