| LES ENFANTS DU SOLEIL DEBUTS! |
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Here's some things we would like to see as the company develops: 1) Use the talking drums more! There were three great drummers on this instrument. They could have been featured a little better, which would give the dancers a little more time to catch their breath; 2) It will be interesting to see how all of the professional egos can be harnessed during the solos. Maybe an informal system of who goes when would help; 3)The Balanta has a great story, but its hard to hold the attention of the American audience when so much is being conveyed in Wolof. The choreography here can probably be shortened; and finally 4) a little more rehearsal time is needed. The audience may be forgiving of mistakes when local dancers perform but they will have higher expectations for a professional company. Missing breaks and dance sequences won't be viewed kindly. Having said that, we thoroughly enjoyed the debut performance and we are looking forward to following the maturation of Les Enfants du Soleil. Their next performance is in New York on August 21st. Make sure to look for them in the future in your area as well.You can also see an sample of what to expect on Youtube.
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UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS: PERFORMANCES: August 21st - Les Enfants du Soleil Symphony Space, NYC WORKSHOPS: July 10-11th African Global arts Dance & Drum Marathon Plainfield, NJ July 10-11th Diadie Bathily Dance Workshops Philadelphia, PA July 30- Aug 2 Titos Sampos - Kongolese Dance & Drum & Kissani Workshop, NY, NY UPCOMING CONFERENCES: July 12-18 Camp Fareta Central Calif July 20-31st Camp Afrika (for kids) offered by Diade Bathily St. Louis, MO July 24th-26th 11th Annual IFE-ILE Afro Cuban Dance Festival Miami FL July 31- Aug 2nd Afrikan Djeli Cultural Institute's Atlanta Dance & Drum Atlanta GA Aug 5-9th Camp Merveilles Boulder CO Aug 14-16 Mussukeb A Sane Dance Conference, New York, NY Aug 16-23rd Wotannbe's 2nd Annual African Dance Cruise Aug 21-23rd Sogbety Diomande's 3rd Annual West African Celebration Bellville, OH Aug 28-30th Le Bagatae 7th Annual Dance Conference Chicago, IL Sept 3-6th Kankouran Annual Dance Conference Washington DC Sept 17-20th Camaraya African Dance & Drum PRACTICUM, Cleveland, GA Oct 23-25th Wofabe African Dance & Drum Festival Newark NJ Oct 30-Nov 1st Bolo Tenate 3rd Annual African Dance Workshop Atlanta, GA Nov 4 - 8th African Dance & Drum Festival in San Francisco San Francisco, CA Nov 5-9th Jeh Kulu Annual Dance Conference Burlington VT
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