Sameola xe2x80x9cSammyxe2x80x9d Andriamalalaharijaona, a performer with the production, xe2x80x9cSmall Island Big Song,xe2x80x9d leads students from The Wooden Floor in a master class of song and dance from his home country of Madagascar in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. The Wooden Floor partnered with Chapman Universityxe2x80x99s Musco Center for the Arts to provide six master classes to all The Wooden Floor students, free of charge, with performers from xe2x80x9cSmall Island Big Song,xe2x80x9d an artistic collective of singers, musicians, and dancers from island nations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans that perform their traditional dances and songs. xe2x80x9cSmall Island Big Songxe2x80x9d will be performing at the Musco Center for the Arts on Feb. 3. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Wooden Floor has partnered with Chapman University’s Musco Center to bring performing artists from “Small Island Big Song” into the studio for a series of master classes with The Wooden Floor students.
“Small Island Big Song” comprises singers, musicians, and dancers from the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions showcasing their traditional dances and songs. The students will be performing at the Musco Center for the Arts on Feb. 3.
Sameola “Sammy” Andriamalalaharijaona, a performer with the production, “Small Island Big Song,” leads students from The Wooden Floor in a master class of song and dance from his home country of Madagascar in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from The Wooden Floor follow the dance steps of performer Sameola “Sammy” Andriamalalaharijaona from “Small Island Big Song” during a master class in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from The Wooden Floor join performer Sameola “Sammy” Andriamalalaharijaona, left, of Madagascar as he points out his home country on a map in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Small Island Big Song performer Yun “Yuma” Chien, right, of Taiwan guides students from The Wooden Floor in a dance during a master class in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from The Wooden Floor, right, listen as Small Island Big Song performer Yun “Yuma” Chien, left, answers questions during a master class in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Small Island Big Song performer Yun “Yuma” Chien, center, of Taiwan guides students from The Wooden Floor in a song during a master class in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from The Wooden Floor, right, listen as performer Sameola “Sammy” Andriamalalaharijaona, left, of Madagascar plays a flute-type instrument from his home country in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from The Wooden Floor join performer Sameola”Sammy” Andriamalalaharijaona, center, as he points shows his collection of instruments from his home country of Madagascar in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Small Island Big Song performer Yun “Yuma” Chien, top center, of Taiwan guides students from The Wooden Floor in a dance during a master class in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from The Wooden Floor join performer Sameola “Sammy” Andriamalalaharijaona, left, of Madagascar as he points out his home country on a map in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Performers with “Small Island Big Song” pose for a photo with students at The Wooden Floor after a master class in song and dance in Santa Ana on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
