An unforgettable artistic and cultural adventure to Guinea, West Africa with West African Cultural Arts Institute and Alseny Yansane of Ballets Africains
December 14th, 2012-January 4th, 2013 and January 11th-February 1st, 2013.
“Matching Guinea’s beauty is its vibrant culture and strong tradition of music and dance.” Lonely Planet
Take your passion for West African cultural arts to soaring new heights by traveling to Guinea with West African Cultural Arts Institute this winter! Join organizers, Alseny Yansane and Andrea DiPalma Yansane, their family, friends, and colleagues as your expert guides in experiencing an intimate view of Guinea, one of the richest cultures in West Africa.
Our trips offer a perfect balance of intensive study and cultural exchange that will deepen your understanding and appreciation of Guinean music, dance and culture while increasing your skills and transforming your lives!
Travelers are invited to participate in all of the various aspects of Guinean life from haggling over prices at an outdoor market, to sharing a big bowl of rice with a group of people, to attending local ceremonies, celebrations and rites of passage. West African Cultural Arts Institute's profound commitment to uniting communities through music and dance while deepening connections and understanding through mutual sharing and respect and volunteerism ensures you a trip of a life time!
West African Cultural Arts Institute's dynamic presenters offer a well organized and soulful journey to the source of all Guinean music, dance, and culture and posses a wealth of collective talent, skill, experience, and insight that is completely unique!
Having embarked upon his artistic career path at a very young age, including working and touring with Ballets Africains for over a decade while simultaneously training two generations of aspiring performance artists has made Alseny very well known and respected. This yields many inside connections from which students will benefit. Andrea, who lived in Guinea for close to seven years, working intensely with the artistic community and immersing herself in the culture, speaks fluent Susu which enables her to serve as a cultural navigator between the Western world and Guinean traditions.
This year we have two fabulous three week adventures from December 14th, 2012-January 4th, 2013 and January 11th-February 1st, 2013 and the tuition of one three week workshop is $1950 plus airfare + visa to enter Guinea and includes:
Tuition Includes:
-Food & Accommodations-bottled water not included
-Classes-choose between dance OR drum intensive
-Excursions to the village of Kambalia & one of the beautiful Loos Islands
-Cultural Culminating Event-Dundunba Party
-Airport pick up & drop off
Blue Ocean Apartment is an affordable luxury water front holiday accomodation in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, offering comfortable and relaxing waterfront holidays in the picturesque spot of New South Wales.
An unforgettable artistic and cultural adventure to Guinea, West Africa with West African Cultural Arts Institute and Alseny Yansane of Ballets Africains
December 14th, 2012-January 4th, 2013 and January 11th-February 1st, 2013.
“Matching Guinea’s beauty is its vibrant culture and strong tradition of music and dance.” Lonely Planet
Take your passion for West African cultural arts to soaring new heights by traveling to Guinea with West African Cultural Arts Institute this winter! Join organizers, Alseny Yansane and Andrea DiPalma Yansane, their family, friends, and colleagues as your expert guides in experiencing an intimate view of Guinea, one of the richest cultures in West Africa.
Our trips offer a perfect balance of intensive study and cultural exchange that will deepen your understanding and appreciation of Guinean music, dance and culture while increasing your skills and transforming your lives!
Travelers are invited to participate in all of the various aspects of Guinean life from haggling over prices at an outdoor market, to sharing a big bowl of rice with a group of people, to attending local ceremonies, celebrations and rites of passage. West African Cultural Arts Institute's profound commitment to uniting communities through music and dance while deepening connections and understanding through mutual sharing and respect and volunteerism ensures you a trip of a life time!
West African Cultural Arts Institute's dynamic presenters offer a well organized and soulful journey to the source of all Guinean music, dance, and culture and posses a wealth of collective talent, skill, experience, and insight that is completely unique!
Having embarked upon his artistic career path at a very young age, including working and touring with Ballets Africains for over a decade while simultaneously training two generations of aspiring performance artists has made Alseny very well known and respected. This yields many inside connections from which students will benefit. Andrea, who lived in Guinea for close to seven years, working intensely with the artistic community and immersing herself in the culture, speaks fluent Susu which enables her to serve as a cultural navigator between the Western world and Guinean traditions.
This year we have two fabulous three week adventures from December 14th, 2012-January 4th, 2013 and January 11th-February 1st, 2013 and the tuition of one three week workshop is $1950 plus airfare + visa to enter Guinea and includes:
Tuition Includes:
-Food & Accommodations-bottled water not included
-Classes-choose between dance OR drum intensive
-Excursions to the village of Kambalia & one of the beautiful Loos Islands
-Cultural Culminating Event-Dundunba Party
-Airport pick up & drop off
Blue Ocean Apartment is an affordable luxury water front holiday accomodation in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, offering comfortable and relaxing waterfront holidays in the picturesque spot of New South Wales.
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