Tag: African

Halloween Lantern Carnival

SEFTON Park will be alight with magic and mystery tonight for the Hallowe’en Lantern Carnival. 6.30 – 8.30pm Sefton Park, Liverpool.Starts: The Obelisk Monument (Aigburth Drive/ Croxteth Drive). This year Movema community performance group will be dressed as scary fairies and dancing some wicked tribal moves. Hundreds of people from across the city will come […] read more

Cultural Food Feast

On Saturday 12th October Movema community dancers will perform their Afro Fusion dance piece at the Cultural Food Feast as part of Merseyside Black History Month celebrations at The Palm House in Sefton Park, Liverpool. The group will be on stage at 1.15pm. And from 12-6pm there will be a day full of family fun […] read more

Afro Fusion Classes & Events

Wednesdays  6-7pm. A chance to learn African & Caribbean techniques mixed with commercial and street dance moves over 8 weeks, with opportunities to perform at local and international festivals. The dance classes will now be running in blocks of 8: 11th Sept to 30th Oct – Afro Fusion for Black History Month. Like the Sankofa […] read more

St Helens Summer Streets Festival

There was dancing in the streets of St Helens this weekend! Movema and partners provided a fun afternoon of dance, music and acrobatic performance and workshops for city centre shoppers and community. The programme included Bollywood and Flamenco performances, Movema’s Afro Fusion piece featuring various African Diaspora movement styles and special tricks and flips from […] read more

Crowds get active at Oyé

Thousands of people flocked to Sefton Park this weekend for Africa Oyé music and culture festival. Movema dancers entertained the crowds from the main stage and delivered workshops throughout the weekend from the Oyé Active Zone.  Participants of all ages joined our fun sessions including Afro Brazilian and Caribbean dance, Zumba and family fun with […] read more