African Queens Dance Company - Events

Coming soon...virtual Dance & drum Workshops!

3/20/2021

African Queens will be hosting drum and dance workshops on Fridays from 4:30-6:00pm beginning in April. These workshops are free of charge to all youth ages 6-18. The drum and dance workshops are sponsered by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) 2021 Living Cultures Grant Program. Click here to register.

African Queens t-shirt Fundraiser

3/20/2021

Support African Queens & show your Queens pride with a company t-shirt!

T-shirts are $25.00 + shipping. The purchase price includes a $15.00 tax deductible donation.

2017 Fundraiser for african queens: september 16

9/9/2017

Family Afro-robics 2017 is here

4/16/2017

Join us on the dance floor!
May Family Afro-robics
Malonga Center (Oakland, CA)
Thursdays in May
6:00-7:30pm
http://www.africanqueensdance.com/family-afro-robics.html

Join us for the 4th annual Family Afro-robics.
Early Bird Discount Passes Available!
It's a great workout for all ages and abilities!

Special event in may, 2017

3/7/2017

* Coming Soon: Afro-Robics Dance Workshop for ALL AGES *
Every Thursday in the Month of MAY, 2017

Keep watching this space for updates
Have a safe week!

Save the Date!...Dinner Fundraiser Sat Nov. 5th

10/15/2016

2016 Dinner Fundraiser
When: Saturday, November 5th, 2016
  12 noon - 6:00pm
Where: 601 Walavista Ave., Oakland CA
   (at Lakeshore Ave. North of Trader Joe's)
Cost: $15.00 per dinner
$3.00 additional sides
   $4.00 slice of pie
$1.00 beverage
More Info: Dinner Fundraiser Page or Contact Us

Family Afro-robics 2016 is here...

3/8/2016

Join us on the dance floor!
March Family Afro-robics
Malonga Center (Oakland, CA)
Thursdays in March
6:00-7:30pm
http://www.africanqueensdance.com/family-afro-robics.html

Join us for the 3rd annual Family Afro-robics.
Family Discount Passes Available! Parent and children all dance for one price.
It's a great workout for all ages and abilities!

Congolese WorkshOp w/ Biza Sompa March 3rd

3/1/2016

We are in for a treat! Guest instructor Biza Sompa will be teaching this Thursday, March 3, 2016 during the 6pm adult class.

Biza Sompa began his professional dance career in Brazzaville, Congo with Ballet Damar and the Congolese National Dance Company. And as a member of Congolese dance companies based in Paris, he toured throughout Germany, France and Belgium.

In 1979, Biza Sompa founded Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theatre in Ann Arbor, MI. Bichini Bia Congo "promotes the preservation and practice of authentic Congolese Dance and African culture" and uses dance to "emphasize the common aspects of culture that unify us all". Biza and Bichini Bia Congo also travel throughout the US visiting elementary, middle and high schools and using Congolese dance as a creative teaching tool to educate and motivate students in the US.

Currently, Biza is also an instructor in the School of Music, Theater & Dance at the University of Michigan and at Washtenaw Community College in Michigan. Learn more about Biza Sompa and Bichini Bia Congo.

We are truly honored to learn from dancer-choreographer Biza Sompa this week! Join us on Thursday for this very special Congolese workshop. Thursday, March 3, 2016,
6-7:30pm, $15. Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Studio A, 2nd Floor. For more info contact us.

See you on the dance floor!

Black History Month Dance Workshops

2/1/2016

In celebration of Black History Month, African Queens Dance Company has partnered with Oakland and Berkeley Public Libraries to offer one-hour dance workshops throughout the month of February. The workshops are free and open to the public. All ages, genders, and skill levels are welcome. If you've been thinking about taking a class, this is a great way to check it out!

DATE TIME    VENUE
February 13, 2016 11 am Golden Gate Library (Oakland, Ca)

February 13, 2016 1 pm    Claremont Library (Berkeley, Ca)

February 20, 2016 1 pm    81st Avenue Library (Oakland, Ca)

February 23, 2016 7 pm    Rockridge Library (Oakland, Ca)

February 26, 2016 2 pm    Eastmont Library (Oakland, Ca)

February 26, 2016        3:30 pm    Brookfield Library (Oakland, Ca)

March 30, 2016    3 pm   Elmhurst Library (Oakland, Ca)

Donation Drive Sat Jan 30th

1/28/2016

* Upcoming Event *
Donation Drive Fundraiser
January 30, 2016
10 am - 1 pm

Start the new year off right! Clean out your closet and donate gently used items to support African Queens. See Donation Drive Event Page for more details.