West African inspired Dance Wellington
The Moringa Dancers are a high energy, high tempo dance group influenced by West African music and culture in Wellington, New Zealand. We provide weekly community dance classes, and host workshops with international and NZ guest artists. We offer fun, uplifting workshops and performances for your festival, school, organization, community event or party. We perform and facilitate in collaboration with our partner African percussion band, Kubatana, and our friends at Djembe NZ to create a powerful synergy of movement and music bringing life, energy and joy to every occasion.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Jean Marc AGbogba IN WELLIE SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER!
We are so lucky to have Jean Marc in Wellington for some workshops.
He is an amazing tutor who has unstoppable good energy that will invigorate you and make you leave with a smile on your face! All are welcome to any workshop, no experience necessary! Jean Marc is a master dancer and drummer from Côte d'Ivoire with an amazing mesmerising performance style!
Don't miss out on the chance to work with this very special teacher.
He is the leader of the Sun of Africa Drum & Dance Ensemble in Adelaide.
Here is the schedule:
9:30am-11am Drumming
11:15am-12:30pm Dun Dun Dance
1pm-2:30pm Dance
Any workshop on it's own is $30, 2 workshops $50, all day $75!
He is an amazing tutor who has unstoppable good energy that will invigorate you and make you leave with a smile on your face! All are welcome to any workshop, no experience necessary! Jean Marc is a master dancer and drummer from Côte d'Ivoire with an amazing mesmerising performance style!
Don't miss out on the chance to work with this very special teacher.
He is the leader of the Sun of Africa Drum & Dance Ensemble in Adelaide.
Here is the schedule:
9:30am-11am Drumming
11:15am-12:30pm Dun Dun Dance
1pm-2:30pm Dance
Any workshop on it's own is $30, 2 workshops $50, all day $75!
weekly Community Classes
Image above by Daniela Fuenzalida Photography www.instagram.com/danif.photo/
Dances of Africa
Shake, shimmy and groove to the soulful rhythms of Africa!
Release tension from your week, and share in some epic joy.
UPCOMING CLASS BLOCKS NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT:
MONDAY BEGINNERS 6:30-8PM
(last beginner block of 2024!)
11 NOVEMBER - 9 DECEMBER
THURSDAY COMMUNITY CLASS 6:30-8PM
2 blocks left in 2024:
17 OCT - 14 NOV
21 NOV - 12 DEC
Or join in classes casually any week!
Release tension from your week, and share in some epic joy.
UPCOMING CLASS BLOCKS NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT:
MONDAY BEGINNERS 6:30-8PM
(last beginner block of 2024!)
11 NOVEMBER - 9 DECEMBER
THURSDAY COMMUNITY CLASS 6:30-8PM
2 blocks left in 2024:
17 OCT - 14 NOV
21 NOV - 12 DEC
Or join in classes casually any week!
Tutor - Moringa Director
Jenny Bloomfield Class venue for Monday & Thursday Classes: Te Whaea National Dance & Drama Centre 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown Class venue for Tuesday Dun Dun Dance: Cook Islands Society Hall, 220 Hanson St, Newtown |
Community Dance Class
with Live Drumming All are welcome in this inclusive, mixed level community class. No experience necessary. Thursdays join any week! 6:30pm-8pm Live drumming, Kubatana, led by Simon Elwell. Beginners Dance Class with Live Drumming join casually any week through 21 Oct! 11 Nov-9 Dec block rego is required. Start something new, or get back to basics and delve into the juicy details. No experience necessary. Mondays 6:30pm-8pm Live drumming led by Susannah Hay Dun Dun Dance Class Have heaps of fun drumming and dancing - challenging your musical and physical fitness - all are welcome to join, no experience necessary! Tuesdays 8:35pm-9:30pm possible weekend workshops upcoming dates TBC We are gathering a keen group of wild rhythm junkies with a healthy sense of humour willing to jump in and have the best fun ever. IS THIS YOU???? Email Jenny to register your interest [email protected] |
"Dancing with you each week is a ray of sunshine, a breath of fresh invigorating air
which refills my energy level and clears clouds off my mind." ~ Clémentine Fessy
which refills my energy level and clears clouds off my mind." ~ Clémentine Fessy
Project Connect
International Dun Dun DAnce Collaboration!
It was an honour to be invited by Melbourne Djembe to participate in Project Connect, uniting dun dun dance practitioners worldwide in a video project during a time when many people have been locked down, lonely, and unable to perform publicly. We had a glorious sunny morning on Mount Victoria filming our submission and celebrating our beautiful community here in Wellington, New Zealand. Choreography by Mitzi McRae.
If drumming while dancing and generally having an epic time like this excites you contact [email protected]
We will run another Moringa Dun Dun Dance series on demand - all we need is you!
We will run another Moringa Dun Dun Dance series on demand - all we need is you!
cuba Dupa Street Workshop w/ Kadodo
It was heaps of fun teaching in the street at Cuba Dupa with the Kadodo Drummers!! What a buzz. Looking forward to more collaboration with Koffie and Kadodo!
