Community African Dance Class

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Dates:April 25 - May 23, 2026
Meets:Sa from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Location:Wissahickon Dance Academy
Cost: $100.00

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This community African dance class is open to all ages and levels. Geared towards students interested in learning the nuance, technique, history, and meaning of African dance. Students will learn foundational movements to embody the basic understanding of Guinea African dance forms. This class will help beginner, intermediate, and experienced dancers internalize the movement, song, and dance into their own personal style.
Fee: $100.00

Wissahickon Dance Academy

Just east of Germantown Ave.


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Christina Castro-Tauser

is the founding director of Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble and Executive Director of International Ballet Exchange. She earned her MFA at Temple University and was the recipient of the Rose Vernick MFA Choreographic Achievement Award. Christina is an adjunct faculty at Temple University and Teaching Artist for Taller Puertorriqueno. Prior to her years in Philadelphia, she was the Director of the Gainesville Ballet Junior Company and an Instructor for the Gainesville School of Ballet for eight years. Christina received her BA in Dance from Point Park University. She was an apprentice at the Colorado Ballet where she choreographed Cafe con Leche for the Colorado Ballet Studio Company. She has trained with Laura Alonzo at Centro Pro Danza Havana Cuba, Minnesota Dance Theater, and Milwaukee Ballet Summer Intensive. In January of 2023 she became the owner of Wissahickon Dance Academy.

Angela Watson

, also known as "Mama Sadio," is the founder of Camara Arts, an arts organization focused on youth rites of passage. She is a recipient of the 2018-19 Leeway Transformation Award and was honored by the Drum Tribute in 2016 for her work in African dance. A published author in the *Encyclopedia of Africa and the Americas*, Angela holds a Master’s in Dance Research from Temple University and a Bachelor's in African Studies from Howard. A Fulbright scholar and longtime performer, Angela has studied and taught African arts globally, sharing her expertise at universities and through community programs.
Date Day Time Location
04/25/2026Saturday9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Wissahickon Dance Academy
05/02/2026Saturday9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Wissahickon Dance Academy
05/09/2026Saturday9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Wissahickon Dance Academy
05/16/2026Saturday9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Wissahickon Dance Academy
05/23/2026Saturday9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Wissahickon Dance Academy

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