Teachers
Cumbe offers dance and percussion classes for children, teenagers, and adults, led by an amazing array of master teachers:
- Arianna al Tiye (Belly Dance)
- Sheila Anozier (Afro-Caribbean)
- Akwesi Asante (Acrobatics – Children)
- M’Bemba Bangoura (West African)
- Marie Basse-Wiles (West African)
- Louis Bauzo (Afro-Caribbean Percussion)
- Ronald K. Brown (Contemporary)
- Funmilayo Chesney (Congolese, Congocise, Drumdance - Children)
- Ray F. Davis (Hip Hop)
- Carlos de Oliveira (Brazilian Percussion)
- Vado Diomande (West African Percussion)
- Tenenfig Dioubate (West African)
- Tony Domenech (Afro-Cuban & Orishas)
- Reina Goodrich (Cuban Salsa/Rueda)
- Peniel Guerrier (Afro-Haitian)
- Aja-Nicole Hope (Dance & Drumming/Playspace – Children)
- Kevin Nathaniel Hylton (Shekere)
- Julio Jean (Afro-Haitian)
- Kojo Johnson - aka “Brother Kojo” (Drumming – Children)
- Youssouf Koumbassa (West African)
- Yaminah Legohn (Dancehall/Reggae – Adult/Teen)
- Danielle Lima (Samba/Afro-Brazilian)
- Maria Monge (Dance Fitness)
- Ayahna Nubian (Guided Play – Children)
- Francine Ott (Contemporary Hip Hop)
- Jamie Philbert (Contemporary African – Adults, Creative Movement – Children)
- Mama Andara Rahman (Sabar)
- Angelo Rito (Latin)
- Chris Rogicki (Cuban Salsa/Rueda)
- Monica Ortiz Rossi (Dance Fitness)
- Mussukeba Sane (Contemporary West African)
- Yesenia Fernandez Selier (Afro-Cuban & Orishas)
- Janete Silva (Afro-Brazilian)
- Leandro Silva (Brazilian Fusion)
- Lamine Thiam (Sabar)
- J Lyn Thomas (Hip Hop & Street Jazz – Children)
- Sean Thomas (Dance Fitness)
- Iris Wilson (Dance Fitness)
- Urban Bush Women (Contemporary)
- Will Villegas (Dance Fitness)
- Morgan Zwerlein (Haitian Drumming)
Each of our teachers brings a deep knowledge of the music and dances of their culture, along with years of experience teaching dance and percussion to adults and children.