As part of ATX Celebrates International Women's Day, Lannaya member Tonya Pennie kicks it into into high gear with an engaging introductory dance class featuring playful, energetic dance moves from the African diaspora. The thunderous beat of West African drums will transport participants on a journey through Guinean rhythms and social dances. Class will feature fast and fun footwork, and is open […]

Rhythm and Movement of West Africa! presented to 982 scholars, and their teachers.

Captivating traditional dance to live drumming, presented to 300 scholars and their teachers.

Captivating traditional dance to live drumming and costume making activity (Guinean inspired pom-pom dance belts)

Drum/dance performance for reception.

Tonya Pennie and Brandon Grant represented Lannaya as one of 154 community organizations and district departments students got a chance to visit. Families received valuable resources and information to prepare their students for a safe, successful school year, and participated in many fun activities. 5,032 backpacks were distributed to Austin ISD students at Bash, Family Resource Centers, the International Welcome Center and the Refugee Family Support […]

Invited by Texas Tech University's Office of International Affairs’ K-12 Global Education Outreach (GEO) unit to provide cultural programming to Lubbock and its surrounding communities. First stop: Slaton, TX! We presented captivating traditional dance to live drumming for 250 junior high students, and their teachers!

The conclusion of our West Texas tour! Brief but so impactful. Invited by Texas Tech University's Office of International Affairs’ K-12 Global Education Outreach (GEO) unit to provide cultural programming to Lubbock and its surrounding communities. Final leg: Levelland, TX and the best barbacoa ever! We brought the house down to an enthusiastic audience of 680 cheering middle school students, […]

Join us at Cultural Fest! A family community event. Saturday, October 20, 2018 3:30 - 5:30 pm (****Lannaya will present a brief  interactive dance workshop at 4:30 pm). On the Athena Lawn  

Panel description: "Our public spaces are often simply places to pass through, teeming with humans moving through time, intent on their destination, we blur out and speed past the visual noise of advertising and impact of mechanical noise on our sensory systems, blocking out sound with headphones, and eliminating most human contact. What happens when we disrupt that pattern with […]