Wacheva Dance and Drum Studio CNY

Year 2021, We did not meet at all during the year 2020 as in this video, to have fun with this culture that we love in front of our community. Can you help us find this joy of seeing our community face to face and showing them that we are happy to see them cheering us on. Can you please? yes, we missed this. PLUHB

I hope and hope that we can one day start all the classes like this (children and adults) but NOT only as a virtual one. COVID-19, can you leave NOW????? PLUHB

Yes, the audience has always loved your performance. HAPPY FRIDAY! "Jessy-fla dance" 1 and 2. ... Wacheva dancers and drummers here at the annual Westcott Street Fair. The meaning of "Jessy-fla" in my ethnic group is: "Drive out evil spirits from the village". All this, through our only way of expressing our pain. Movements and rhythms. But unfortunately, this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we did not perform. (Good job King, despite a lack of accompaniment of your solo that day.) Genial! PLUHB See more

HAPPY Wednesday! This thought expressed below is just my personal feeling. The title: "Passion"... Yes, the passion. Our passion. A very strong emotion that turns to us. Yes, this artistic passion. It is the desire to get up every day and bring out what is hidden at the source, to recreate, to be inspired and to show people our works through this passion despite our pains. Yes, this passion which gives us the joy and the energy to find what motivates us. Yes, this passion. Through this passion, here is an excerpt from "Jessifla dance 3" The meaning of "Jessifla" in my ethnic group: "Drive out evil spirits from the village". Wacheva dancers and drummers gathered to practice the Jessifla dance and rhythm. Unfortunately, this year, the weather is tough with the COVID-19 pandemic nothing we can do. But remember, WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS. Courage! Thank you everybody. You are still A-MA-ZING or Genial in French Peace, Love, Unity Hope & Believe {PLUHB}

I'll see everyone later today. The dancers of Rae's Institute of Dance. LET'S DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... Biboti has been working with the school since 2008. PLUHB

Thanks to everyone who always support us. Let it be former colleagues of the national ballet of cote d'ivoire and members of the community of the united states. Today, We did what we could. But unfortunately we were unable to take any photos or video. Probably next time. PLUHB

Here is Thornden Park Amphitheater. Happy Sunday! It looks really nice in outside today, so join us here at the Thornden Park amphitheater if you can to move together 2-4pm.... {Bring your mask, we'll keep the social distance away, and NO hugs are welcome.} of course, bring water to drink because you are going to move a lot. Yes, let's do again this COVID-19 dance with more steps than possible before the cold hits here. Let’s FIGHT and fight this pandemic with all that we can through these moves if possible, as if we could see it face to face. Any of these moves have their explanation. I will share their meaning with you as well then you can feel it when you are doing the steps. It's our only way to express our pain. Always through moves. Let's DO IT!!!!!!

TOMORROW Sunday at 2pm at the Thornden AMPHITHEATER. Bring your water to drink ok? BeCause....... "Dancing with emotion always makes the body feel Wow !! more than great!" It means to me no words to say. Just Wow!! So please bring this emotion "to fight this COVID-19 through our moves." I know you can. Our purpose here is to express emotions, to communicate physically, to allow those feelings to move through the body, out of the body. LET'S DO IT through this beautiful song b...y Pablo de Gokra with the title "Bro marcellin". Pablo de Gokra, one of the best singers in the country with these kinds of messages. A truly proverbial song that talks about a lot of things in our daily life today. You can listen to this song on youtube to be ready to go with the beat. Or you can have it on iTunes if possible. So this Sunday, the weather seems safe for dancing outside. {Bring your mask, we'll keep the social distance away, and NO hugs are welcome.} Let's try this COVID-19 dance in Thornden Park with more steps than possible before the cold hits here. Like I said, bring your energy, your emotion to fight this pandemic with all that you could if possible as if you saw it in front of you. Any of these moves have their explanation. I will share their meaning with you as well. It's our only way to express our pain. Always through moves. Let's go!!!!!! PLUHB See more

Here's a snippet of what we did today. When everything is better, with COVID-19, we will add more steps and more steps with more people. It will be really FAN to see everyone to move like this. YES. that is the goal. Not only about me. So you didn't miss anything okay? We really wanted to do more and more that Rhythm.... I know you already know of other beats that we have done before. Once again, when everything is better, we'll start this Rhythm again based on a "Poliet Rhythm." Here the song is with Pablo de Gokra, and the song is "Bro marcellin." Pablo de Gokra one of the Great singer's of the Ivory Coast. So, like I have said, we, to express our pain, is through moves. So, stay tuned and check the forecast as we might do some in the park before the weather will turn bad. PLUHB Biboti.

