https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/events daily 0.75 2024-09-11 https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/events/umsamo monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/18730ae8-905d-4e80-a021-66a2a2a0daf4/Umsamo+flyer.jpg Upcoming Events - Umsamo - Mafa Dance Village Presents; Umsamo Umsamo is a profound exploration of self-affirmation and identity, transcending time as it bridges the past, present, and future. This inaugural performance delves into the interconnectedness of the physical and spiritual realms, reawakening our natural capacity for healing and self-discovery. 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Established in 2014, Mafa Dance Village is a not-for-profit dance organization that explores lost stories through contemporary dance rooted in the aesthetic of South African culture and soul. For travellers and curious minds alike, we invite you to an offering of invigorating African dance classes, and exceptional company dance productions. Let this space connect you to the community and make dance weave into your everyday lives. https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/artistic-director daily 0.75 2021-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613592907224-JG1CWE96L6MCT94STLJ5/Mafa%2BMakhubalo%2B-%2BPortrait%2B1%2B%28photo%2Bby%2BDavid%2BHou%29.jpg Artistic Director - Mafa Makhubalo Starting at a young age, Mafa Makhubalo is no stranger to dance. Deeply interwoven throughout his life and practice, his naturally gifted talents and passion led to his successful artistic journey to be the founder and artistic director of Mafa Dance Village. Born in Sasolburg, South Africa, Mafa trained professionally in movement poet, with practices in folk forms from the regions of African tradition, African contemporary, and West-Contemporary. “I am influenced by my understanding of dance as an accumulation of memory and the history of my culture. Dance is an invisible evolution that becomes visible through movement, music and singing.” - Mafa https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/bio daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613678697647-OJTDFYNJZTYOEU04I1Z8/22-1.jpg Bio https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/african-cardio-fitness/-afro-house-fitness daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613674827708-8LT66P2OHAJ643UIAY0P/African%2BCardio%2BFitness.jpg African Cardio Fitness/ Afro-house fitness - African Cardio Fitness/ Afro-house fitness A high energy workout that focuses on the importance of good health incorporating dynamic everyday life movements from the African culture. This fitness routine includes a variety of African movement-based traditional modes transfused into an urban contemporary form. Class Detail: This workout is divided into three segments: warm-up, the introduction of rhythmic movements and combinations. Target body workout area: speed, flexibility, cardio, abdominal, core strength, legs, upper and lower back and shoulders, hips, thigh, arms and breathing. Duration: 1 hour Suitable for all ages. Please contact us for rates and book a class today! https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/african-contemporary daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613675468242-HWQ3EPM2CB0MQRT5COGM/African+Contemporary.png African Contemporary - African Contemporary Dance has profoundly contributed to the greater ritual values in humans, which has played a significant part in our everyday life. The movements are high energy preserved from African aesthetics and influences innovated in contemporary form, that forge a cultural link between the past and present. Class Detail: This workout is divided into three segments: warm-up, the introduction of rhythmic movements and combinations. Target body workout area: speed, flexibility, cardio, abdominal, core strength, legs, upper and lower back and shoulders, hips, thigh, arms and breathing. Duration: 1 hour Suitable for all ages. Please contact us for rates and book a class today! https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/gumboot-dance daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613675671708-T08GAKF97NP1AJ5LWT6P/Gumboot+Dance.png Gumboot Dance - Gumboot Dance Born from the gold mine oppression in South Africa, enslaved workers would slap their gumboots deep into the night and rattled their ankle chains to send messages to each other. Gumboot dancing has evolved to become a unique high energy dance form that celebrates the richness and complexities of South African urban culture and the human spirit's creativity. Class Details: The workout is divided into three segments: warm up, introduction of rhythm movements and combinations. Target body workout areas: thighs, lower leg, buttocks, hips, upper shoulders, strengthen of the lower back and cardio. Duration: 1 hour Suitable for all ages. Please contact us for rates and book a class today! https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/pantsula-kwaito daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613676118051-H1WZXU9AEM387QTSYH19/andre-hunter-p-I9wV811qk-unsplash.jpg Pantsula & Kwaito - Pantsula & Kwaito Similar to breakdancing, Pantsula portrays the evolution and demonstrates South African contemporary culture's influences and celebrates the diversity in South African dance and music genres. It is a spontaneous expression of the way of lives of young men and women in South Africa's townships described as a high-energy flat-footed African tap-and-glide style of dance. Class detail: This workout is divided in two segments: Feet warm up and combinations. Target Cardio workout areas: hips, buttocks, thighs, upper body and arm strength. Duration: 1 hour Suitable for all ages. Please contact us for rates and book a class today! https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/west-african-regions daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613676669572-0BSSGSJ1EAQXDH1TIJVT/joshua-earle-3yLpryRajZs-unsplash.jpg West African Regions - West African Regions We present a fusion of dance styles from various Sub-Sahara regions in West Africa including Mali, Ghana, and Guinea. Class Detail: This workout is divided into three segments: warm-up, the introduction of rhythmic movements and combinations. Target