Beginner African Dance Course
Enhance your artistic abilities through the Beginner African Dance Course. Gain foundational West African dance movements, musical awareness, and safe practices. Build precise rhythm sense, creative choreography, and confident performance rooted in cultural traditions. This course equips beginners with essential tools for ongoing dance development and personal expression.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Beginner African Dance Course provides essential techniques for confident dancing. Start with safe posture, joint protection, and breathing. Progress to key West African steps, hip and torso isolations, and basic arm movements. Master timing in 4/4 and 6/8 rhythms, call-and-response patterns, and drum responsiveness. Conclude by crafting a 15-20 minute personal practice routine with progress tracking.
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Develop skills
- Master core West African dance fundamentals including grounded posture, spine articulation, and weight transfers.
- Develop skills to listen and dance to African rhythms such as 4/4, 6/8, call-and-response, and polyrhythms.
- Execute beginner-level African dance sequences with integrated footwork, arm movements, and torso coordination.
- Practice African dance techniques safely through joint-protective warm-ups, breathing exercises, and proper alignment.
- Create a structured 20-minute African dance session incorporating warm-up, skill drills, and cool-down routines.
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