Ms. Afrika Abney has not conducted any workshops at Malcolm X Park since December 2015.
Afrika Abney offered professional dance consulting services at various locations including Malcolm X Park, H.D. Cooke Elementary School, and Roots Public Charter School. She led West African dance workshops at Malcolm X Park for 14 years and conducted dance workshops at elementary schools which she visited from 2011 to 2016, engaging over 200 students.
PAST COMMUNITY DANCE WORKSHOPS
From 2009 - 2015, Ms. Abney provided services for Malcolm X Park DC Drum and Dance Circle.
Led West African dance instruction at Malcolm X Park for 14 years.
PAST COMMUNITY CAREER DAY DANCE WORKSHOPS
November 2011 - May 2016. H.D. Cooke Elementary School, Washington, DC. (invited by Ms. Olaminde Gbenro)
May 2016. Roots PCS, Washington, DC. (invited by Principal Bernida Thompson)
Led dance workshops teaching West African dances, cultural context, and history to elementary students, engaged over 200 students in energetic dance sessions, developed a structured curriculum, collaborated with school principals to tailor workshops to student needs, and achieved measurable improvements in student engagement and cultural understanding.