Experience Senegal: Senegalese Dance and Music

Grades Pre-K—12
WAATO SiiTA
Celebrate traditional Senegalese dance styles and music! Experts in African dance lead this dynamic workshop which gets students moving and singing in the classroom.

In this program students will:

● Watch an excerpt of a dance performance by Senegalese dance troupe WAATO SiiTA from BAM’s 2017 DanceAfrica Festival
● Learn a version of the same dance with the guidance of BAM teaching artists, who provide live drumming accompaniment, in a workshop streamed live in the classroom
● Learn a Senegalese drumming call and response, and practice common Wolof words and phrases
● Engage with Senegal’s culture and history through other dynamic activities included in an online pre- and post-show study guide


This virtual workshop runs 55 minutes, including performance excerpts. Fee: $250

Grades Pre-K—12

RUNNING TIME

55min

VENUE

Virtual

TICKET INFORMATION

Fee: $250

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: History (Africa), Dance, Music

For more information, please contact Verushka Wray at vwray@bam.org

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Mellon Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL Greene

Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:

Howard Gilman

Leadership support for
virtual programming at BAM provided by the
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:

Altman Foundation

Leadership support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation;
The SHS Foundation; and
The Thompson Family Foundation

Major support for BAM Education programs provided by:
Constans Culver Foundation;
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies;
The FAR Fund;
The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation;
The Pinkerton Foundation;
Tiger Baron Foundation;
The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund

Support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
Anne-Victoire Auriault;
Jennifer Kopylov;
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; and
The Wasily Family Foundation, Inc.

Additional support for
BAM Education programs provided by:
Jody & John Arnhold;
May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.;
Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation

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