AFROJAM WEEKEND : Bigger Better, and Bringing More Styles than Ever !

Sat Dec 07 2024 at 10:30 am to 10:00 pm UTC+00:00

National Dance Company Wales | Cardiff

AFJ Cardiff
Publisher/HostAFJ Cardiff
AFROJAM WEEKEND : Bigger Better, and Bringing More Styles than Ever !
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We’re back with AfroJam Weekend – a full day of dance, culture, and community like never before.
About this Event

Get ready to experience Wales’s biggest Afro Dance celebration! Following the success of our previous events, we’re back with AfroJam Weekend – a full day of dance, culture, and community like never before. Hosted by AFJ Cardiff, Wales’s first dedicated Afro Dance organization, this event offers five high-energy workshops, renowned instructors, cultural immersion, and an unforgettable evenning with African food to wrap up the night.


What’s New?

This year, AfroJam Weekend is bigger and better than ever with additional workshops, a wider range of Afro Dance styles, and new experiences for everyone. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced dancer, join us to celebrate the rhythm, history, and spirit of African dance.


Highlights :

- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Registration & Welcome – Meet the AFJ Cardiff team and connect with fellow attendees as we kick off this incredible day of dance and celebration.

- Dance Workshops: Participate in five unique workshops led by world-class instructors, each priced at £16.50 per workshop. Workshops include:

- Afro House (Angola) – Dive into the high-energy, rhythmic moves of this vibrant style.

- Ndombolo (Congo) – Discover the expressive movements that characterize Congolese dance.

-Azonto (Ghana) – Experience the fun, freestyle nature of this playful Ghanaian dance.

- Nigerian Style Fusion – Explore lively dance styles influenced by Nigerian Afrobeats.

- Afro Fusion – Blend Afro styles with contemporary influences, fostering creativity.

- Special Performance: Watch AFJ Cardiff take to the stage a short performance that captures the essence of Afro Dance.

- Panel & Networking Session: Engage with the instructors, connect with fellow dancers, and explore the cultural impact and professional opportunities in Afro Dance.

- Afro naming session : End the day with our Afrobeat set, bringing everyone together to celebrate rhythm, music, and community, over some delicious African food.


Why You Can’t Miss It:

This event is more than just a dance festival; it’s a celebration of culture, diversity, and unity. AfroJam Weekend is an immersive experience offering a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and enjoy African culture through dance, music, and food – all while being part of Wales’s vibrant Afro Dance community.


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Paratowch i fod yn rhan o’r dathliad mwyaf o Ddawns Affro yng Nghymru! Yn dilyn llwyddiant ein digwyddiadau blaenorol, rydyn ni’n ôl gyda’r Penwythnos AffroJam – diwrnod llawn o ddawns, diwylliant a chymuned na welwyd ei debyg erioed. Wedi’i threfnu gan AFJ Caerdydd, y sefydliad cyntaf yng Nghymru i ganolbwyntio ar Ddawns Affro, mae’r ŵyl hon yn cynnig pump o weithdai llawn egni, hyfforddwyr enwog, trochi diwylliannol, ac noson fythgofiadwy gyda bwyd Affricanaidd i lapio'r noson.


Beth sy’n Newydd?

Eleni, mae Penwythnos AffroJam yn fwy ac yn well nag erioed, gyda gweithdai ychwanegol, ystod ehangach o arddulliau Dawns Affro, a phrofiadau newydd ar gyfer pawb. P’un ai a ydych chi’n newydd i’r maes, neu’n ddawnsiwr profiadol, ymunwch â ni i ddathlu rhythm, hanes, ac ysbryd dawns Affricanaidd.


Uchafbwyntiau’r Ŵyl

- 🕒 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Cofrestru a Chroeso – Cyfle i gwrdd â thîm AFJ Caerdydd a chysylltu â chyd-fynychwyr wrth i ni agor y diwrnod anhygoel hwn o ddawns a dathlu.


- 🕺 Gweithdai Dawns: Cymerwch ran mewn pump o weithdai unigryw dan arweiniad hyfforddwyr o safon byd-eang, am bris o £16.50 fesul gweithdy. Mae’r gweithdai’n cynnwys:

- Afro House (Angola) – Plymiwch i mewn i symudiadau egnïol, rhythmig yr arddull bywiog hwn.

- Ndombolo (Congo) – Canfyddwch y symudiadau mynegiannol sy’n nodweddu dawns o’r Congo.

Azonto (Ghana) – Profwch natur hwyliog, rydd, y ddawns chwareus hon o Ghana.

- Nigerian Style Fusion – Archwiliwch arddulliau dawns bywiog dan ddylanwad y Nigerian Afrobeats.

- Afro Fusion – Cyfle i gyfuno arddulliau Affro gyda dylanwadau cyfoes, gan feithrin creadigrwydd.



- 🌟 Perfformiad Arbennig: Gwyliwch AFJ Caerdydd yn llenwi’r llwyfan â pherfformiad ecsglwsif 9-munud o hyd sy’n cyfleu hanfod Dawns Affro.


- 💬 Panel a Sesiwn Rhwydweithio: Cyfle i ymgysylltu â’r hyfforddwyr a’r dawnswyr eraill, ac archwilio’r effaith ddiwylliannol a’r cyfleoedd proffesiynol ym maes Dawns Affro.


- 🎶 Ôl-barti Affro: Daw’r diwrnod i ben gyda’n set Afrobeat DJ, a fydd yn tynnu pawb at ei gilydd i ddathlu rhythm, cerddoriaeth, a chymuned.


Pam na ddylech chi ei golli:

Mae’r digwyddiad hwn yn fwy na dim ond gŵyl ddawns; mae’n ddathliad o ddiwylliant, amrywiaeth, ac undod. Mae Penwythnos AffroJam yn brofiad trochol sy’n cynnig cyfle unigryw i ddysgu, ymgysylltu, a mwynhau diwylliant Affricanaidd drwy ddawns,

-cerddoriaeth a bwyd – a’r cyfan oll yn digwydd fel rhan o gymuned fywiog Dawns Affro yng Nghymru.


🎟️Bachwch eich tocynnau!



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National Dance Company Wales, Pierhead Street, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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GBP 18.59 to GBP 201.14

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