LET'S DANCE WITH AJARA ALGHALI
LET'S DANCE WITH AJARA ALGHALI
Join TeMaTe Institute for Black Dance and Culture for an exciting two-week introduction to the art of West African Dance! Ajara will be learning, reflecting, and sharing her movement practice with you in order to bridge physical distance and create healing psychic space. Let’s be together. Let's Dance together.
This two-week video series was broadcast live on Instagram and Facebook. All 10 videos can now be viewed below or on Youtube.
Ajara Alghali is a Detroit native by birth but a self-proclaimed global citizen. Ajara developed a love of culture at an early age. By blending life experiences through traditional and contemporary music and dance in her style, her work focuses on the connection between African people globally and on the continent. She is a performance artist that has trained over 12 years in traditional West African dance. Ajara is also a budding film-maker exploring the themes of Black identity and African relationships. For more information visit TeMate African Dance Arts.
As part of this Artist Residency, Ajara created a playlist of some of her favorite songs to move to. You can listen to the spotify playlist here.
This upbeat danceable mix is primarily Nigerian Afro-pop with music from Rema, Teni, and Ninola.
