Umoja African Dancing and Drumming

Our key to get in is not working therefore there is no class tonight.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We were all excited for tonight.

Tomorrow's classes will resume as normal for the kids. We look forward to seeing everyone, next time. :)

2023 Black Arts and Cultural Festival (Black Fest)

Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12242

12-2

Look for us at the Cornerstone Patio

This class is for kids and adults. Come out and show out, with a community who loves what you do.

For any questions, please call Rachel Conn at 518-313-2556

Hello Everyone,
Classes this week (Tuesday, Friday, & Saturday) are cancelled due to our summer teacher graduating. We look forward to seeing everyone again next week starting on August 1st.
-Umoja Team

Due to unforseen technical difficulties, tonight's class has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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Adult Classes: 6p-8p

https://facebook.com/events/s/new-visiting-teacher-adult-afr/761917202386722/?mibextid=Gg3lNB

Tuesday and Friday
530 Franklin St
SCHENECTADY, NY 12305

The doors stay locked. Please call to be let in.
Umoja number 518-313-2556

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Kids Classes: 12-2

https://facebook.com/events/s/new-visiting-teacher-kids-afro/1402389423637938/?mibextid=Gg3lNB

The African Dance and Drum classes for the kids are this Saturday afternoon at 12:00 pm.

The toddlers class is 12-12:30 pm
Drum class 12-1:00 pm
Kids class dance 1-2:00 pm

Emmanuel Friedens Church
Nott Terrace
Schenectady NY 12305

The doors stay locked. Please call to be let in.
Umoja number 518-313-2556

Due to unforseen circumstances tonight's (Tue, June 27th) NEW VISITING TEACHER -Adult Afro Fusion are cancelled.
We look forward to see you all on Friday and Saturday.

We're sorry for any inconvenience they may have caused

-The Umoja Team

BIO: Hettie Barnhill is a Broadway performer, Director, Dance practitioner, Educator, and Choreographer. In 2016 she founded 'Create A Space NOW,' an interactive social justice performing arts platform that uses art and multimedia to further discussion around and race relations in America. Her film, A Love Letter to Brian, Lesley, and Michelle, has been selected and awarded in festivals currently showing nationally and internationally and honored by the California Senate with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, "Using Film as a Vehicle For Community Engagement and Education" by Congressman Ro Khanna and California Senator Bob Wieckowski. Nominated for a New York Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Choreography, Hettie has performed nationally and internationally on Television, Film, and on Broadway in the productions "Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark," Tony Award-winning "FELA!" (original cast), and the Tony award-nominated "Leap Of Faith" (original cast).

Using art as therapy, Hettie has received awards for her outreach and service in communities, including; The NAACP's "Top 21 Leaders 40 & Under Award" In The Fields Of Arts & Culture, Twice Honored As A "Rising Star" By The Young & Powerful For Obama Group, The Shirley Chisholm "Women Of Excellence." Since 2006, Hettie has worked with A Long Walk Home Inc., a nonprofit organization that uses art therapy and the visual and performing arts to document, educate and bring about social change for survivors of r**e and violence.

As an educator, Hettie has taught at several Colleges and Universities, sharing her love for dance and exploring how to create spaces where form and technique are being learned, perspective is being shared, culture is being experienced, and history is being discussed. In addition, she has worked as a Visiting Artist-In-Residence in Dance at Skidmore College in Saratoga, NY, a Visiting Ass. Professor of Theater and Dance at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, and Stephens College in Columbia, MO. She has also been a Guest Artist at the University Of Rochester, Suny Potsdam, Suny Brockport, Suny New Paltz, and Sam Houston State University. Hettie graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Performance Creation Concentration focusing on Art and Activism, from Goddard College. HettieBarnhill.com

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Make sure to RSVP
Adult Classes: https://facebook.com/events/s/new-visiting-teacher-adult-afr/761917202386722/?mibextid=Gg3lNB

Kids Classes: https://facebook.com/events/s/new-visiting-teacher-kids-afro/1402389423637938/?mibextid=Gg3lNB