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The "Twins" Kutiro Dance Workshop (Photo by Thomas Lee)
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Festival Workshop Schedule –December 29, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008
All workshops took place at the spacious New York City Center studios! 
Marie Basse's Kutiro Dance Workshop (Photo by Thomas Lee)
Saturday, December 29, 2007
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Djembe (Mali) | Djeneba Sako |
| 2:30 - 4:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Ndeye Gueye |
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Marietou Camara |
| 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Babacar N'Diaye |
| 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | Mariama Basse |
| 8:30 - 10:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Ismael Kouyate |
Sunday, December 30, 2007
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Rich Baba Faye |
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Nafisa Sharriff & Crystal Harrison |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Tenenfig Dioubate |
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm | Djembe (Senegal) | Assane Kouyate |
| 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | Marie Basse-Wiles |
8:30 - 10:30 pm African Dance Concert at Peter Norton Symphony Space
Monday, December 31, 2007
| Time | Class | Instructor |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Ousmane Sall |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Kutiro (Senegal) | Assane Konte |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | Djembe (Guinea) | Tenenfig Dioubate |
| 3:00 - 4:30 pm | Sabar (Senegal) | Ousseynou Kouyate |
| 4:30 - 6:00 pm | Djembe (Mali) | Djeneba Sako |
11:30 pm New Year's Eve Celebration
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Time
Class
Instructor
11:30 - 1:00 pm
Sabar (Senegal)
Coura N'Diaye
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Djembe (Guinea)
Marietou Camara
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Djembe (Guinea)
Sandella Malloy & Amina Heckstall
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Djembe (Guinea)
Ismael Kouyate
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Kutiro (Senegal)
The TWINS - Assane & Ousseynou
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Sabar (Senegal)
Rich Baba Faye
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African Dance Concert – December 30, 2007
Pape N'Diaye, dancer and choreographer from Jant-Bi and the National Ballet of Senegal, brought master African dance and music teachers from Africa and the US together for the first time on one stage! Check out these photos from the show! (All photos by Thomas Lee.)
