CHUMA CHUMA DANCE WORKSHOPS

CHUMA CHUMA is an energetic and immersive movement workshop that fuses Tanzanian traditional dance vocabularies with contemporary techniques. It invites participants to explore the dialogue between different dance languages—from one ethnic movement tradition to another, and to journey through space by investigating the flexibility, rhythm, and expressive potential of their own bodies.

The workshop is intense yet soft, fast and grounded, offering a highly physical experience that encourages participants to push the boundaries of their movement expression. It emphasizes choice-making with the body, challenging each individual to move with intention, instinct, and openness.

More than a technical dance experience, CHUMA CHUMA is also a powerful tool for community building. It is accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, including non-dancers, and can be adapted for diverse community settings. Whether with youth, elders, or mixed-age groups, the workshop creates a shared space for inclusion, expression, and collective energy. Through movement, participants build bridges beyond words, celebrating the joy of togetherness and the power of embodied storytelling.

CHUMA CHUMA has been led in Germany, Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Tanzania, Israel, Greece, and beyond, engaging diverse communities across cultures and geographies.