FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Afro-Cuban Dance Workshop

Blackbox Studio Theater

4:00pm-5:30pm

Ursinus College Fringe Festival

Troupe Da Da African Dance and Drum Ensemble was Founded by Mrs. Renee ‘Oyin’ Hardy in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 2002. Troupe Da Da ‘s repertoire includes a variety of traditional West African and Afro-Cuban dances.  Dressed in colorful, authentic costumes and singing in traditional African languages, the dancers of Troupe Da-Da move gracefully to the powerful rhythms of the Djembe & Dundun, drums from Guinea West Africa, and the Conga & Bata drums of Cuba. Troupe Da-Da also plays a number of African percussion instruments such as the Log Drums from Guinea, West Africa, the Talking drum from Nigeria, and the Sekere (hand drum) also played in West Africa and Cuba.

The mission of Troupe Da Da is to represent traditional West African and Cuban culture at the highest level of artistic excellence throughout the preservation and presentation of Traditional dancing as well as masquerade, music, and storytelling. We seek to expand the cultural awareness of African contributions to the arts through educational programs and performances that highlight the social and ritualistic customs of the people of the African Diaspora.