Afro Soca Special Workshop with Kira Divine

In-Person Only: This class will only take place in the studio.

Shakira 'Kira Divine' Marshall, one of the FELA! queens, returns to Cumbe with Afro-Soca! Whine your hips to the upbeat rhythms of Soca music and learn other popular Caribbean dances in this workshop that fuses both African and Caribbean dance styles often seen in fetes and Carnival celebrations around the world. Dance movements take their inspiration from various forms including: traditional West African, Congolese, Caribbean folkloric, Latin, hip hop, modern, and dancehall soca styles. Special focus will be given to the gyrating hip movements known as “whining,” which will whip your core into shape.

Meet the Instructor  

Shakira ‘Kira Divine’ Marshall is a cultural artist of Guyanese ancestry born and raised in Queens, New York. She is a singer, songwriter, actor, choreographer, writer, model, and dancer trained in tap, jazz, ballet, modern, acrobatics, Afro-Caribbean, traditional West African, Hip Hop, voice and piano. Kira is also a recent platinum billboard charting EDM artist/singer/songwriter with hit songs “Go Bang” and “Chameleon” of which she provided the vocals and music video performance for popular Australian Electronic Dance band PNAU. Kira worked extensively with PNAU on their last studio album “Changa” of which she voiced and wrote on 7 of the 10 tracks. Her most recent single “Solid Gold” was nominated for Best Dance ARIA award. Kira currently splits her time between touring and working on new projects, recording new music in the studio or teaching master classes.