Celebrating Black History Month

This workshop will allow you to explore the basic language of specific Trinidadian folk dances that fall into these categories, including the Bele Pique, Bongo and Limbo, and carnival dance.

ADEOLA, is a Trinidadian artist, dancer and researcher. Adeola has been a Caribbean Dance Workshop leader and performer for several events, including BVSNW Black Voluntary Service Network Wales’ Black History Month event (2007 and 2008), Theatr Fforwm Cymru Carnival Arts at Youth Agora (2006), Cardiff Mind (Sept-Oct2007), YMCA Carnival dance Workshop (2007) and BAWSO Women’s Aid, International Women’s Day  Event (2007), UWIC Caribbean Folk Dance Workshop (2007). She has also worked in the capacity of carnival dancer, character performer, tutor, maker within the Cardiff Mas Carnival (SWICA since 2005) and, in October 2007, conducted a Caribbean Folk Dance session at Rubicon Dance.

Find out more about Black History Month here.