Aw Di Body: An African Dance Party

The Mid-Hudson Valley’s only African dance party, @awdibody is back! Learn the dance moves sweeping Africa and the diaspora then groove to the sounds inspiring it all. Think Sunday queer church meets African polyrhythms and daytime boogie. We’re grooving in community bringing the heat from the clubs of Johannesburg and the beaches of Accra to our bods and souls.  

in Sierra Leone “Aw di body?” is a Krio phrase asking “how are you” — may yall’s answer be ~ Di body fayn 

2:30pm - 6pm

2:30pm dance class

3:30pm DJs 

$15 Advance

$18 Door

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About your hosts @movimientoconadri @anaoftheclouds @thejamsbond: 

@movimientoconadri a welcoming dance class for all levels of experience and genders! we’ll get dancefloor ready at Unicorn Bar and dive into the world of Amapiano and Afrobeats with a little reggaeton flair. We’ll warm up and get loose and create a safe people’s cauldron of healing & liberated dance for the epic DJ danceparty to follow. You can expect follow along dance moves, improv dance, and a little (don’t be scared!) choreo <3 

@thejamsbond with roots in Ecuador and Borikén, this bronx native DJ is masterful in genre-hopping and crafting the most energetic dancefloors. Co-founder of Kingston Techno, he is passionate about bringing electronic and world rhythms to the Hudson Valley community and beyond. 

@anaoftheclouds is a Sierra Leonean-American DJ and producer creating spaces for pleasurable presence through event curation and sound. Under the moniker “Atta,” she mixes electronic, African music weaving sounds from Amapiano to Afrobeats and beyond. Her dance-driven sets are heavy on bass and hit deep in the soul. When she’s not behind the decks, she’s designing travel experiences throughout Africa and the diaspora.