Maimouna Keita School of African Dance 2026 Conference & Concert

Fri, April 3, 2026 — 12:00 PM

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Dance Classes

$25.00
(+1.68 fee)

Group Dance Class Ticket ( for 10 Participants in any ONE CLASS YOU SELECT)

$220.00
(+10.70 fee)

10 Tickets for a group participation in your selected Dance Class. You will receive ten class entry wristbands for the class your group decides to participate in. The 10 tickets can only be used for the one class your group selects. PLEASE NOTE! If your group wants to take multiple classes they must purchase a group class ticket @$220 for each class they select to take together as a group.

Maimouna Keita Dance Concert - Advance Ticket

$35.00
(+2.14 fee)

Sales end on Apr 04, 2026 12:00 AM

Children - Single Dance Class (Age 12 and under)

$15.00
(+1.21 fee)

Children - Group Dance Class - (for 10 Participants in any ONE CLASS YOU SELECT)- (Age 12 and under)

$120.00
(+6.07 fee)

10 Tickets for a group participation in your selected Dance Class. You will receive ten class entry wristbands for the class your group decides to participate in. The 10 tickets can only be used for the one class your group selects. PLEASE NOTE! If your group wants to take multiple classes they must purchase a group class ticket @$120 for each class they select to take together as a group.

Children - Maimouna Keita Dance Concert (Age 12 and under)

$15.00
(+1.21 fee)

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About this event

Maimouna Keita School of African Dance 2026 Conference & Concert

Sila Djiguiba: The Path of Hope

Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow

Maimouna Keita School of African Dance will host its 34th annual conference and concert April 3 – April 5 2026. The Dance, Music, and History Classes will be taught at the Mark Morris Dance Group Studios and the annual concert be held at New City College of Technology both in downtown Brooklyn, New York City

The three day conference will host dance teachers, from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Nigeria and the United States. The instructors will provide detailed instruction in traditional dance, accompanied by live musicians. The classes will be enhanced with intermittent infusions of songs, stories, costumes, demonstrations of traditional musical instrumentation, and historical background of cultural relevance of the original regions of the dances. In addition, the Maimouna Keita School of African Dance Performing Company will entertain, educate, and engage audiences with a hallmark performance, guaranteed to enthrall viewers.

Dance Instructors: Abdou Sylla, Ousmane Wiles, Khadijah Koumbasa, Yousouff Koumbasa, Babarcar M'Baye, Idy Ciss, Mouminatou Camara, Mariama Basse, Pape Moussa Sonko, Assane Konte, Souleymane Sana,Tenenfig Dioubate, Izzy Odigie, Awa Pikine

Music - Drum Instructors: Fode Bangoura, Thioko Diagne, Abdoul Doumbia

History Instructors - Idy Ciss, Mamdou Guisse

Choreography by:

Marie Basse Wiles Co-Founder and Artistic Director

Mariama Basse: Assistant Choreographer

Guest choreographers:

Ismael Kouyate from Ballet National du Guinea. Teacher, Dancer

Ibrahima Sarr from Senegal

Abdou Sylla from Senegal

Dance Classes will be held at: Mark Morris Dance Group 3 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn New York 11207

Annual Concert will be held at: New York City College of Technology 285 Jay Street Brooklyn, New York 11201