Study the celebrated music and dance of Guinea, West Africa
December 21, 2011-January 13, 2012
For more information, please contact:
info@duniyadance.com or
510.213.1537
click here for photos of last year’s trip!
Bongo Sidibe is a celebrated musician from Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. He studied drumming with master Mamady Keita. Come stay in a house with members of Bongo’s family in the Matoto neighborhood of Conakry, and take daily classes in music and dance. You will be fed home-cooked meals everyday. The price of the trip includes excursions to Rom Island, and another beautiful natural site outside of Conakry.
December 21-January 13th
Come for as little as 1 week or up to
3 weeks (if you wish to come earlier and/or stay longer, please contact us)
Price:
$550/week if you register before August 1st, $600/week after August 1st
Price includes: lodging, 3 home-cooked meals/day (vegetarian options available), transportation to/from airport, 2 dance and/or drum classes per day, performances at the house, trips outside of Conakry and to Rom Island.
Price does not include airfare, visa, vaccinations, local transportation for
non-group related activities.
$500 deposit due upon registration. Balance due on October 1st.
Cancellation Fees:
$200 if you cancel before 09/1/11
$400 if you cancel before 10/1/11
$600 if you cancel after 10/1/11
100% after start of trip
Sample daily schedule:
8-9am Breakfast
9-11:00am Dance Class
11am-1pm Drum Class
1pm-5pm Free time
5-7pm Drum Class
8-10pm Dance Class
There will be two 2-hour dance classes and two 2-hour drum classes per day
Monday through Friday. Drum students will also get the chance to play for
dance classes. Weekends will be either free, or for travel outside of Conakry.
Dance and drum teachers will be from Bongo’s company, Balandougou Kan. We will attend performances and rehearsals of local ballets, and also invite performers to the house to do shows. You will have the opportunity to attend Doundounba parties.
Registration Information
To register, please send an email to: info@duniyadance.com. We will send you a registration form that you can mail back to us with your $500 deposit.
Participants are required to get a visa from the Guinean Embassy in Washington D.C. accompanied by a letter from Duniya Dance and Drum Company. A yellow fever vaccine is required to enter any African country. Please check the Center for Disease Control website for any recommended vaccines. Once you are registered you will receive information on getting a visa and a plane ticket.
Wontanara (we are together)!
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