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Returning tothe Kootenays
I’m back in the Kootenays this fall for a six-week dance residency at Slava Doval DanceFusion in Nelson. Through Wednesday lunch grooves, Sunday special workshops and studio research, I’m exploring what Afrikan social dance and music can teach us about belonging, purpose and tenderness. Come move, drum, chant and connect — everyone is welcome, no experience needed.
◆ Join the email listSix weeks in Nelson, BC. The first of many residencies.
One question, three forms
Where do men practise belonging, purpose and tenderness together — and what can Bend Skin, Ndombolo and Amapiano show us about it? Each week of the residency explores this question in the body, through three social dance and music traditions.
Bamiléké, West Cameroon
Congo
South Africa
Come move with me
Wednesday lunch grooves and Sunday special workshops, all at DanceFusion Studio in Nelson unless noted. Wednesday tickets are through Slava Doval DanceFusion; Sundays are sliding scale ($10 – $30).
Afro House Lunch + Groove
12:05 – 12:50 PM · DanceFusion Studio, 601 Vernon St · Tickets via Slava Doval DanceFusion ↗
Afro House Lunch + Groove
12:05 – 12:50 PM · with French flavour (70% English, 30% français) · DanceFusion Studio, 601 Vernon St · Tickets via Slava Doval DanceFusion ↗
Afro House Lunch + Groove
12:05 – 12:50 PM · DanceFusion Studio, 601 Vernon St · Tickets via Slava Doval DanceFusion ↗
Coupé Décalé [Afrobeats] Workshop
5:30 – 7:00 PM · Sliding scale: $10 – $30 · Nelson, BC [venue TBC]
5:30 – 6:00 brief history of Coupé Décalé + warm up · 6:00 – 7:00 GROOVES! · One song on repeat: « Mélo Décalé » · Reserve a spot ↗
AFROSTATIC 101
Sliding scale: $10 – $30 · Nelson, BC · [time TBC] [venue TBC] · Reserve a spot ↗
Sunday Special Workshop — Trail edition
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Trail, BC · [venue TBC] · Reserve a spot ↗
The residency playlist
202610 Afro x House Amöûgįvan Residency at Slava Doval Dance Fusion — the sounds moving the research.
Past residencies
This page will become the home of every residency — the questions explored, the people met, the work made.
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Workshop dates, reflections from the research and what emerges from the residency — straight to your inbox, no noise.
Ivan Touko · Residencies
DanceFusion Studio
601 Vernon St, Nelson, BC
We gratefully acknowledge that this work takes place on the traditional territories of the Sinixt, Syilx and Ktunaxa peoples.