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.
* 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.
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* Class Update *
Classes resume Thursday, January 7, 2016 Happy New Year! After a restful holiday break, youth and adult community classes will resume this Thursday. Company rehearsal resumes on Friday. We can't wait to see you on the dance floor! * Class Update *
No Classes Dec 24 or Dec 31! In observance of Christmas and the New Year There will be no classes or rehearsals for the last two weeks of December 2015. We are so grateful to have danced through 2015 with you, and we can't wait to see you on the dance floor in the new year! Have a safe and happy holiday season. * Class Update *
'Pay What You Can' Donation-based Adult Exercise Class Thursday, December 10, 2015, 6-7pm This Thursday, Leslie will host a shortened (1 hour) Adult Class to accommodate MCCA studio events occurring later in the evening. The class will focus on strength and exercise and will run from 6-7pm. The pricing for this class will be a 'Pay What You Can' donation. No changes to Youth Class Adult class will resume it's normal schedule on Thursday, December 17, 2015. ![]() Leslie Carter and African Queens Dance Company are honored to host master dancer and choreographer Malang Bayo of Casamance, Senegal for an exciting dance workshop this Thursday. Malang Bayo is a former member of the Great Ballet D'Afrique Noir of Mansour Gueye and the National Ballet of Senegal. In 1992, he formed his own performance company, Mussukeba Sane West African Ballet, which performed extensively throughout Southern California, often working with the film industry. In addition to an amazing body of work onstage, Malang has been involved with many popular productions such as the 1988 Olympics, feature films Congo and Poetic Justice and performances with the likes of Ziggy Marley and The Rolling Stones. This class is perfect for all ages and skill levels. Dancers will be treated to live drumming and extraordinary dance instruction! Mr. Bayo will instruct class during Leslie's weekly adult class time slot, Thursday, November 19, 2015, 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. Don't miss this opportunity to dance with master artist Malang Bayo! Can't make Thursday's class?
Read more about Malang Bayo and check out other opportunities to dance with Malang Bayo at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts: Saturday, Nov 21 - 2:30pm (2nd Floor) Sunday, Nov 22 - 4:00pm (3rd Floor) Monday, Nov 30 - 7:30pm (2nd Floor) *No Classes Thursday, October 15th*
All classes taught by Leslie Carter are canceled for Thursday, October 15, 2015. Both Adult and Youth classes will resume Thursday, October, 22, 2015. ![]() Join us as we take a trip to the Congo without ever leaving Oakland! Leslie Carter and African Queens Dance Company are honored to host Congolese dance pioneer, master musician and noted choreographer Titos Sompa for a Congolese dance workshop next Thursday. This class is perfect for all ages and skill levels. If this is your first experience with Congolese dance you are in for a lovely welcome. If you are an experienced dancer, get ready to move! Titos Sompa is a renowned dancer and musician who has been instrumental in cultivating an awareness and appreciation for Congolese culture in the US through his pioneering success in Congolese music and dance instruction and performance. Read more about Titos and his amazing work at Mbongi Village. Mr. Sompa will instruct class during Leslie's weekly adult class time slot. Thursday, August 20, 2015, 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. Don't miss this opportunity to dance with one of the greats of our time! All levels welcome. Thursday Youth Classes Resume Today. Welcome Back!
Adult classes continue as normal. Join us on the dance floor! *No African Queens Dance Company rehearsal Friday, July 17, 2015.* Thursday Youth Class is on Summer Break until July 16, 2015
There will be no youth classes June 18- July 9, 2015. Youth class will resume July 16, 2015. Adult Classes will continue as scheduled during this time. Calling all African Queens past and present!!!
You (and your families) are invited to attend a special edition of Family Afro-robics: Alumnae Appreciation Day Thursday, March 5, 2015 Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts 6:00 - 7:30 pm More Info/RSVP |
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