Maguette Camara is a recognized West African choreographer, musician, and instructor. He began his career with the Ballet Bougarabou Dance Company and his extensive experiences with this company allowed him to perform and present workshops in Morocco, Canada, Senegal, and the United States, earning him the privileged opportunity to perform as the representative of Senegal in the festival of De Jeunes Createurs. Mr. Camara has performed in diverse venues and events such as the Lincoln Center Outdoor Concert Series, the Guggenheim Museum, the Rolling Stones World Tour, Epcot Center Disney World, the World Trade Center Jazz Festival among others. Mr. Camara currently serves as the Artistic Director of Manekadang-Dance and Drum and teaches regularly at the Alvin Ailey School and Extension. This dance workshop will celebrate the dance forms of West Africa and get you moving!