Join Andrea on Thursdays for Afro Burlesque!

Andrea Peoples is a seasoned African, Afro Cuban, and Dunham Technique dancer and choreographer. She is honored to have studied with some of the world's greatest master dancers and musicians. Her African studies were under the tutelage of Djeneba Sako, Moustapha Bangoura, and multiple others. She studied Dunham Technique under Keith Williams, Theodore Jamison and Afro Cuban dance under multiple teachers in Matanzas, Cuba as well as in the United States. Peoples is also a well-respected cultural arts organizer and consultant. She has had the honors of coordinating an event for Pedrito Martinez and LP (Latin Percussion) drums, working with Kreative Arts Collective as CEO, Cuba Nola as an event consultant and instructor, collaborator with Grey Goose vodka and the NOPSI hotel. (NYE show producer, and choreographer), Black Dance USA as co-coordinator, University of Missouri St. Louis theater department as head choreographer, Washington University as adjunct professor of dance, Tulane University as guest dance instructor, Young Audience as an arts integrationist, Institute of Ashe Movement as dance director, and Dillard University as dance instructor.

As a professional cultural dancer, Peoples has lent her performance expertise to Three Keys at the Ace, as a resident performer, Los Van Van (Cuban national recording artist), IFE (Puerto Rican national recording artist), Cima Funk( Cuban national recording artist), Mizizi’s Latin Dance Conference, Ball Karnaval, AfroXotica Burlesque, Bill Summer (American national recording artist) House of Blues and Currency (American, national recording artist).