Afro Dance | Daudet Grazaï

Afro Dance workshop

Côte d’Ivoire is a West African nation with a spectacular tradition of folk dance. Daudet Grazaï is a dancer, percussionist and teacher who takes inspiration for his classes from the tradition of his native country. African dance has heavily influenced modern dance techniques, especially those pertaining to jazz dance. Daudet offers the participants to learn more about the Afro Dance and to combine energy, speed, stamina, precision and, finally, pleasure in the process of study.The seminars will be accompanied by a professional percussionist Žilvinas Mikutėnas.

Biography

Daudet Grazaï is a professional dancer and musician. He began his career in Côte d’Ivoire studying dance, acrobatics and acting, later on developed skills in traditional African and contemporary dance at the Ecole des Sables in Senegal. He worked with famous choreographers such as Germaine Acogny, Judith Jameson, Kofi Coco, Anne-Marie Reynaud, Bud Blumenthal and others.

Since 2002 he has been working in Europe. Daudet is currently working with Thierry Smits and the Compagnie Thor in Brussels, Belgium, as well as touring with the Compagnie Georges Momboye on its latest creation, “Entre Ciel et Terre”. He also a percussionist with the Compagnie Yamo Yamo in the Netherlands. He has been extensively teaching traditional African and Afrocontemporary dance in Europe.