Office Phone

313-577-3508

Office Location

3226 Old Main

Primary E-mail

ai6498@wayne.edu

Biography

Karen Prall, Associate Professor of Teaching, is currently Instructor of Contemporary Modern dance, Afro-Beat movement, beginning and Intermediate African dance courses, and the artistic director of the African dance company “To Sangana”. She is the recipient of the “President’s Excellence in Teaching” Award. Founder and Director of “The Art of Motion Dance Theatre” in Detroit. Consultant and Supporter of Ballet Zoe Banjay a cultural drum & Dance company from Monrovia, Liberia in west Africa. Developed the online class “Spicy Seasoned” for women over fifty during pandemic. The research, studies, and presentations in African (Congolese) dance, music, and culture, Creative Movement for Children, Dunham, and Horton techniques, Afro-Cuban techniques, and Afro-Beat dance, made it possible for Ms. Prall to conduct extensive research on African culture, dance and music styles in Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Havana Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Paris France, Ecole des Sables in Dakar Senegal, Monrovia Liberia, Suriname Paramaribo, Accra Ghana and on. Prall was invited to join the 1st Congolese company in the states (N.Y.) “Tanawa”, she is also a former member of “Bichinis Bia Congo of Ann Arbor, Mich. Online IABD Bantaba guest artist speaker benefits of 2023 Conference. The youth can walk faster but the Elder knows the road. Assisting students in understanding our past on this journey while navigating the future.

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