EDUCATORS
Get to know your educators, who will guide you through your learning journey at Bridge The Gap 2024.
Bridge the Gap is thrilled to welcome a range of passionate and culturally competent educators for this year’s edition: Kanini Kiiru, "Sabou" Sabrine Ewies, and Danielle Isler. They will bring you excellent content on their topic of specialisation and guide you on your dance and overall learning journey. Don't miss this unique chance to learn from, connect, and celebrate with them!
KANINI KIIRU
Kanini is a young dancer and teacher born in Zagreb, Croatia. Her talent for music and dance have been evident since her childhood. Having Kenyan roots in her family, Kanini has always been exposed to African music, which stimulated her sensibility for the rhythm. After 8 years of exploring Hip Hop and Dancehall, she fell in love with Jazz. Kanini sees Jazz as an evolving contemporary artform which shares values and qualities with many African diasporic dance styles of today. She is passionate about bringing Jazz, Street Dance and Afro dance communities together, which is also reflected in how she moves. She draws inspiration from OG’s as much as contemporary dance world, which makes her style unique and fresh.
DANIELLE ISLER
Danielle Isler is a social scientist, Critical Race Scholar and BIGSAS Junior Fellow (Bayreuth International Graduate School on African Studies). Her doctorate is focused on the construction of racialized and exclusionary spaces in post-apartheid Cape Town. She is also a singer-songwriter, performer, lyricist, and an active member on the board of several cultural associations. Next to this, Danielle is also involved in various national and international curation projects.
Interview with Baba News "Sie wollen nicht, dass wir mitreden" www.babanews.ch
SABOU (SABRINE EWIES)
Sabou is a dance coach and choreographer, specialising in street Afro dances and is currently based in Amsterdam. She runs Sabou Dance Academy, giving regular classes, coaching dancers and running dance camps in Ghana. Sabou fell in love with street Afro dances in Finland (of all places!), where she developed an obsession for Azonto! Ever since, she has been taking as any classes and workshops as she can, to deepen her knowledge about the music and understand the meaning of the dance with each and every step, foundation, and technique. This journey has helped her overcome many life challenges and build greater confidence in herself, her values, and most importantly, her relationship with her body.