Greetings Drummers and Dancers!

Just an update to let you know that registration rates are going up later this
week (after tomorrow, July1) ~ if you think you might be coming, please go to
the dancingvillage.com website for registration info and contact info. You can
also request a registration extension if you need a few more days ~ we'd love to
have you join us. We are looking for a headcount so we can plan the right food
amounts, etc. There are also still a few work exchange positions. We hope you
can make it! It will be amazing and fun!!!

more info:
Greetings dancers and drummers --

Here's
the latest news on Camp
Fareta 2009, Youssouf Koumbassa's West African drum and dance camp in
central California. First, the bad news: we have found out that we
must
leave camp on the afternoon of Saturday, July 18 rather than Sunday, July 19.
We're disappointed that camp is shorter
than last year and that we don't have a real weekend option for local
folks. We hope you will be able to take some time off from life back
home and join us anyway! The full camp dates are July 12-18.

We will be having sabar classes again this year! Aziz Faye will be joining us
and it promises to be a blast! Also for the balafon players
out there, Lansana Kouyate will teach group balafon classes for a $25
fee (maybe less) per person, as long as we get at least 6 bala
players. Let us know if you're interested. He'll definitely be at
camp -- we're not sure what days yet -- and he'll be available for private
lessons as well. He'll be playing for classes and he's an amazing presence
around the fire at night!


As usual, we'll
have Kids Camp for the young ones, some beginner-level
classes, fun evening events, including great drum jams, and a gourmet
international menu that
campers continue to rave about. We'll also have some djembe technique classes
taught by senior students. The camp has a lake for swimming and
boating and it's near KingsCanyonand Sequoia National Parks, so it's a beautiful
vacation for nature-lovers too!
Check the website -- http://www.dancingvillage.com/camp_fareta.php -- for
information on registration, work-exchange, Kids Camp, artists confirmed thus
far, and more. Rates go up July 1,
so if you haven't registered yet, be sure to do it soon. Youssouf and
the rest of the crew hope to see you at Camp Fareta this summer!

peace,

christina




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