THIS DECISION ONLY FOR OUR SAFETY. Today indoor class will be the last. Dancers, students, and community, sorry to say this.... For our safety prevention, today Saturday indoor class will be the last. our indoor class will be postponed to a later date to be determined please. Because the virus is still here and devastating. But what we can sometimes do is some classes in the park before the weather gets really bad. So today Saturday. On October 17th at 2 pm-4pm, we will put together the rhythm and these dance steps of CORONAVIRUS, called We didn't want you on this Earth of human beings. So, even 4-5 dancers are fine. Then, when everything is safe well, we can start these steps with everyone. I just want you to know, you will not miss anything like the dance steps and rhythm. Remember, we dancers and drummers, this is our "ONLY WAY TO EXPRESS OUR PAIN" in the face of this COVID-19. So the only way to be safe and to dance and dance and dance together again like before is to try it that way please. Thank you for your understanding. Please be well and safe. PLUHB

An excerpt of yesterday. We, dancers not Doctors, the only way to express our pain about this COVID-19, is through moves. "LEAVE OUR LAND and NOW" Guys, one again really nice to see you moving like that after months without dancing.... To be continued. PLUHB See more

It was really and really nice, with happiness, and exciting to see some of you after 7 months without really moving and get sweat and tired body and the foot tired. We're going to get there little by little. You did Great with this new beat. Awesome! STAY TUNED for the next class. i really and really APPRECIATED how we have RESPECTED COVID-19 advice. Enjoy your evening. ... PLUHB See more

Our choreography will be based on the Coronavirus. How devastating. We didn't want him on this Earth human beings. Go away. 2-4-PM With a very new rhythm for you compared to what we did before.... TODAY CLASS IS 2-4PM. Thank you Monique! I want you to experience the rhythm of central west Ivory Coast. (Of course, bring your mask and social distancing. Just to be clear. We will dance six feet apart. No welcome hugs. No and no please. Even to cross the ground, we will do it six feet apart. RESPECT this. I know we can do THIS.) MASK, IS MANDATORY. DO NOT COME IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A MASK. PLUHB

Biboti class today at Rae's Institute of Dance at 6pm. I see everyone later. Biboti has been working with the school since 2008.... Thank you for giving us this opportunity to share our cultures with the students. See more

ARE YOU READY? Are you ready to dance? Dance? and dance? Okay! I'm ready. I will bring you discover the rhythms of the West Central of Ivory Coast that I don't teach much anymore.... These rhythms come into my blood. Not only Dibogou" song by Luckson Padaud, we will be dancing as well as Pablo de Gokra songs. Like "Bro marcellin" and "Léontine". Both, Great singers from West center of Ivory Coast. You can find these 3 songs on iTunes and YouTube. (THESE SINGERS TALK ABOUT OUR EVERYDAY LIFE SUFFERANCE back home.) SAD. Yes let’s cry through these beats and moves like we do in Africa." Of course with smile like nothing happening. We sufferance too much in this life. If is not poverty, sickness, or is death. Why? why????? When we can see the tunnel day light????? But I said, bring water to drink. I repeat. Bring water to drink. Okay? Don't say Biboti didn't tell me. Be ready to dance. Bring your mask as well.

Our Weekly Indoor African dance class is back. Dancers and students, I hope and hope you are safe during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic. . I just wanted to let you know that you are invited to join us to start our weekly African dance class which has ceased since March.... . When? SAT. OCT. 3rd at 2-4pm Where? Life Force Sanctuary 6181 Thompson Road Suite 101 Syracuse, NY 13206 (here in the video) But only with adults for now. No kids class yet. Let’s go slowly & slowly. And also, NOT more than 10 people for now with social distancing. And bring your mask. Let's begin with "DIBOGOU or Coronavirus dance" on this video. We will be doing more dance steps no worry. Let's Talk to Coronavirus through dance and moves. Mask is Mandatory and brings your water to drink. Location: Zoned Industrial: Situated just south of Carrier Circle and Exit 35 off the NYS Thruway. Minutes from I-690, I-481 and I-81. Less than (5) miles to Downtown Syracuse and Hancock International Airport. After the bridge, please "DO NOT pass "Byrne and Deli" Gas station. Turn at your left side of the gas station. You will see a building saying HOFFMAN just take the road between Hoffman and you will see "Life Force Sanctuary Parking sign, go straight and continue to go straight you will see the parking lot.