Today in class we reviewed student essays. Bring a copy of your essay to class tomorrow. We will meet in the classroom. Bring the questions for discussing essays as well, along with your supporting documents such as the Initial Planning Sheet and the Outline.
Oh, bring Pidd and the Poems about the War package I gave students a while back.
Oh, bring Pidd and the Poems about the War package I gave students a while back.
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David Guzman
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9a.m.
15 March 2011
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company: Festival of the Masks
This past Friday, March 11th I had the pleasure of attending a performance of music, dance and African traditions in downtown Oakland. The event was aimed at children from different schools and colleges in the city and was intended to awaken the interest of young people about these various forms of art.
Professional groups from Senegal, Ethiopia, and Kenya, as well as music and dance classes from schools in the city, performed percussion and African folk dance.
The African music, very rich in setbacks and improvisation filled the auditorium and invited the audience to dance to its rhythm. The variety of African dance was awesome. Participants wearing traditional costumes and dancing to the rhythmic beat transported us in time and space to those corners of black Africa where once clans used to honor their kings. These cultural expressions reflect a long ago tradition.
It was 1 ½ hours of fun that definitely sowed the seed of interest in young people. I'm sure many of them will attend dance lessons in the future because it was clear that African music runs through the veins of some of them.
Nice David. How did you find out about the program?
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