CLASSES
Tribe of Gladys
Samba FOR ALL!
Come and dance to live Samba with Sheffield Samba Band THE FIRST Tuesday in every month in the Broomhall Centre. Classes are £1 and everyone is very welcome. Everyone teaches each other but if you are new, then Jo can take you through some basic steps. It's good exercise and suits every level! 8.30pm - 9:30pm. Sessions are informal with the emphasis on fun and keep fit. Style is beginner's African Dance, beginner's Samba-Reggae. (Classes do not run in August). Please follow this link to the Sheffield Samba website for venue and directions: Sheffield Samba Band
General Info
Tribe of Gladys was founded by one person simply because she could not get African Dance and Samba out of her head! Inspired by Bristol based teacher Rachel Achol De Garang of African Sambistas and the one and only Tribe of Doris summer school, the style of dance taught is a fusion of all these influences. “Rachel gave to me not only the steps and moves of her African dance but more than this, she gave me the greatest gift of all – the belief that dance is open to all people and that if you can feel your heart beat then you can dance.”Now happily, the Tribe of Gladys is growing as a collaborative organisation and has recently teamed up with Sheffield Samba Band to form the Gladys Sambistas. Money raised by Tribe of Gladys is used to fund the future of the project: to pay for guest teachers and expenses; to hire drummers; to put on events and raise money for charities. We have so far raised money for Unicef, Assist and The Disaster Relief Fund (Pakistani Flood Appeal). All classes are open to men and women.
Other workshops - please contact us using contact details if you would like to know more or book a workshop
Beginner's Belly Dance (Tory)
This class is taught by the lovely Tory, and again is open to everyone. Tory teaches a world dance style of belly dance passed on to her by Zehara who teaches the Urban Gypsies . The style is influnced by Arabic, Romany Gypsy and Bollywood dance moves. As always this class is open to all people of all levels and all shapes and sizes and Tory's gentle and encouraging style will boost the confidence of even the shiest dancer!
Beginners African Style Dance Workshops(Jo)
This class is for all levels, all shapes and sizes and all are welcome. Come and shake the blues away to African style dance.
It is difficult to define African Dance and even national organisations have trouble in this (ADAD). Generally speaking the term refers to Sub-Saharan Africa and so necessarily acknowledges the incredibly rich diversity and variety of dance in such a HUGE area! Good old Wikipedia has made an attempt at the impossible and tells us that “...African dance utilizes the concepts of polyrhythm: shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms, legs etc.,...move with different rhythms in the music”. BUT don't let that put you off! You don't even need to possess the mystical skill of 'being co-ordinated'! The main thing is that you turn up with an open mind and some spare energy, ready to dance to an eclectic range of movements from the Sudan, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Togo, Senegal. These are run on Thursday evenings at Ethio-Cubano Restaurant where requested, so please email if you would like to try an hour's workshop.
Master Drummer (Tongesayi Gumbo)
Dancer, choreographer, producer, drummer and singer from Zimbabwe, Tongesayi drums for classes on some weeks - watch the hot news space. His dance draws on an amalgamation of West African and traditional Southern African dance movements and his drum repertoire includes Jit, Zulu, Shona, Zambian, Mozambican and West African traditional and collaborative rhythms. Tongesayi has been Choreographer for Zimbabwe's National Dance Troupe, Artistic Director of KHULA African Arts, and Director of Mpopoma Dance Ensemble. Tongesayi teaches African dance styles and drumming skills in both junior and secondary schools (07760447308).These classes are run as workshops on Thursdays at Ethio-Cubano Restaurant, watch the hot news space.