Videos: Multi-ethnic dance and music summer workshop: “Africa and African Traditions in the Diaspora.” 14 Multi-ethnic dance workshops (1998)
Title
Videos: Multi-ethnic dance and music summer workshop: “Africa and African Traditions in the Diaspora.” 14 Multi-ethnic dance workshops (1998)
Subject
Dance--Africa; Talking drum music; Folk dancing--Study and teaching
Creator
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc.
Contributor
Video 1: Cornelius Kweku (C.K.) Ganyo (instructor), Pegge Vissicaro (instructor); Video 2: Cornelius Kweku (C.K.) Ganyo (lecture demonstration, instructor), Pegge Vissicaro (lecture demonstration, instructor), Sule Greg C. Wilson (instructor); Video 3: Calixte (instructor), Pegge Vissicaro (lecture demonstration), Vito Vissicaro (lecture demonstration), Sule Greg C. Wilson (instructor); Video 4: Sule Greg C. Wilson (instructor); Video 5: Jo (instructor), Sule Greg C. Wilson (instructor); Video 6: Goodstone (instructor), Jo (instructor)
Language
English
URL
Video 1. Workshop 1. “Language of the Drum.” Taught by C.K. Ganyo. K-12 Curriculum. 8:30–10:00am, 1998 June 25. Video timecode: 00:00:13–00:18:30. Workshop 2. “Takai: Dagomba Dance.” Taught by C.K. Ganyo and Pegge Vissicaro. 10:30am–12:00pm, 1998 June 25. Video timecode: 00:18:31–01:50:08.
Video 2. Workshop 3. “Kpalongo: Ga Social Drumming and Song.” Lecture demonstration by C.K. Ganyo and Pegge Vissicaro. 12:15–1:15pm, 1998 June 25. Video timecode: 00:00:08–00:09:40. Workshop 4. “Sowu, The Ewe Dance of Life.” K-12 Curriculum. Taught by C.K. Ganyo and Pegge Vissicaro. 1–3pm, 1998 June 25. Video timecode: 00:09:41–00:56:56. Workshop 5. “Down on the Up Beat: Mande Rhythm and Pulse.” Taught by Sule Greg C. Wilson. 3:30–5pm, 1998 June 25. Video timecode: 00:57:07–01:08:50. Workshop 6. “Creating an Escola de Samba.” K-12 Curriculum. Taught by Pegge Vissicaro. 8:30–10am, 1998 June 26. Video timecode: 01:08:55–02:03:05.
Video 3. Workshop 7. “Folklore Dances of Haiti.” Taught by Calixte. 10:30am–12pm, 1998 June 26. Video timecode: 00:00:13–00:31:41. Workshop 8. “Samba Batucada.” Lecture demonstration on Brazilian dance by Pegge and Vito Vissicaro. 12:15–1:15pm, 1998 June 26. Video timecode: 00:31:55–00:59:11. Workshop 9. (part 1) “Basics of Capoeira Angola: R & B [Rhythm and Blues] Martial Arts.” Taught by Sule Greg C. Wilson. 3:30–5pm, 1998 June 26. Video timecode: 00:59:12–02:02:26.
Video 4. Workshop 9. (part 2) “Basics of Capoeira Angola: R & B [Rhythm and Blues] Martial Arts.” Taught by Sule Greg C. Wilson. 3:30–5pm, 1998 June 26. Video timecode: 00:00:05–00:24:32. Workshop 10. “Feet for Drums: Buck Dancing.” K-12 Curriculum. Taught by Sule Greg C. Wilson. 8:15–10am, 1998 June 27. Video timecode: 00:24:46–01:55:44.
Video 5. Workshop 11. “Urban U.S. African Dance: Floor Lindy.” Taught by Sule Greg C. Wilson. 10:30am–12pm, 1998 June 27. Video timecode: 00:00:05–00:50:48. Workshop 12. "Pre-Jazz Percussion." Taught by Sule Greg C. Wilson. 1998 June 27. Video timecode: 00:50:49– 01:45:07. Workshop 13. Part 1. “Urban Funk.” K-12 Curriculum. Taught by Jo. 1:30 – 3pm, 1998 June 27. Video timecode: 01:45:08-02:03:19.
Video 6. Workshop 13. Part 2. “Urban Funk.” K-12 Curriculum. Taught by Jo. 1:30 – 3pm, 1998 June 27. Video timecode: 00:00:08–00:24:32. Workshop 14. “Tap: Rhythm Circle.” Taught by Goodstone. 3:30 – 5pm, 1998 June 27.
Description
Workshops held in Ashurst Music Hall, School of Performing Arts, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Flagstaff, Arizona in conjunction with the Multicultural Celebration of Diversity in Music. 1998 June 24-28. School of Performing Arts, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Flagstaff, Arizona. Sponsored by Department of Dance, Arizona State University (ASU); Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc.; School of Performing Arts, Northern Arizona University (NAU). In Honor of 1998 Centennial Year of Literature and the Arts.
Localities: Ashurst Music Hall, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Flagstaff, Arizona
Ephemera: Click to view: Newspaper clipping
Restrictions: Preferred use is for personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange. Out of respect to original contributors, video may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction.
Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Metadata Source: “Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive” (featured item; video tab; rows 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
Localities: Ashurst Music Hall, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Flagstaff, Arizona
Ephemera: Click to view: Newspaper clipping
Restrictions: Preferred use is for personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange. Out of respect to original contributors, video may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction.
Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Metadata Source: “Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive” (featured item; video tab; rows 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
Original Format
VHS videotape
Date
1998 June 24 – 28
Citation
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc., “Videos: Multi-ethnic dance and music summer workshop: “Africa and African Traditions in the Diaspora.” 14 Multi-ethnic dance workshops (1998),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 24, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1015.