Dounia
Djembe

Incorporating African dance into a dancers reperoitoire will expand their movement vocabulary, increase their physical endurance, deepen their sense of spacial awareness as well as cultural awareness and it's significance in historically rooted movement. Manimou skillfully teaches posture, alignment, choreography, timing, awareness of musical signals, symbolism in movements, as well as helping and encouraging dancers to develop their own personal style. 

 

In short, the addition of African dance ultimately better prepares students to enter the professional dance world.