Afrobeats in Stockholm
The Afrobeats courses cannot be booked right now. See the courses or email hej@usc.se.
- Next term starts 25 January
- By Medborgarplatsen metro
Term courses
Afrobeats: times and prices
Tuesday 2 courses
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Afrobeats 30+
· Beginner · Mada · Studio Stockholm
2,195 SEK per termBooking closed
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Afrobeats
· Elementary · Mada · Studio Stockholm
2,195 SEK per termBooking closed
Registration for the courses is closed. To book a single class, choose Drop-in next to the course.
Registration is closed
The Afrobeats courses cannot be booked right now. See the courses or email hej@usc.se.
Questions and answers about Afrobeats
Do I need to have danced before?
No. The Afrobeats 30+ course is at beginner level and starts from scratch. The intermediate course suits you if you have taken a beginner course or danced the style before.
What shoes should I wear?
Clean indoor shoes or sneakers. Clothes you can move freely in.
What music do we dance to?
Mostly Afrobeats from Nigeria and Ghana. The movements build on isolations, hip work and fast footwork.
Is Afrobeats the same as Afrobeat?
No. Afrobeat is the music Fela Kuti created in Nigeria in the 1970s. Afrobeats is today's pop music from West Africa, and that is what we dance to.
Afrobeats instructors
Mada teaches the course this term.
About Afrobeats
Afrobeats is the dance to modern pop music from West Africa, with roots in Nigeria and Ghana. The music blends highlife, hip hop, dancehall and R&B, and the dance mirrors that mix.
The movement is grounded, with bent knees, a relaxed upper body and a clear groove in the hips and chest. Many steps come from social dances such as azonto from Ghana and shaku shaku and zanku from Nigeria.
In class, you learn the steps one at a time and then put them together into a choreography. The focus is on timing, isolations and footwork, and on finding your own expression. Afrobeats is a social dance built on energy, joy and community.
No prior experience is needed.
Come and dance.
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