Women's Drum Center

Women's Drum Center The Women's Drum Center brings people together to share the powerful connection of drumming. Read more here:
https://womensdrumcenter.org/history

The Women’s Drum Center (WDC) is a non-profit dedicated to serving the Twin Cities community with world percussion programs that nurture and inspire. While the Center functions as a woman-founded community space centering women, we offer programs for people of all gender identities. OUR MISSION
The Women’s Drum Center creates vitality, resilience, and interconnectedness through world percussion. OUR VISION
The Women’s Drum Center will transform lives and communities through percussion and normalize an environment in which all people thrive. OUR CORE VALUES
- We are a powerful community that positively centers women of all ages as leaders and collaborators.
- We celebrate the origins of the music we play and the ability of drumming to connect people across cultures and generations.
- We express joy and gratitude through our words, thoughts, and actions.

Please join us for an Indian Dance Series workshop series for adults!This workshop offers a fun and enriching experience...
09/18/2026

Please join us for an Indian Dance Series workshop series for adults!
This workshop offers a fun and enriching experience where adult participant will explore body movement while discovering how Indian classical and contemporary dance have evolved alongside diverse drumming traditions.

No prior dance experience is needed. All you need is enthusiasm, a joy for learning, and a willingness to move your body to the beauty of drumming music. This workshop invites you to explore the life within yourself through movement, dance, and rhythm.

Through rhythm, expression, and guided movement, you will:
• Connect with beats and body coordination
• Understand the relationship between dance and percussion
• Experience a joyful and energetic learning environment

Join us! This youth-focused workshop offers a fun and enriching experience where participants will explore body movement...
09/18/2026

Join us! This youth-focused workshop offers a fun and enriching experience where participants will explore body movement while discovering how Indian classical and contemporary dance have evolved alongside diverse drumming traditions.

No prior dance experience is needed. All you need is enthusiasm, a joy for learning, and a willingness to move your body to the beauty of drumming music. This workshop invites you to explore the life within yourself through movement, dance, and rhythm.

Note: There are two dates in this Indian Dance Movement Workshop series with one date yet to be announced due to some scheduling logistics.

09/17/2026

Event recap!
Minneapolis Music in the Parks Minnehaha Bandshell August 17, 2026 featuring Women's Drum Center ensembles Djembe Diyamu, Women Who Groove, and drumHeart....with audience participation!
We can't believe it's already been four weeks since this beautiful summer evening event.

09/17/2026

Event recap!
Minneapolis Music in the Parks Minnehaha Bandshell September 17, 2026 featuring Women's Drum Center ensembles Djembe Diyamu, Women Who Groove, and drumHeart....with audience participation!
We can't believe it's already been four weeks since this beautiful summer evening event.

Throwback to last Monday when Rhythm Connection performed in their first ever Minnesota State Fair Parade. Congratulatio...
09/14/2026

Throwback to last Monday when Rhythm Connection performed in their first ever Minnesota State Fair Parade. Congratulations to the Women's Drum Center's newest performance ensemble for this awesome endeavor!

09/11/2026

Event recap! Women Who Groove in the 2026 MN State Fair Parade.

Join us for our October All-Gender Friday Circle, featuring taiko drumming!Join Sandi for an exciting evening of Taiko, ...
09/02/2026

Join us for our October All-Gender Friday Circle, featuring taiko drumming!

Join Sandi for an exciting evening of Taiko, a form of Japanese drumming. The drums are made using wine barrels and cowhide/skin. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic hits and stances.

Open to all gender identities, ages 16+.
Cost: $15
Friday, October 16 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Register on our website or drop-in day-of. Payment is accepted online, exact cash or check, Venmo, or PayPal.

CLASS IS FULL: This series is full and no longer accepting registrations for the September Drumline camp. As of Septembe...
09/02/2026

CLASS IS FULL: This series is full and no longer accepting registrations for the September Drumline camp.

As of September 1, 2026, this class has reached it's maximum registration capacity. Thank you for all of the interest in this dynamic drumline series - please watch our website or join our newsletter to be the first to know when this is offered again.

Summer music in the park season is wrapping up as we transition toward fall but that doesn't mean we stop drumming. We ...
09/02/2026

Summer music in the park season is wrapping up as we transition toward fall but that doesn't mean we stop drumming. We still have a few opportunities to catch our performance ensembles out and about yet this year.

Watch and listen for us at the State Fair Parade this Labor Day Weekend. If you like what you hear, join us for a Test Drive Day of Drumming (free) at the Women's Drum Center where you can hear from our performance ensembles, play the drums, ask questions, and learn alongside some of the groups. Register at our website to let us know you're coming.

See you soon!

Upcoming Workshops! It's back to school season and the Women's Drum Center is bringing you a robust line up of awesome w...
09/02/2026

Upcoming Workshops!
It's back to school season and the Women's Drum Center is bringing you a robust line up of awesome world percussion classes and workshops to select from. Treat yourself to one or all of the upcoming workshops on the calendar by going to our website and registering today. Some of these workshops fill up quickly, so don't delay!

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2242 University Avenue W
Saint Paul, MN
55114

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+16512067617

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