This year Melbourne Djembe drum and dance students will form part of the pre-match entertainment outside the MCG on grand final day (Saturday 26th September).
dundun dance
Student performance night – photos
At the end of the last block of classes, we held an event to showcase our drum and dance pieces, and also to farewell our dear friend Amelie who has been dancing with us for 6 years and is now moving back to her home town in France.
Project Connect – dundun dance worldwide
This video clip is the culmination of a 4-month worldwide collaborative project involving dundun dancers from Guinea, Melbourne, Perth, Alice Springs, China, Chile, USA, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Korea. Check it out.
Dundun dance video project
It’s time for a new video! Next block Mitzi will be teaching a choreography in dundun dance class which will be will filmed and edited into a video, combined with footage from others around the world who will learn the same dance.
Wontanara drum & dance show photos
Mitzi in Shanghai
Mitzi has just returned from a whirlwind visit to Shanghai to teach and perform dundun dance at the World Instrument Expo.
China visit April/May 2018
Mitzi and Simon have just returned form Zhucheng, China, where they have been teaching and filming dundun dance, traditional djembe rhythms and West African dance.
Check out the photos.
Back to China in April
Dundun dance 4-week course
Mitzi will be running a short dundun dance course. This course is designed for beginners – no co-ordination expectations!
Fridays 6.30-7.30pm 1st -22nd September
Mitzi & Simon in Zhucheng
For our second visit to China, we spent 5 days teaching drum, dance and dundun dance in the rural village of Zhucheng. Check out the photos.