Amos Darkwa Asare from Ghana will give a dance workshop of traditional Ghanaian dance at Fest Afrika Spring Jam!

At the workshop we will learn Kpanlogo dance, which is a recreational dance with many variations from Accra, the capital of Ghana.

The workshop will take place on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st April at 15.00 – 16.30

Place: Tampereen flamencoyhdistys, Pirkankatu 1 (entrance from Mariankatu)

Price: 16 euro / one class, 30 euro / both classes

Enrollment: elina@festafrika.net or tel. 040-5063905

Please, enroll in advance by Tuesday April 15th, space is limited!

About the teacher

Amos Darkwa Asare is a drummer, dancer and choreographer who is trained in the traditional music and dance of Ghana and some other African countries. He uses his knowledge of these traditions creatively to bring these styles into the present. He is currently the leader of the Sankofa traditional drumming and dancing group in Ghana and participates also in other dance companies.

Amos has studied music and dance at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, with particular interest in traditional African styles. He is currently doing his masters degree in the GLOMAS program at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. After his first degree he was appointed as a teaching assistant at the Department of Music and Dance, University of Cape Coast, where he taught Music in African cultures and Ghanaian traditional music and dance. There he also became the master drummer of the African traditional ensemble of the University.