Magpie Festival Class | Mpoe Mogale | Jazz Community Workshop

The Magpie Collection A Dance Festival class featuring Mpoe Mogale | Jazz Community Workshop

Tuesday, July 14
11:30 AM-1 PM
Festival classes will all take place at Sugar Swing Studio located at 10019 80 Ave NW (approx a 5 minute walk from MZD!).

$15 for single classes
participating festival artists attend classes for free

ABOUT THE CLASS
This community-centered class takes us on the journey of Jazz–from its birth by enslaved Africans in the Americas to where it finds itself today. The session will include a warmup, across-the-floor work introducing the foundational steps of Jazz, and a combination that weaves together what we’ve explored. Rooted in community, improvisation, and knowledge-building, the class offers modifications to support safety, individuality, and expression for all levels.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Mpoe Mogale (they/them) reigns from Lebowakgomo, South Africa and splits their time between amiskwaciywâskahikan and moh’kínst’sis, in the colonial state of Canada. Their primary artmaking form is dance, with over 5 years of teaching and choreographing mainly styles created by Black folks. Mpoe is committed to go beyond steps, and instead offer the knowledge, culture, and historical aspects that accompany dance forms such as Afrobeats, Jazz and Hip-Hop.