Caitlin Crockard

“I didn’t even want to play the drums. The thought terrified me, actually. But my regular West African dance teacher, Shara Weaver, was now including drumming in her dance classes, so I bravely signed up and soon found a djembe between my knees. I tapped it tentatively at first. But Leo’s incredibly patient and always-upbeat instruction soon made me, and the rest of class, able to accompany a whole group of dancers. Now, at the start of every new class term, I look forward to starting from the basics and building up a rhythm that we can all play together. I’m not terrified anymore. I dare say I’ve even come to like the drumming as much as the dancing!”

– Caitlin Crockard, Ottawa, Ontario