The Alloy School: West African: Dance & Drum
with Oronde Sharif
Saturdays, September 23 – November 11, 2023
12:00pm – 12:50pm
Family & All ages
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10 – $220
Bring your loved ones to experience the traditional rhythms and dances of West Africa. Classes involve grounding full body movements accompanied by live percussion and the occasional vocal song. This intergenerational class offers invigorating adaptive exercise for people of all ages and abilities.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Oronde S. Shariff is a lecturer, curriculum coordinator, and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Africana Studies. Much of Oronde’s work and research interests include West African dance, Afro-Caribbean dance, Dunham Technique, and African-American dance. He directs the Shona Sharif African Drum and Dance Ensemble at Pitt. He received a 2007 Pittsburgh AACTA award for “Best Choreography in a Musical” for Black Nativity. He is a member of the International Association of Blacks in Dance and the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and he coaches the Nadia Track Club.
AND DON’T MISS…
Open House
Learn About The Alloy School
Saturday, September 16, 2023
10:00am – 11:00am
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
FREE
Interested in registering for classes or already registered? Meet The Alloy School team at our Open House, including our talented Teaching Artists. Participants will sample the program through interactive demonstrations that introduce the theme and learning goals of each class offering. Open House attendance is not required for class registration.
The Alloy School Showcase
and Let’s Move! Family Dance Party
Saturday, November 18, 2023
10:00am Showcase
11:00am Dance Party
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $5 – $20
Celebrate the ten-week Alloy School journey with our Showcase and Let’s Move! Family Dance Party. The event includes a one-hour public celebration of learning during which each class will present a performance. The Showcase is followed by a family-friendly dance party for all. Community partners will be present hosting kids’ crafts throughout the dance party.
The Alloy School is made possible with support from the Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of the Buhl Foundation and The Grable Foundation. Kelly Strayhorn Theater is supported in part by the taxpayers of Allegheny County through a public grant from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). RAD works here.