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SUMMARY:Multi-Generational African Dance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Instructor: Yahaya \nAll Ages*\nIn person & Zoom \nCelebrate movement\, music\, and community in this joyful African Dance class designed for all ages! Families and individuals of every generation are invited to dance together\, learning traditional African steps\, rhythms\, and cultural stories. This upbeat class builds strength\, coordination\, and confidence while fostering connection between participants. Whether you come with kids\, parents\, grandparents\, or on your own\, you’ll leave energized\, smiling\, and inspired by the power of dance across generations. \n*Kids under 8 yrs may participate with a grown-up[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register” style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”turquoise” link=”url:%2Fregistration%2F”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cmde.org/event/multi-generational-african-dance/2026-04-26/
LOCATION:CMDE\, 84 Euclid Ave\, Hackensack\, 07601\, United States
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SUMMARY:African Drumming
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Yahaya \n In person & Zoom \nExperience the power and rhythm of traditional African drumming in this energizing 30-minute class with master drummer Yahaya. Learn foundational techniques\, polyrhythms\, and cultural rhythms while building coordination\, focus\, and musical connection. Open to all levels\, this class offers a dynamic and uplifting way to engage with African music\, movement\, and community. Perfect as a stand-alone session or as a complement to dance training.
URL:https://cmde.org/event/drumming-3/2026-04-26/
LOCATION:CMDE\, 84 Euclid Ave\, Hackensack\, 07601\, United States
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SUMMARY:MOVEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nPart of “UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT” Workshops with Claire Porter\nPlayfully explore 6 Basic Actions that underlie all movement. Clarifying and simplifying each of these actions will support clear\, safe\, and efficient dancing. \nInstructor Claire Porter of Claire Porter / PORTABLES\, www.cportables.com\, is a writer\, dancer and choreographer who has performed in Scotland\, Germany\, Holland\, Latvia\, Korea and India and in the USA at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center\, The Joyce Theater\, Town Hall\, The American Dance Festival\, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival\, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival\, Florida Dance Festival\, The American College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center\, among others. Porter performed in Mikhail Baryshnikov’s GALA and been in residence at his center in NYC. \nPorter has received commissions from universities across the country and from The American Dance Festival. A Guggenheim Fellow\, Porter has received National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowships\, New Jersey State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellowships and Mid-Atlantic Choreography Fellowships. \nPorter teaches Movement Analysis\, Choreography\, and Improvisation at Montclair State University and Creativity as Practice at Fairleigh Dickenson University. She also teaches an enlivening DANCING WORKOUT at CMDE. Porter has an MA in Dance from Ohio State\, a BA in Mathematics\, and is a Laban Movement Analyst.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”SIGN UP” style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”turquoise” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fclients.mindbodyonline.com%2Fclassic%2Fws%3Fstudioid%3D5747443%26stype%3D-7%26sTG%3D29%26sVT%3D31%26sView%3Dday%26sLoc%3D1%26sTrn%3D14%26date%3D04%2F26%2F26|title:REGISTRATION%20LINK|target:_blank|rel:nofollow”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_gallery columns=”4″ images=”16044″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15873″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Supported by funding through the NJEDA’s A.R.T. – Phase II Grant Program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cmde.org/event/movement-fundamentals/
LOCATION:CMDE\, 84 Euclid Ave\, Hackensack\, 07601\, United States
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