This class begins with a full body warm up that prepares the dancer to move to several Haitian Folkloric rhythms and movements such as Yanvalou, Kongo, Petro, Ibo and Banda. This class is accessible for all movers and will be held on Sunday March 28th from 3:30-5:00pm ET via Zoom. A moment of reflection and discussion will follow class with Jean Appolon, Shérane and Cindy.
Born in Montreal and of Haitian descent, Cindy Belotte was introduced to traditional Haitian dance at the age of eight. She began her career with the MAPOU GINEN Dance Troupe, which has been in existence for over 45 years in Canada. Within the company, she evolves as a dancer and choreographer. She is the Artistic Director of the Mapou school section where she has now been teaching for more than ten years. For the past two years, Cindy is the teacher of the Haitian Repertoire of the artistic and professional training programme in dance (PEFAPDA) offered at the Nyata Nyata Dance Company of the well-renowned choreographer Zab Maboungou.
Shérane Figaro is a dancer, choreographer and teacher based in Laval (Canada). She works with different groups of dancers teaching them the basics of traditional Haitian dance, especially for creation purposes. After more than 25 years working as a dancer, Shérane founded her dance company Aurée Danse-Création in 2009. With her company, Shérane presents choreographic works that bring together tradition and contemporaneity (Contemporary Haitian dance). As a choreographer, Shérane is very interested in the application of the afro-Haitian movements in a creative process to talk about social and human issues.
This online class has a suggested donation amount of $25. We appreciate your support!