About
Ammaya Dance & Drum is a group of professional dancers and drummers led by master drummer Issa Coulibaly of Mali, West Africa, and Tara Murphy, a longtime dancer of mixed African-American heritage. They teach and perform African and Afro-Caribbean dance and drumming in western Massachusetts, southern Vermont, and Cape Cod, MA, emphasizing healing, spirit, joy, fun, community, and self-expression. Ammaya Dance & Drum offers various programs, including adaptive and therapeutic dance and drumming classes for people with special needs and developmental disabilities, seniors, and kids. They also give performances, school assemblies, drum circles, and workshops in traditional West African dance and drumming throughout the New England area. Their events cater to all levels of experience, background, age, or ability, and are meant to uplift the hearts of their audiences, playing for the joy and healing inherent in African traditions.
Insurance & payment
Insurance details are not listed publicly — call the practice to confirm.
Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
Performances
Ammaya Dance & Drum gives performances of traditional West African and African diaspora dance and drumming.
Drum Circles
They offer lively Drum Circles for team building at companies and organizations, as well as therapeutic dance and drumming for people with disabilities and seniors.
Workshops
Ammaya Dance & Drum provides African dance and drumming workshops that bring people together in happiness for rejuvenation, health, and community.