Omelika Kuumba

Omelika Kuumba has taught African dance for the past 25 years at Spelman College. She specializes in African Dance Forms, a cornerstone for dance majors, and introduced a new course, West African Rhythms.

Kuumba, or Sister Omelika as she is affectionately called is a drummer, dancer, choreographer, musical arranger, and cultural arts educator.  She is a Speman alum and studied under the direction of master dancers and percussionists in the U.S. and in Senegal, West Africa.

Her career accomplishments include: performing during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games;  teaching and choreographing at Trollwood Performing Arts School in North Dakota, and teaching percussion and choreographing in Stuttgart, Germany, Hastings, England and Bermuda.

Sister Omeika co-founded GIWAYEN MATA, an award-winning dance, percussion and vocal ensemble.  She is a former Student Government Association member, Miss Maroon and White at Morehouse, and member of the Eta Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.