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Drum & Dance in Rochester, NY
Tuesdays
Introduction to Jembe drum and dance
6:00-7:00 p.m. Jembe Drum 1
7:00-8:00 p.m. African Dance 1
These classes are for those new to drum and dance. Fun, and only as challenging as you are ready for! We recommend a few months of Tuesday nights before beginners join our other classes. This builds the strong foundation needed to enjoy polyrhythmic music to its fullest, and get the most from upper level classes.
Wednesdays
Performing Company Class
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Performers work in depth with the rhythms, songs, drum signals, complex sequences and choreographed movement. By invitation only.
Bush Mango Drum & Dance Rehearsal Thursdays Saturdays Guest Artists Weekly Instructors Individual Membership includes: Family Membership includes: Teen/Youth Member Benefits Fees Individual Membership Become a member now. Details are here. Membership Upgrades Add a donation of $50 or more and receive the following: If you need a paper registration form, click here to download a PDF. Fill out the form and mail it to: Hendrick Dance Project About the center Youth Project offers a unique mentorship program for young artists. Kids love the challenge of drum and dance, and thrive in the YP environment of very high expectations and tremendous support. Over 90% of YP kids return for more than one year of programming. Our youth are successful in the classroom too, showing a 100% high school graduation rate. Colleen and Blair also lead Bush Mango Drum and Dance, a performing ensemble, as Artistic Director and Musical Director, respectively. Bush Mango has performed before audiences of thousands. Our performers bring a joyous energy to the work, keeping alive the tradition of West African drum and dance. About Colleen Hendrick As founding director of Hendrick Dance Project, Colleen holds a BA in choreography and performance and creative writing from the State University of New York. She has been teaching dance since 1986. Hendrick Dance Project has performed four seasons in Manhattan, shared a concert with Urban Bush Women, and received the Lillian Fairchild Award for artistic excellence. She has served on staff at the University of Rochester, taught master classes at Hobart William Smith College, SUNY Brockport, and presented for the National Association of Physical Education and Dance. She was the movement director for the Children's School of Brighton, a teaching artist with the Aesthetic Education Institute, Young Audiences of Rochester and Wolf Trap Early Learning. In the fall of 2001 Colleen was accepted into the Assisi Conferences and Seminars Two Year progam This community, that includes Jungian analyists, chaos theorists, dynamic systems theorists, and biologists, is exploring the connections between matter and psyche.
7:30 p.m.
Also by invitation only.
Introduction to Jembe drum and dance
6:00-7:00 p.m. Jembe Drum 2
7:00-8:00 p.m. African Dance 2
Go deeper with drum & dance, learning technique, musicianship, and culture of Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast and the Senegambia region.
Youth Project
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
YP schedule details.
Mimo Camara, Michael Markus, M'bemba Bangoura
Dance: Colleen Hendrick, Maura Wheelehan, Sonnet Stepp, Roseanne DiMaria, Dina Faticone
Drum: Blair Hornbuckle, Gary Skinner, Kris Kimmel, Len Mackey
• Unlimited Adult, Teen/Youth dance and drum weekly classes
• Special member-only functions
• Member discounts on workshops, educational seminars and performances
• Email alerts of all events
Family means any two people living at the same address. Families may add more family members for a small additional fee.
• Same benefits as individual members, but for two people
• All the benefits awarded the Individual or Family Membership Levels
• Partial & full scholarships (based on need; application required)
• Workshops with guest artists
• Money management skills for young artists
• Drum use
• Performance opportunities
• Academic tutoring
• Cultural resource materials
• Peer teaching opportunities
• Paid apprenticeship opportunities
As a non-profit organization we keep our fees very low, offer payment plans and tuition assistance to youth. Our fee schedule is published below.
Fees are paid automatically each month via a credit or debit card. Your first payment is due whenever you begin classes, which you may do anytime. Single class payments are $20. No refunds on missed classes. You may end your membership and stop payment anytime simply by calling or emailing our office.
There are three levels of membership; just choose how many classes each week you'd like to participate in (1, 2, or unlimited)
Adults and youth age 12 and up
One class/week is $49 paid monthly, or $497 paid annually; or
Youth 11 and under
Saturday Youth Project classes
$40 per month for ten months (no youth classes in July & August)
Add a donation of $100 or more and receive the following with your
Founding Member upgrade:
• Special recognition as a Founding Member
• A cool 34 Elton Street t-shirt (late September)
• One Michael Markus practice CD for drum or dance
• Six free guest passes for your friends
• A Night of the Drum tote bag
• Special recognition as a Founding Member
• A cool 34 Elton Street t-shirt (late September)
• Three free guest passes for your friends
111 Terrace Park, Rochester, NY 14619.
Phone (585) 235-3960 for more information.
Colleen Hendrick and Blair Hornbuckle work together leading Youth Project (YP), one of the most successful dance and drum programs for kids in the entire USA.
Colleen Hendrick teaches with passion, giving her students ownership of their ability to express grace and power through their bodies, regardless of age or dance experience.