Mufuka Works Dancers Perform at Charlotte Dance Festival 2016

Mufuka Works Square Root Youth Company and African Hip Hop dancers were invited to present their art during the Charlotte Dance Festival CEDA at  Charlotte Ballet in Uptown  on March 20th 2016. 

  The youth company and dance education students enjoyed participating in several awesome dance workshops  and learned many new techniques.  

These students proudly presented  Xhosa Sisters and Masked in competition for the Charlotte Emerging Dance Awards   

 Congratulations to all of our fabulous youth dancers for their hard work and awesome performance!

Master Jazz Class with Audrey Baran

Saturday April 18

@10am

Mufuka Works 

presents

MASTER JAZZ CLASS

Instructed by 

Audrey Baran

COME OUT & JOIN THE FUN ---OPEN TO CHARLOTTE DANCE LOVERS

Call & RSVP @ 843-441-8803

Audrey Baran is the founder and Artistic Director of Baran Dance, a contemporary dance company which seeks to make dance more accessible and inspiring in Charlotte, NC. She graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a BA in Dance in 2003, and has since danced with Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works, Queen City Jazz Company, Kim Robards Dance, project incite, EE Motion, and currently Moving Poets Charlotte. Audrey teaches at Open Door Studios and Charlotte Ballet Academy and has served as an Adjunct Lecturer in Dance at her alma mater. She has performed in the North Carolina Dance Festival, Piccolo Spoleto, Martha Graham's "Panorama", re-staged by Kim Jones, and with the CDF Repertoire Ensemble under the direction of Jennifer Archibald. Her dance film, “Arms” received an Honorable Mention at the Movies by Movers Festival in 2014, and she has won both Choreography and Ensemble awards at the Charlotte Dance Festival’s Emerging Dance Awards. Ms. Baran was chosen to choreograph the finale for the CMS Honors Dance Program in 2014, as choreographer for Celebrate the Arts, a high school festival in Columbus County , NC in 2015, and she is the resident musical choreographer at Piedmont IB Middle School. She is thrilled and honored to be beginning the MFA program in Dance at Hollins University in 2015. Audrey is also a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and continues to share her love of movement and mindfulness throughout the Queen City.

Mufuka Works presents African Annie

Come out and join 

 Mufuka Works Dance Company 

and 

Dance Education Students

 as they present 

African Annie 

 March 7th @ 1pm   

This Spring showcase of dance will be shared at 

Albemarle Rd. Recreation Center 

A Dance Celebration of Love in the Queen City Valentines Day 2015

The Mufuka Works Elite Root Performance Company was invited to share the art of dance at a special wedding celebration on Valentine's Day 2015.  

Please join the Mufuka Works Elite Root Performers in wishing the happy couple, Mr & Mrs Shannon,  a wonderfully long marriage,  overflowing with peace and love!!

 May The Lord BLESS you always!

Valentines day wedding

Mufuka Works Presents - West African Dance Workshop with Leshea Stukes

Saturday February 28th Mufuka Works Dance Company 

will host a West African Dance Class/Workshop which will be taught by Leshea Stukes co-founder of SHEA Movement 

This exciting Charlotte dance education session will be held 

 10am  @ Albermarle Rd Rec Center

This West African dance class is open to all local dancers that would like to join this exciting session.  

Please call 843-441-8803 to reserve your spot!

Got Dance News? February 2015

Mufuka Works has many great dance events scheduled for the month of February!

We hope you will join us for the dance fun

For more information about our Winter/Spring Dance class schedule please visit our website 

DANCEMUFUKAWORKS.COM

Hip Hop Master Dance Class - January 31st

Mufuka Works is proud to present

another 

exciting Dance Education opportunity 

to the Charlotte Dance Community!!

Saturday  January 31st   @10A

Mufuka Works Dance Education Program 

will host

HIP HOP Master Class 

with 

 Dance The District instructor Alex White !!  

You don't want to miss this class!!

RSVP your spot today!

Albemarle Rd Rec Center, Charlotte NC

Got Dance News? January 2015

Happy New Year!!

Mufuka Works is looking forward to an exciting 2015 with many dancing adventures across the Charlotte Region.   We invite dance enthusiast of all ages to come out and join one of our fun filled classes.   

For more information about our Winter/Spring Dance class schedule please visit our website 

DANCEMUFUKAWORKS.COM

Elite Root Dance Auditions Charlotte North Carolina

The MufukaWorks Elite Root Performance Company is the first company of MufukaWorks. These professional dancers will perform for festivals, theater performances, regional events, weddings and other required performances. The performances are choreographed by MufukaWorks unless allocated by director to other qualified choreographers. 

The Elite Root Company style is Afro Russe Dance (a fusion of Zimbabwean African, Ballet, and Contemporary). Elite Root dance members will work to share the mission of Mufuka Works dance company  in " Using dance as a vehicle to tell human life stories."

