(4 reviews)
English, Swahili (optional)
Solo, Family, Couple, Group
What?
An immersive dance and community experience in Mathare, where you join a local dance group, learn a routine and gain insight into everyday life in the area.
Where?
Mathare, Nairobi, within a community-led studio and surrounding neighbourhood.
When?
Available throughout the year.
Why?
This experience highlights the power of creativity and community. Through dance, young people are building confidence, developing skills and creating opportunities for themselves. By joining, you are supporting a safe space that nurtures talent and provides a positive environment for growth.
How?
Be welcomed into a community studio, spend time with the dance team and take part in a guided session. The experience also includes a walk through the surrounding area, led by locals who share their stories and perspectives.
Engage with locals, learn about their traditions, and share your own. This creates a deeper understanding of the culture you’re exploring.
With this trip, you not only get to enjoy new adventures, but you also have the opportunity to support a local safe space for talented kids through their programs. By participating, you’re contributing to their growth and development, making your experience even more meaningful.
Your trip not only offers incredible experiences but also supports education for vulnerable children in the community, making a life-changing impact. By participating, you’re helping to create brighter futures and empower the next generation. This experience makes a significant impact on the programs available to these local children, fostering their growth and creativity.
Your trip supports local skills and talent through meaningful exposure and interaction, providing a valuable boost and empowering the community. This engagement fosters growth and nurtures the potential of local artists and creators, making your experience truly impactful.
Arrive at the studio and be warmly welcomed by the dance team. Get introduced to the space and the people behind it.
Explore the studio, including the areas where the group trains, spends time and builds their community. Learn about how this space supports young people in their daily lives.
Join an energetic dance session led by a skilled trainer. Learn a short routine, move together and experience the joy and expression that dance brings. The style is typically afro, but can be adapted to your preference.
Take a guided walk through the surrounding neighbourhood, led by members of the community. Gain a deeper understanding of the area, its daily rhythms and the stories that shape it, before heading off with a new perspective and meaningful connection.
Wear comfortable shoes.
Approx 2-3 hours but can be adjusted to your time frames.
Yes you are allowed, However, it’s essential to ask for permission before taking photos of individuals or sensitive locations within the slum area.
Yes one can support, for you will be not only supporting but transforming their lives. Visitors can support the project by also sharing awareness and in making donations.
I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect walking into Mathare, but this experience completely shifted something in me. The kids are extraordinary — watching them move, teach, and just exist with so much joy and purpose in a space they’ve built for themselves was one of the most humbling things I’ve witnessed. We learned a short afro routine and I absolutely butchered it, but nobody cared — there was just laughter and music and this shared energy that I’m still thinking about weeks later. Book it. Just book it.
This was our favourite afternoon in Nairobi, full stop. We were taken through the slum, into the studio, and straight onto the dancefloor — and somehow it all felt completely natural. The guide was warm and thoughtful, and the stories shared during the walk gave real context to what these young people are building. You leave knowing your money went somewhere that genuinely matters.
Came with a group of 8 and every single one of us walked away changed. The dance session is fun and high energy, but what hit harder was the slum walk — seeing where these kids actually live and then understanding what the studio means to them. It’s a safe space, a dream, and a community all in one. We contributed to their programs and it felt like the most purposeful thing we did on the whole trip.
Genuinely one of the best decisions I made in Kenya. The whole thing — the tour, the dance, the storytelling — it’s not performative at all. It feels like being welcomed into something real.
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