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Academy of Cuban Folklore and Dance - http://www.cubanfolkloricdance.com/
José Carrión offers Afro-Cuban-Haitian dance instruction in Seattle, USA. Includes biography, class and event information, details of performing groups ¡Todo Folklore! and Ballet Folklórico Cutumba, image, audio and video galleries and contact details.

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 and Theatre Association - http://www.adantadance.co.uk/
Charitable organisation based in the UK, promoting African culture through dance, music and drama. Features history, pictures and booking information.

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.

African Dance Resources From Artslynx - http://www.artslynx.org/dance/afro.htm
Categorized links, covering dance masters, companies, schools and festivals.

African Performing Arts Association and SaMato Drum & Dance Ensemble - http://africanperformingarts.org/
Atlanta, GA based organization providing West African dance and drum workshops, classes, conferences and performances with the SaMato West African Drum & Dance Ensemble.

Africanbeat.com - Los Angeles Drum and Dance Events - http://www.africanbeat.com/
A list of Los Angeles African Music and Drum and Dance related events and classes.

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.

Ballet Folklorique Tamboula D'Haiti - http://www.tamboula.com/
Afro-Haitian dance company, promoting Haitian folkloric dance, traditional rhythms, culture, and heritage in the Caribbean and the U.S.

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.

BETA Dance Troupe and Dance School - http://www.beta-eskesta.com/
Performs a contemporary synthesis of traditional Ethiopian tribal (eskesta shoulder) and Jewish dances in Israel. Includes profile, information on Ethiopian Jewry in Israel, details of the directors and performers, repertoire, and booking details [English/Hebrew].

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.

C. K. Ladzekpo - African Dance and Music - https://webfiles.berkeley.edu/ladzekpo/public_html/
CK Ladzekpo, San Francisco Bay Area African musician, composer and choreographer, presents links to local classes, African performing ensembles, and online cultural instruction in dance, drumming, and the history of sacred rituals.

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.

Chakatcha Dance Group - http://www.chakatcha.btinternet.co.uk/
A traditional African and Caribbean dance troupe based in London. Encourages and supports programs, policies and opportunities that ensure the ongoing development, presentation and promotion of African/Caribbean Arts and Cultures through music and dance.

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].

Congo Rhythms - http://www.congorhythms.org/index.html
A variety of Congolese dance and drum related information, from classes and workshops to upcoming performances, biographies on master teachers, and links connecting you to related sites.

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

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.

Doris Intercultural Summer School - http://www.tribeofdoris.co.uk/
Annual event since 1991 with workshops in drum, dance, song & ceremony with top quality teachers from Africa and worldwide.

Ensemble Frakka Foudr'Afrika - http://www.frakka-foudrafrika.org/
Performance group in the Congo Republic. Includes profile, audio clips, and image gallery. [English, French].

Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance & Drum - Humboldt State University - http://www.humboldt.edu/~extended/afrocuban/index.html
Celebrating Afro-Cuban folkloric music, songs and dances.

Hayor Bibimma West African Dance - http://www.hayorbibimmadance.org/
A Minneapolis based African dance company offering classes, residencies and performances. With information on their members, repertoire and pictures.

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.

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.

Les Ballets Africains - http://www.lesballetsafricains.com/
National dance company of the Republic of Guinea. Includes tour dates, news, and music.

Mbongi Village - http://www.mbongivillage.org/
Home of the Mbongi Dance Theater Project and Online Center for Congolese Culture, founded by Titos Sompa, Master dancer, drummer, and choregrapher from the Congo.

Mogwana Dance Troupe - http://www.geocities.com/mogwana_artistes/
Professional artists based in Gaborone, Botswana who perform the traditional music, song and dance of indigenous ethnic groups of Botswana and southern Africa.

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.

Nii Tettey Tetteh & the Kusun Ensemble - http://www.kusunensemble.com/
Sharing the spirit of Ga people with the world, this company does traditional and contemporary African music and dance from Ghana. Check out the US tour dates and discography.

Nzinga Dance - http://www.nzingadance.org.uk/
African and Caribbean cultural arts ensemble. They perform African and Caribbean traditional dance, drumming, song, storytelling, and folk music.

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].

One World Arts Exchange - http://www.danceanddrum.com/
Promoting the music and dance of West African cultures. USA.

Orisha Folklorico - http://orishafolklorico.com/
Through folkloric presentations, Orishá Folklórico seeks to provide a panorama of African based origins of religious and cultural influences found fused within art, song, rhythm and dance of religious and popular culture in the Caribbean and now the Americas.

Pé-de-Chinelo - http://www.pedechinelo.com.br/
Brief details and image galleries of a cultural group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil preserving traditional African-inspired and local dances. More information in Portuguese. [English/Portuguese].

Rakaba Ballet - http://www.rakababallet.com/
A performing arts non-profit organization which was founded in 1993 by Sulaiman and Fanta Turay. Based in Lithonia, GA, Rakaba promotes the classical civilization and divine artistic expression of African people.

Santa Yalla Arts - http://www.santayallaarts.co.uk/
West African drum and dance company, based in Manchester. Offers tuition, performance and entertainment in African drumming and dance.

Sohoyini - Traditional West African Dance - http://awalalhassan.googlepages.com/
Performances and classes based in Seattle, WA, offering rhythms and movements from Northern Ghana. Includes details of classes and workshops, image gallery and video clips of dances in Ghana.

Tendacari - http://www.tedancari.com/
Afro Cuban and contemporary dance company, founded in 1992 in Buenos Aires by the Choreographer Marta Bercy. With pictures, calendar of events and news.

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].

WADaBo - West African Dance in Boston - http://www.wadabo.com/
Collective promoting West African dancing, drumming, music and culture in Massachusetts, USA. Includes details of classes, workshops, performances, and artists in the region and of trips to Africa.

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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