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African Dance & Drum Experience... at the Source!

Welcome to Youssouf Koumbassa's Dance & Drum Workshop in Guinea, West Africa.

For the past 25 years, master teacher Youssouf has led Conakry's foremost dance-intensive cultural immersion workshop, and has moved countless devoted students with the vital rhythms and dances of Guinea's rich performing arts legacies.

The Workshop invites participants to engage in an in-depth study of Guinea's deep rhythmic traditions, dance technique and cultural history. 

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The Workshop Features:

• intensive training with Youssouf in his world-renowned style
  
• daily master classes with local teachers and members of Guinea's major ballets
  
• daily drum and song classes
  
• doundounba and other performance and cultural events
  
• performance opportunity with Ballet Bagatai
  
• language, culture and history lectures
  
• excursions to local attractions such as Madina, area beaches and nightclubs
  
• overnight trips to some of Guinea's natural wonders, including mountain waterfalls and the tropical paradise of Roume Island