All about compas/konpa dance
Haitian social dance
Package
Videos...
...Book and Ebook
illustrated!
Prefaced by Fanfan Tibot from the Tabou Combo group
ABOUT
This box set, the result of 25 years of experience and 11 years of research on the subject, also received contributions from Serge Rosenthal, maestro of the Shleu Shleu group, Richemond Edric, konpa historian and musicians Jean Jean-Pierre and Mathieu Michel.
In this book, Cliford and Gaëlle Jasmin take you by the hand to help you climb all the levels of this dance, step by step, with among others:
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Slice of history
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Musical cues
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Technical advice
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Educational explanations
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Illustrated choreographic program with more than a hundred illustrations
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Syllabus in 4 levels: initiation, beginner, intermediate and advanced
The book is accompanied by a first series of videos with which you can learn to dance konpa, improve your skills and, for professionals, prepare for your lessons, from the comfort of your own home!
Really, you will know “Everything about compas/konpa dancing”!
“This educational material to the glory of konpa and which puts this national heritage on its two feet is an event at the great mass of books. ”
— Claude Bernard Serant, journalist for the daily Le Nouvelliste
“Se yon tantativ oze pou fomalize kijan nou danse konpa.”
— Frantz Duval, Editor-in-chief of the daily Le Nouvelliste
“All about compas/konpa dance” is his favorite from the 28th edition of Livres en Folie, June 2022
“Se yon moman Istorik paske nan 67 lane egzistans Konpa, “Dance” la resi kite pis li entre nan literati. Mèsi Cliford ak Gaëlle pou bel kado sa nou fè Pèp Ayisien, ak tout lòt pèp sous la tè ki renmen Konpa.”
— Aly Acacia, cultural actor, writer
Gaëlle & Cliford JASMIN
Trainers, Professional dancers, Choreographers.
A couple both in life and on stage, the philosophy of partner dance has always inhabited our relationship through the mutual respect, the fusional energy and the spirit of sharing that it inspires in us!
For years, we have been transmitting our know-how to a wide audience, which is based on internationally recognized expertise, in the practice and teaching of Caribbean social dances.
And it is with great enthusiasm that we offer you this box set “All about Compas/Konpa dance”, our latest baby, the fruit of our common passion and our quest for the “Pleasure of dancing well!”