ORGANISER – ABDOULAYE CAMARA
Over the past 30 years, Abdoulaye has organised African Dance & Drum and other educational workshops in Guinea, As a Master Dancer he has toured, taught and performed for over 40 years in the USA, Europe and Australia. We have organsied the Guinea Dance & Drum camps for many  years and we have always conducted our classes safely and successfully. With all our years of experience along with professional organising we have always had  satisfied students and many have chosen to attend our camp on several occasions since.

The Dance & Drum instructors are Master artists. They are from Les Ballets Africains and Ballet Djoliba. Experience in teaching both Western & African pupils, makes them exceptional at teaching all levels of drum and dance techniques. Classes run 5 days per week, Monday – Friday, with 4 hours of dance and 3 hours of drum instruction per day. Drums are provided for drum class and may also be purchased from the camp. Students wishing to make audio or video recordings during the classes may do so for a fee that would cover the recording rights.

The Photo Safari programme is based on the advice of location experts with a good knowledge of settlements
in the nearby parts of Guinea. Together with established photographers Stephen Sammuth and Magnus Lundstedt, we will be organising weekend trips to villages in nearby remote regions of Guinea. This is a rare opportunity to witness life in the villages, where the daily routine is the authentic traditional African living that is still found in certain parts of the country. These weekend Photo Safaris will cover a visit to a different village on each weekend.

The 2020/2021 workshops will pan over the period of 1 month, starting from the 27th Dec 2020 to the 27th Jan 2021. Within these dates one can select the workshop dates one prefers, from a minimum of 1 week to a maximum of 4 weeks. This system of date selections will allow participants the workshop periods of their choice.
Any length of workshop selected will be charged at a fee of $110 per day.

The Photo Safaris will only be held during the weekends of any selected period during the month, after the Dance & Drum workshops. The fee is $400 per weekend starting on Friday afternoons through to Sunday night. We will be travelling to remote African villages partly accessible through jungle areas. Once there, we will have the opportunity to photograph and document a day in the true African village life that has remained unchanged for decades. We will travel to different villages on each weekend and the fee includes transport, accommodation and board during each Safari.

TRAVEL
lt is your responsibility to make arrangements for your flight to Guinea. Participants will be picked up at the Conakry, Gbessa lnternational Airport. Air France, Delta, Brussels Airlines, KLM and Royal Air Maroc fly into Guinea. There is a local airport tax of about $25.00. Make sure to pay this tax when you purchase your ticket and keep the receipt with you for the record upon arrival at Gbessa lnternational Airport. An lnternational Certificate of Vaccination stamped with the Yellow Fever Vaccine is required for entrance into Guinea. Malaria and diarrhea can be of serious concern so ensure to take your malaria pills. Pills or vaccinations for diarrhea are highly recommended. For more current requirements and advice, please contact your doctor.