Get on your feet! Students of all ages engage in dance and rhythm-making as they explore different cultures from Africa and its diaspora, guided by a BAM teaching artist team of a percussionist and choreographer. Each residency focuses on the music and dance of a specific country highlighted in BAM’s DanceAfrica Festival, and culminates in a final performance.

There are two ways to bring DanceAfrica in the Classroom to your students!

General Education: This program includes a residency planning meeting and 13 in-school sessions, each 45 to 60 minutes long. The residency culminates in a sharing at your school and a performance at BAM with other school partners. Schools enrolled in the residency are also given access to priority tickets to DanceAfrica.

Special Needs: BAM teaching artists allow students learning styles, needs, and abilities to shape how the residency is taught. This program includes a residency planning session and 14 in-school sessions, each 45 to 60 minutes long. The residency culminates in a sharing at your school and a performance at BAM with other school partners. Schools enrolled in the residency are also given access to priority tickets to DanceAfrica.