From 1980s - 2016, Ms. Afrika Abney has provided professional dance consultant services at a wide variety of venues. She uses her formal training and education in the area of dance to provide workshops, performances, and offer instruction. Ms. Abney was trained in West African dance and ballet by various dance companies and individuals based in Washington, D.C.. Some of them include Melvin Deal, African Heritage Dancers and Dancers; Kadiatou Conte, Balafon Women's Ensemble; NationHouse West African Dance Staff, Afia Akoto, Makini N., and Akua Kouyate; and Sherrill Berryman Johnson. She has developed great expertise in maintaining a productive classroom environment and dance studio.
Ms. Abney has provided professional dance consulting services for numerous small businesses, dance studios, and non profits. Some of them include African Heritage Dancers and Drummers, Memory of African Culture, Soul in Motion Players, Inc, Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers, Akoma Drummers, M.O.M.I.E.S. TLC, Bele Bele Rhythm Collective, Young Women's Drumming Empowerment, Joy of Motion Dance Center, and Balafon Women’s Ensemble.
Some of her dance performance credentials include NationHouse, Bowie State University, Georgetown University Law School, Lincoln Theatre, Marcus Garvey Public Charter School, Martin Luther King Library, Adams Morgan Day Festival, Dance Place, Cada Vez, The Black Family Reunion Celebration on the National Mall, Howard University Blackburn Center, Market 5 Gallery, Potter's House, Joe's Movement Emporium, Tree of Life Public Charter School, Greenbelt Rhythm and Drum Festival, Greenbelt Greenman Festival, Plymouth Congregational Church, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Josephine Butler Parks Center, Riverside Baptist Church, Fairmont Heights Municipal Building, Hyattsville Arts Festival, All Souls Church, Hands on Drum, Washington Terrace Hotel, and Malcolm X Park.