Email 
PrintSherone Price: African Technique
Four musicians sat on the side of the room, each with an African drum. Price stood in the center of the room while his students circled him. Price led a series of warm-ups that focused on the pelvis and the core. The students followed him in an almost "call and response" fashion, with Price beginning a movement and the students copying. The drums kept a steady, building rhythm; their vibrations pounded through the dancers' bodies. More musicians entered, including high school musical interns carrying their own African drums. By the end, there were at least eight drummers driving the rhythm for the class.
Straight out of warm-up, Price led movement phrase after movement phrase, as he played with different timings and rhythms within the music. By this time, the students had shed their self-conscious ways to embrace the movement whole heartedly. A communal feeling within the class reflected traditional African culture and dance.