African Soul International hosts weekly classes as a part of our own African Soul International Academy!
Cost: $40/month (Academy Members), $20 (Drop-In Rate)
Location: Faithful Central Bible Church (Trinity Building)
333 Florence, Inglewood, CA
ACADEMY Final recitals listed below, beginning in January, the Academy will be moving to a new location. Please check back for details.
Upcoming Performances:
December 11th Macy's Make-A-Wish Foundation
December 24th, Dorothy Chandler Music Hall, Downtown Los Angeles
Annual Holiday Special on PBS
January 17th, Dixie State University, Utah
February Tours to be announced soon!
Previous performances
November 7th, Antelope Valley College
November 14th, University of LaVerne
November 13-15th Annual Tour with Master Mouminatou Camara (Academy discounts apply, tour schedule available on our FB page)
This academy teaches dance, drum, history, culture, language, song, and more! Sign up today!!!!
Ages 10 to adults, this Academy will be separated by age and experience level and will be a place of learning for all!
It is very important for us to utilize our mission of preserving and presenting the rich culture of the African and African-American experience and Academy members will receive more than just dance classes, they will become Cultural Ambassadors, knowing the arts and the history of our culture.
This unique experience will also have regular recitals so that academy members can share what they've learned with their families and the community. Join today!
Cost: $40/month (Academy Members), $20 (Drop-In Rate)
Location: Faithful Central Bible Church (Trinity Building)
333 Florence, Inglewood, CA
ACADEMY Final recitals listed below, beginning in January, the Academy will be moving to a new location. Please check back for details.
Upcoming Performances:
December 11th Macy's Make-A-Wish Foundation
December 24th, Dorothy Chandler Music Hall, Downtown Los Angeles
Annual Holiday Special on PBS
January 17th, Dixie State University, Utah
February Tours to be announced soon!
Previous performances
November 7th, Antelope Valley College
November 14th, University of LaVerne
November 13-15th Annual Tour with Master Mouminatou Camara (Academy discounts apply, tour schedule available on our FB page)
This academy teaches dance, drum, history, culture, language, song, and more! Sign up today!!!!
Ages 10 to adults, this Academy will be separated by age and experience level and will be a place of learning for all!
It is very important for us to utilize our mission of preserving and presenting the rich culture of the African and African-American experience and Academy members will receive more than just dance classes, they will become Cultural Ambassadors, knowing the arts and the history of our culture.
This unique experience will also have regular recitals so that academy members can share what they've learned with their families and the community. Join today!
Workshop OfferingsFull School Assembly
African Soul International’s school assemblies are an amazing opportunity to bring students, faculty and staff together for a fun and educational event. Our assemblies can include: Dancers, drummers, storytellers, singers, stilt walkers, PowerPoint presentations, Hip-Hop, West African Dance and more. Voyage to Africa This performance will trace the roots of music and song to Africa, them trace the vestiges of them through various dances in the U.S. and Caribbean islands. The fun voyage ends in today’s Hip-Hop, with the entire audience participating in a call and response of Nas’ motivational song,“I Know I Can”. Kingdoms of Antiquity Ever wondered what pre-colonial Africa looked like? This presentation explores the first university in Timbuktu, the Songhai and Mali Kingdoms, the land of the Ashanti Gold Coast, and great historic figures such as King Sundiata Keita, Mansa Musa and more. Hip-Hop “Started Out in the Dark” Explore the positive side of this popular art form through songs, history and fun dance moves. This assembly takes students back to the beginnings of Hip-Hop to understand the agency and self-determination of its origin. Tracing through positive, fun and uplifting songs, styles and dances, this assembly promises a whole new outlook on Hip-Hop and what it means in the world. Black Scientists and Inventors Did you know the first video game was created by Gerald Lawson, an African-American engineer who lived in Santa Clara, California? He created games to ‘teach’ something and often said he was disappointed in today’s games, since he never imagined games being violent. From Louis Latimer, Garrett A. Morgan, Louis Pasteur and Elijah McCoy to Patricia Banks (who created the first laser eye probe), African-Americans have contributed to significantly to the world as we know it. This fun and educational presentation explores those discoveries. *CUSTOMIZED PERFORMANCE ASSEMBLIES AVAILABLE * All assemblies include audience participation |
Professional Development
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