JAN 06 – 24, 2025

2 WEEKS IN DAKAR, SENEGAL
1 WEEK IN DIOURBEL, SENEGAL

SABAR FAMILY and BATCH GUEYE invite you to the 10th edition of the Sabar Family Drum & Dance Holiday in Senegal, West Africa, 2025.

Immerse yourself in Senegalese culture – beautiful music, dance, song and rhythms, beaches, markets and delicious traditional cuisine with amazing company! The perfect West African cultural expedition for a solo traveller, friends, couples and families.

Offering 2 weeks Drum and Dance (Sabar) training in Dakar, and 1 week cultural- historical immersion (BayeFall drumming & singing) with Batch Gueye’s Griot family in the village of Diourbel.

Immersive cultural training holiday
· 1, 2 or 3 weeks package. 15-25h training/week.
· 3-5 hours training/ day (Mon-Fri) in Dance, Drumming, Singing.
· More than 10 dance teachers – male and female and 1-to-1 tuition
· Tanneber performance in the streets where Sabar was born
· Private/shared accommodation incl. breakfast & dinner

Price & Packages
Participants will come from across the globe, from vastly different local economic realities. We are offering two scales for program tuition, with the intention to balance participant access and program sustainability.

We offer different prices for participants coming from :
GLOBAL NORTH (Europe, North America, Australia and some countries in East Asia: greater access to wealth/resources in the global context)
GLOBAL SOUTH (Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania: lower access to wealth/resources in the global context).

We are aware that there are always exceptions and challenges to these categories/frameworks.

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Dancing OR Drumming
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(Below are the prices if you decide to focus on Sabar drum classes only (10-12/ Mon-Fri) OR Sabar dance classes only (4.30-7.30pm / Mon-Fri).

GLOBAL NORTH PRICES
ONE WEEK – £550 (Early Bird: £500)
TWO WEEKS – £900 (Early Bird: £850)
THREE WEEKS – £1150 (Early Bird: £1100)

GLOBAL SOUTH PRICES
ONE WEEK – £350 (Early Bird: £300)
TWO WEEKS – £700 (Early Bird: £650)
THREE WEEKS – £900 (Early Bird: £850)

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Dancing AND Drumming
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(Below are the prices if you decide to do both Sabar drumming & dance classes (Mon-Fri). Recommended to link musicality with movement.

GLOBAL NORTH PRICES
ONE WEEK – £680 (Early Bird: £650)
TWO WEEKS – £980 (Early Bird: £950)
THREE WEEKS – £1200 (Early Bird: £1150)

GLOBAL SOUTH PRICES
ONE WEEK – £480 (Early Bird: £450)
TWO WEEKS – £780 (Early Bird: £750)
THREE WEEKS – £1180 (Early Bird: £1150)

Applicable when you pay deposit before 1st September 2024. Non-refundable deposit in the ticket required to secure your place £250. This deposit will be part of the total amount due to be paid.

Not included in package:
· Flights, travel insurance, visa, vaccinations
· Transport to & from Blaise Diagne airport 
· Lunch, drinks & excursions
· Tanneber/ Performance costumes