Classes at Sabar Dance and Drum
Three ways in, from a Saturday morning kids class to an adult evening with live drums.
- Ages 6 to 12
Kids and families
Clapping, stepping and answering the drum, in classes of up to 12 or 16 with a teacher and a drummer. A grown-up may stay and join the Saturday family class.
Kids and familiesAges 6 to 12
One hour
Saturday mornings
- Teens and adults
Dance with live drums
Sabar dance for teens and adults, taught step by step and then danced to a drummer who answers the dancers. Beginner and open levels, with no partner needed.
Dance with live drumsTeens and adults
One hour or more
Classes of up to 20
- Teens and adults
Drum lessons
Hand drum lessons for teens and adults on the sabar and the tama, with a drum to borrow in class. Learn a rhythm, its calls and the dance it belongs to.
Drum lessonsTeens and adults
One hour
Lessons of up to 8
Which class is right?
My child is 7 and has never danced.
Saturday morning at the first steps level. Dancers start at the beginning of the level, whatever they have tried before.
I want to dance, and I have never done West African dance.
The adult beginner classes on Tuesday and Thursday are slow and taught in pieces. The Thursday class is danced to live drums.
I would rather play the drum.
Hand drum lessons run on Monday for adults and Wednesday for teens. Come to a trial lesson and Cheikh or Modou will find you a drum.
We would like to come as a family.
The Saturday family class at noon is for all ages, with a grown-up and a child side by side.
Come and try a class
Pick a day from the schedule, wear something you can move in and bring a water bottle.