body workout area: speed, flexibility, cardio, abdominal, core strength, legs, upper and lower back and shoulders, hips, thigh, arms and breathing. Duration: 1 hour Suitable for all ages. Please contact us for rates and book a class today! https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/zulu-traditional-dance daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613677062640-G2JID57AR34Z662QYDIW/zulu-youths-412664_1920.jpg Zulu Traditional Dance - Zulu Traditional Dance A traditional dance originated from the Zulu Nation in South Africa uses warrior dance training and daily life activities. Class Detail: This workout is divided into three segments: warm-up, the introduction of rhythmic movements and combinations. Target body workout areas: upper body strength, stability, flexibility, cardio, abdominal and thighs. Duration: 1 hour Suitable for all ages. Please contact us for rates and book a class today! https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/our-story daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847922235-4M2PA8TEMZ0UO0K5O366/image-asset.jpeg Our Story https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/works daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/works/archive monthly 0.5 2021-03-08 https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/works/dialogue-dna monthly 0.5 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600155612-OTWHKZEQTUVXXSM4R2PG/201002_04839.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600155420-MNHQAOIDNQP9LKUCD5OH/1-201002_04936.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600154021-J7YUI9S8R6DSM8DI8983/201002_04893.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600156327-EOIAVD4H41GSWFBACBDT/201002_05027.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600180846-GKJ5PHSMLCZKUZRB3LVR/201002_05904.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600155532-6NLTAKM9ZZ01WPD26S4Y/201002_05021.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600180882-0YI8JMLW74MKWHL0SSH3/201002_05983.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600180530-1O7TZDVNFSXQIOCYT91V/201002_05826.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600176043-K37K5FJ9P7Z4INNP5XRG/201002_05806.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600180286-MSEKOUA2JJP8XE4V4RUL/201002_05864.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613600180875-NLYL8XR4UPIADPE6ZEU4/201002_06003.JPG Works - Dialogue of DNA (2020) https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/works/-lentswe-la-sejhaba-voices-of-the-land monthly 0.5 2021-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614074895980-GEXU8V5BBSKRUKMZB9VH/DSN_3247.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614074968577-D0ZY77IXAKNP6B40LWPK/DSN_3317.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075035055-YIRAENUWFQAQKC3TWY1T/DSN_3453.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075044954-ZS9OWSS72JW9NQSJ0DKD/DSN_3460.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075070601-F3YCSJN9C5J1CG29N9W9/DSN_3469.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075088397-7H8AS67QSYEDJC2ANY4T/DSN_3471.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075098369-8UOXAI148GI1Y3RGQ2A3/DSN_3477.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075159884-GCTT2I5M43HZDJP3EXAQ/DSN_3508.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075207736-HNSZ3SSACU584EOA0Z25/DSN_3546.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075224451-9PS4PZU5DLERN8PMQQDG/DSN_3567.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614075237618-CUJABEV5XH4AK28SU6SH/DSN_3582.jpg Works - Lentswe la Sejhaba “Voices of the Land” (2017) https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/works/songs-of-the-soil monthly 0.5 2021-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667401751-KEE26P8HYZ1Q42YBCH03/IMG_7126_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) Image by Christopher Cushman “Songs of the Soil is a turbulent and disorienting mixture of images, sound and movement by South African performer Mafa Makhubalo. The work features sound recordings from an interview with anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and from a traditional healer’s ceremony. Songs of the Soil seemed to enact a journey from enslavement to education and enlightenment “ - Colleen Snell, The Dance Current https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667317412-7C36NKVGJDGU65BFEKF5/IMG_7198_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667312646-YO0UWMB4RJFM2MJNVXD1/IMG_6966_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667312165-O4QCZJQAM7V5TWVDEUOA/IMG_7026_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667316825-D0B6S5AUS90MXQZXID6Z/IMG_7224_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667311952-NOODKMR1SYQPOFF8JCFD/IMG_7172_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667312035-HI4M5SRVS4C27WAJOO6R/IMG_7084_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667304184-IN6J7X9UMD18JFX1568D/IMG_7155_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1613667317546-VTTDPFPO2GJ56HO5UYRR/IMG_7211_Snapseed.jpg Works - Songs of the Soil (2016) https://www.mafadancevillage.ca/works/inspire-change-take-action monthly 0.5 2021-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614883466470-907I5IBNRL05VQSRV3XT/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.42.50+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614883722035-7GX3JEMYKDWFU0RKR5DC/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.42.50+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614883828479-X7FG3EPH7DIT5JY7REAQ/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.51.55+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614883833918-XA29OP4GFP2OD6I36FGK/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.52.38+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614883848908-BS6CW2HB2GS6MPD5AQX8/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.56.22+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614883909760-WP0YA6F0011GTHLKVLF7/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.57.36+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602460684ceb6f7c5ab7aa28/1614884681276-VA0UYI72F3VJ43F7ESDG/Screen+shot+2014-03-14+at+9.51.55+PM.png Works - Soldiers Child (2012) / inspire change take action (2014)