Auditions 

 Saturday, January 17th  12:45  -1:45

 for

Mufuka Works Elite Root  Professional Dance Company

@

Albermarle Road  Rec Center

5027 N. Idlewild Rd. Charlotte, NC 28208

To RSVP 

for this dance opportunity 

 call 843-441-8803

or 

email : MUFUKAWORKS@GMAIL.COM

East Charlotte Youth are ROYALTY --- Dancing It Out!

MufukaWorks Dance Company mission is to use dance as a vehicle to tell human life stories. 

MufukaWorks consists of dance education and dance performance under the direction of Elsie Mufuka (BA in Dance and BA in Communications), Shanta Chisolm-dance educator, and Freddie Rivera-drummer .  

Starting in September 2014, the dance education was in full force 

Thursdays 

6:15pm for Ballet for 7-up

7:15pm African Hip Hop for ages 7-up 

Saturdays   

9:00am -Afro Russe Babies (3-6years) 

9:45am Afro Russe (African Contemporary with Drumming)Tweens (7-12years) 

10:45am MufukaWorks Square Root Youth Performance Co. rehearsal *selected dancers 11:45am-Afro Russe (African Contemporary with Drumming) Adults (13-up) 

On Saturday November 15, 2014, the dance students showcased themselves as the royalty they are.  They did a dance sharing a representation of each dance class.  The dancers are the youth our community in East Charlotte.  They take classes and rehearsals at Mecklenburg Park and Recreation Albembarle Road Recreation Center.   They all know anything worth anything is hard work and did just that on Saturday.  

For more information on upcoming classes & performances of 

MufukaWorks Dance Company

 go to www.dancemufukaworks.com

call 843-441-8803, 

or 

email mufukworks@gmail.com 

Mufuka Works Presents Royalty

Come out and Join Mufuka Works

 Dancers

 Youth Company 

& 

Professional Company

as they present

ROYALTY

Mufuka Works Dance Education in Charlotte North Carolina

Mufuka Works Dance Education program actively 

seeks to teach local Charlotte youth about the

 beauty and power of dance. 

 Students can participate in a variety of classes which include Ballet, Hip-Hop and Afro Russe.  

Class sizes vary & student ages run 

from 3 yo to Adult.

For more information about 

 Mufuka Works Dance Education Program 

 Charlotte, North Carolina

Please give us a call at (843) 441-8803

or 

Visit our website danceMufukaWorks.com

Mufuka Works Elite Root Shares Afro Russe at Levine Senior Center

On September 27, 2014  the Mufuka Works Elite Root Dance Company had the privilege to perform at the Levine Senior Center Dance Fest.  Our company had a great time proudly sharing  their Afro Russe style performance with the audience at the Senior Center located in Mathews NC. 

Mufuka Works at Festival in The Park - Charlotte NC

Mufuka Works proudly participated in the Charlotte NC Fesitval in The Park on September 20, 2014.

  The Square Root Youth Company performed 
"No Secrets" at 1pm.  

The Professional  Elite Root Company shared 
"Musanka" at 3pm.  

 All of our dancers enjoyed being a part of this wonderful 

Arts Showcase in the Queen City!

Mufuka Works Dancers in their new Zimbabwe consutmes!!

To learn more about the Mufuka Works 

Dance Company and Class Schedule

 we invite you to visit our website 

DanceMufukaWorks.com

Summer Dance Fun in Charlotte

 This summer Mufuka Works will be offering dance education  sessions to the campers of  Charlotte Elite Enrichment and Recreation Camp.   Dance education classes will be offered to children attending the camp at the Albermarle Road Recreation Center.  The children attending this summer camp will be engaged in many activities that enhance critical thinking skills and build self-esteem.  Mufuka Works director Elsie Mufuka has adynamic and fun filled dance education cirriculum planned for the Charlotte Elite Campers during Summer 2014.

For more information about how to register for Camp visit the Charlotte Elite webpage.

A to Z Dance

At Mufuka Works we love D-A-N-C-E

so today we are sharing the

 A to Z of  Dance!!  

What is your favorite letter dance style?  

Post it below!!

Master Dance Class: Aerial Technique

April 5, 2014

Mufuka Works dance students  had a wonderful time learning the beautiful art of aerial dance at C.Calouche &Co. this morning.  The students really got hooked on this unique dance technique!! 

Mufuka Works Dancers Present Time - Powerhouse Dancing For Life

Post by MufukaWorks.

Mufuka Works Square Root Youth Dancers Win Big at Dancers Spotlight

On Sunday, March 9th members of  the Mufuka Works Square Root Youth Performance Company participated in the Dancer Spotlight Competition and Workshops.  This full day of dance was held at the East Charlotte Simmons YMCA.  

The  Square Root dancers gave beautiful performances as they shared  the art of dance as a vehicle to tell human life stories.  Bitter Earth, Friends for a Season, Holiday, and Time were all award winning performances at this competition.

These dancers worked together to earn high honors with platnum and gold awards from the judges.  

Congratulations to 

Amatullah, Sumayyah, Leah, Tylar and Jamilah !!!   

If you would like to learn more about the Mufuka Works Dance Class Schedule

 please visit our website at DanceMufukaWorks.com