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Greetings Family,

It's a week of Caribbean Dance with Danny Hinds starting tonight at beginner's class and on Thursday, July 12th at intermediate class. If you're not sure what to expect, click on the video below to see what it's like on the Ayodele floor!

Come dance with us this July at the all children and teen pop-up dance class on July 14th at Sherman Park, free Skokie Tuesday Family Festival on July 17th, and the Aztec/African Cultural Dance Celebration on July 28th!

Just in case you didn't know, Ayodele is a non-profit organization that appreciates your donations. If you like what we do and want to see us do more, click the Donate to Ayodele button.

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Beginner African Dance Mondays
Sherman Park | 6:30pm - 7:45pm
1301 W. 52nd Street | Chicago, IL
Adults: $10 | Youth: $5 (ages 5 to 12)
5 class card: $45 | 10 class card: $85

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Dance with us on Thursdays at 
Sherman Park | 6:30pm - 8:00pm
1301 W. 52nd Street | Chicago, IL
Adults: $10 | Youth: $5 (ages 5 to 12)
5 class card: $45 | 10 class card: $85

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Join us for an all Children's/Teens
Pop-Up Dance Class
Saturday, July 14, 2018
11:00am - 12:15pm
Sherman Park Fieldhouse
1301 W. 52nd Street | Chicago, IL
Cost: $10 per class

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Join us for a free performance!
Tuesday Family Festival
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oakton Park
7800 Kenton Ave | Skokie, IL

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DANZA AZTECA
XOCHITL-QUETZAL
presents
AZTEC AND AFRICAN
CULTURAL DANCE CELEBRATION

We invite you to participate in a multicultural ceremony and celebration.
This celebration will promote African American and Mexican American unity through ancestral dance traditions. A Black and Brown Unity Event. Join us as we promote peace, unity, and healing through indigenous rituals in the heart of the community.
H.E.Y
Healing Every Youth

SONGS
Friday, July 27, 2018
8:00PM - 11:00PM
The Port Ministries
5013 S. Hermitage Ave. | Chicago

DANCE
Saturday, July 28, 2018
10:00am - 2:00pm
Ayodele Performance at 12pm!
Cornell Square Park
1809 W. 50th St. | Chicago
FREE

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Ayodele Youth Program: Sesa Wo Suban

Ayodele's Path to the Crown of Womanhood, is designed to help young dancers learn to use creative expression to explore their identities, hopes, and dreams while developing their self-image.

Students participating in this invigorating program will learn the fundamentals of African music and dance as well as build the personal development skills necessary to maintain themselves as individuals in society.

Saturdays:
Summer Schedule Announcement Soon!
11:00am - 1:00pm
Ages: 5 - 12 years old
Sherman Park Fieldhouse
1301 W. 52nd Street | Chicago, IL
Cost: $150 per session | $15 per class (walk-in)
Family discounts and payment plans available

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Does your teen love to move?

Bring them to the Ayodele Teen Collective

Another step on Ayodele's Path to the Crown of Womanhood, the teen collective is designed to help young dancers learn to use creative expression to explore their identities, hopes, and dreams while developing their self-image.

Sessions include:
Costume, mask, and drum creation
Guest instructors
Field trips
Community service and performance opportunities

Saturdays:
Summer Schedule Announcement Soon!
12:30pm to 2:30pm
Ages: 13 - 19 years old
Sherman Park Field House
1301 W. 52nd Street | Chicago, IL
Cost: $100 per session | $15 per class (walk-in)
Family discounts and payment plans available

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Earn money to learn!
Apply to After School Matters
West African Drum & Dance
with T. Ayo Alston & Jason Wolf

Field trips and Performance Opportunities
Resume/career building workshops
Collaboration with other ASM programs

Ages: 13 - 19 years old

Eligibility

To participate in an After School Matters program, you must:
Be a resident of the City of Chicago, at least 14 years old, and
enrolled in a public high school

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Ayodele Drum & Dance is in residence at Sherman Park, through the Chicago Park District’s Arts Partner in Residence Program, which unites artists and communities in Chicago’s parks.

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