Summer Retreat - African Drum and Dance, Yoga and Meditation Retreat

Soul Rhythm Wellness Retreat - Summer 2019

Join us and share the wonderful spirit of music, dance, yoga, drumming, and fun activities during our weekend retreat! In this fun workshop, you will experience and explore healthy living goals, a wellness focus and discover a path that leads to the healthiest, happiest, most vibrant you.

Date: Saturday August 24th, 2019 at 12:30pm-6:00pm

Our retreat session offers a fun, inspiring, and welcoming environment to connect with new people, learn something new, enjoy an energizing flow of yoga, African drumming, dance and food while having an invigorating cultural experience!

Learn in an environment that offers a holistic sense of empowerment that will stimulate your creative expressive sides providing an authentic wellness experience of unity, inner happiness, fulfillment and physiological synchronicity. Everyone is welcome!

SCHEDULE:
> African Drumming...... 12:30-1:30pm
> Snack/Break...... 1:30-2:00pm (veggies & snacks)
> African Dance...... 2:30-3:30pm
> Energy Vinyasa Yoga...... 4:00-5:00pm
> Harmonic Meditation.... 5:00pm-6:00pm

Session
Venue
Rates
Faculty
Bookings

African Drumming

African drum retreat Colorado Springs and Manitou

Our high-energy drumming will challenge you in terms of stamina, retention and freeness of your spirit and mind. Enjoy a fun, high-energy African drumming focusing on the basics of hand-drumming techniques with non-stop African rhythms guaranteed to make you dance. The session is for everyone, from people who have never touched a drum before to advance-level players with years of experience. Drumming reduces stress, tension, anxiety, opens the heart to higher vibrations allowing for deep connections to the spirit and one’s self.
Teacher: Emmanuel

African Dance

Unleash the dancer in you. Experience doesn’t matter – this is all about expression, movement and the magic of music. Our great dance workshop is accompanied by live drumming and comprise an energetic warm-up and then learning of traditional West African dance choreography. Definitely for anyone who is looking for a fun way to keep fit as well as enjoy an invigorating cultural experience. No experience necessary and is welcome to dance with us!
Teacher: Angie

Yoga

Experience the healing power of hatha yoga! Enjoy a strong, well-balanced flow to keep your body healthy and your mind focused. The practice starts with hip opening lunges before building intensity with various sun salutation styles. It continues with standing pose flows that integrate shoulder opening. Physically, sweat expels toxins and re-energizes your body. Mentally, the synchronized breathing relaxes your mind and helps to release any blockage of energy flow throughout your body. If you like to focus on the power of breathing and flowing movement through poses, you will enjoy the Hatha flow.
Instructor: Kat Tudor

Venue

Movement Arts Community Studio -MACS
525 E Fountain Blvd #150, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Direction: Please GPS the address to easily find the MACS
Emmanuel on 719-551-2175 for direction.

Admission/Rates

Drum and Dance Retreat - Colorado Springs. Admission

We offer discounts for families or large groups and early reservation. If you don't drum or dance, don't worry we have something special for everyone. Non-drumming friends and family are very welcome!

Regular:
Full Retreat: $85.00 (per person)
Family Package: $175.00
Couple or Friends: Full Retreat: $ 150.00

Early-Bird Discount Rates:
Take advantage of our early bird pricing for savings from now till May 20th 2019:
Full Retreat: $75.00 (per person)
Family Package: $150.00
Couple or Friends: $125.00

Drop-In Rate:
$30.00 - Take any workshop of your choice. (Please check the event timeline for schedule)

Instruments:
Need a drum? Don't worry, we have a limited number of drums available to rent cheaply. Only $5 and will have a good quality drum just for you! You're welcome to bring yours or any instrument you play.
Advance reservation required, please call or email us: 719-551-2175 or email: soulrhythmafricandrumming@gmail.com

Our Teachers

African drum and dance retreat Colorado Springs.

Emmanuel Nii Bortey

Emmanuel Nii Bortey is an energetic drummer, a spectacular performer from Ghana. He brings an energy and spirit to traditional African music that is undoubtedly infectious. He has studied and been playing traditional West African drums and music for over 10 years. Emmanuel drums with vibrant energy, wearing a huge smile, drawing the audience into the performance and conveying the richness of African music. He has also founded a 501(c)3 non-profit that works with volunteers to address critical issues facing underprivileged children and communities in Ghana his home-country. He loves to travel, volunteer, photography and his ultimate passion and calling, drumming.

Angela Alderson "Angie"

Angela began dancing at the age of four. She attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts studying dance, vocal performance, visual art, and creative writing. Angela is trained in ballet, jazz, modern, tap dance, hip-hop, and African dance. She enjoys teaching choreography, African dance and African culture as well as hip hop. Before moving to Colorado, Angela founded a hip hop dance company taking on many different hats including choreographer, manager of artistic development, and costume designer. She also was the Assistant Artistic Director of an African dance company where she taught African dance, choreographed, designed costumes, and organized the stage productions including the music elements of the productions.

Kat Tudor

Kat’s Yoga is infused with her art and dance background as well as her extensive training in Yoga which she has studied for many years traveling the world to seek out teachers and traditions. She has developed her own creative form of Yoga; heart-based and humorous. Kat’s classes have an emphasis on balancing strength and flexibility, mind and body, breath and awareness. She has broad experience teaching children, teenagers, and adults in visual, movement, theater, and Yogic arts.

Bookings

Soul Rhythm African drum and dance retreat in Colorado Springs.

Please click on the button below to book now for our summer wellness retreat. Family and group discount available, please contact us for more information, soulrhythmafricandrumming@gmail.com or call/text 719-551-2175