• Five levels of djembe classes
• Two levels of dance classes
• Classes in sabar, balafon, dunun and krin
• Percussive dance instruction
• Singing class
• Drum-maintenance classes
• Drum-making session led by Tom Harris (click for details) – build it Wednesday, finish and play it on Thursday!
• Open community drumming
• Guinea-style folklore celebration
• Free yoga classes led by Karen Thomson
• A variety of healing arts practitioners
• Grand Finale talent show and concert 

All of this takes place in the natural spring-time beauty of Wildacres Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway above Asheville. All accommodations are in very comfortable, double-occupancy hotel-style rooms with private bath.  Delicious family-style, dining-hall meals include vegetarian and vegan options.  All classes 90 minutes long.  Massage therapy and other personal care will also be available for attendees. (Fees negotiated with and paid to directly to the therapist.)   Rental drums are available.

These Drum and Dance Camps at Wildacres have been sold out well before the event, and have been very highly regarded (click here to read comments from participants) - you won't want to miss out! 


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About Wildacres: Wildacres was acquired by Mr. I.D. Blumenthal, of Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1936, and was "dedicated to the betterment of human relations" in 1946. Since then it has been used as a retreat and conference center by non-profit groups. It has been operated by the charitable Blumenthal Foundation since 1972, and hosts over 50 non-profit groups annually – musical and choral workshops, groups of naturalists and environmentalists, and groups concerned with education, medical and civic issues. For more information about Wildacres Retreat visit their web site at www.wildacres.org or call (828) 756-4573.

While making music together, people surpass invisible frontiers- as music is the only language which reaches from heart to heart without words or aggression.     -Yacoub 'Bruno' Camara of Fatala