The 5th African Diaspora Camp is at Bellbrae Hall this year and our focus is on Cuba and Brazil.
8.00pm 3rd August
FRIDAY NIGHT DRUM N DANCE PARTY
Opening to the Elements with Rachella Aristotle
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Honouring to Aboriginal, African, Cuban, Brazilian culture with Thais Sansom, Jacqui Dreessens, Christina Monneron, Ana Soares
Brazilian drum and dance with Neda Rahmani, Demir Alieu and everyone who has a drum and dancing body...byo drum or hire from Wild Moves $5.
Salsa Rueda with Gene Segura and Tania de Silva from Raka Ta
Home cooked food available
9.00am Saturday 4th August
BODY MIND AND SPIRIT
Thais Sansom will lead you through her beautiful mind-body centering through a playful mixture of stretching and healing arts ready for fun and vigor.
10.15am
AFRO-CUBAN DANCE OF THE ORISHAS
Christina Monneron will take you on a whirl wind of empowerment through the archetypes of Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine of Afro-Cuban culture. Intermediate-advanced drummers welcome to drum with Neda Rahmani
11.30pm
BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION
Be led through the samba and sizzling rhythms of Brazil with Neda Rahmani. This is a fun beginners class for all to get everyone fire up!!!
1.30pm
SALSA RUEDA
Christina Monneron will take you through the steps of Salsa from beginners to advanced and into the Rueda...changing partners in the round.
2.45pm
BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION AND DANCE
Ana Soares and Neda Rahmani and guests will give you the basic rhythms and grooves to get you jamming and dancing like they do in Bahia, Salvador, Brazil....community spirit in rhythm
UNIVERSAL GROOVES ON THE SURF COAST
7.30pm featuring a performance with Christina, Raka Ta and TUMBARUMBA.
Run by UGrooves committee of SCArts.
Supported by Regional Arts Victoria.
($25/20 tickets at the door; Family tix $40)
9.00am Sunday, 5th August
BODY MIND AND SPIRIT
Thais Sansom
10.15am
AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE
Ana Soares
11.30am
REGGATON
Gene Segura and Tania De Silva
1.30pm
SALSA RUEDA DE CASINO DANCE
Gene Segura and Tania De Silva
2.45pm
SOUND MEDITATION
Demir Alieu is our intuitive soundmaker experimenting with rhythms of the Surf Coast fused with his eclectic mix of universal sounds that will earth you to finish a beautiful weekend of music
4.00pm
SPECIAL GUESTS
To send you on your way with song in your heart
INVESTMENT:
Friday night:
$20/15 concession/Wildmovers/
Brazilian drum and dance with Neda Rahmani, Demir Alieu and everyone who has a drum and dancing body...byo drum or hire from Wild Moves $5.
Salsa Rueda with Gene Segura and Tania de Silva from Raka Ta
Home cooked food available
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| An honoring of Aboriginal, African, Cuban, Brazilian culture |
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| Rachela opened us all to the Elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water |
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| Thais acknowledged the Wathaurong |
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| Demir led us into the beauty of the Surf Coast and the magnificence of living near the ocean |
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| Jacqui honoured her ancestral name Akosua Tweba from Swanzy Yard, Elmina, Ghana |
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| Jacqui ignited the fire of the African spirit in our bodies |
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| The breath of air and life was passed around our sacred circle |
9.00am Saturday 4th August
BODY MIND AND SPIRIT
Thais Sansom will lead you through her beautiful mind-body centering through a playful mixture of stretching and healing arts ready for fun and vigor.
10.15am
AFRO-CUBAN DANCE OF THE ORISHAS
Christina Monneron will take you on a whirl wind of empowerment through the archetypes of Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine of Afro-Cuban culture. Intermediate-advanced drummers welcome to drum with Neda Rahmani
11.30pm
BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION
Be led through the samba and sizzling rhythms of Brazil with Neda Rahmani. This is a fun beginners class for all to get everyone fire up!!!
1.30pm
SALSA RUEDA
Christina Monneron will take you through the steps of Salsa from beginners to advanced and into the Rueda...changing partners in the round.
2.45pm
BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION AND DANCE
Ana Soares and Neda Rahmani and guests will give you the basic rhythms and grooves to get you jamming and dancing like they do in Bahia, Salvador, Brazil....community spirit in rhythm
UNIVERSAL GROOVES ON THE SURF COAST
7.30pm featuring a performance with Christina, Raka Ta and TUMBARUMBA.
Run by UGrooves committee of SCArts.
Supported by Regional Arts Victoria.
($25/20 tickets at the door; Family tix $40)
9.00am Sunday, 5th August
BODY MIND AND SPIRIT
Thais Sansom
10.15am
AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE
Ana Soares
11.30am
REGGATON
Gene Segura and Tania De Silva
1.30pm
SALSA RUEDA DE CASINO DANCE
Gene Segura and Tania De Silva
2.45pm
SOUND MEDITATION
Demir Alieu is our intuitive soundmaker experimenting with rhythms of the Surf Coast fused with his eclectic mix of universal sounds that will earth you to finish a beautiful weekend of music
4.00pm
SPECIAL GUESTS
To send you on your way with song in your heart
INVESTMENT:
Friday night:
$20/15 concession/Wildmovers/
Workshops:
$20/15 concession, WM's, SCArts - per workshop
$150 for all Sat/Sun workshops
$80/75 concession - for day workshops
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| Christina Monneron: Salsa |
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| Christina Monneron: Afro-Cuban dance |
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| Neda Rahmani Brazilian percussion and dance |
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| Gene Segura and Tania de Silva: Reggaton |
