In Umfundalai, master teachers represent the most seasoned conduit of Umfundalai rhythms, movement, history, and culture. Master teachers have a superior grasp of the Umfundalai vocabulary and repertory. and a working knowledge of Umfundalai’s history, philosophy, and pedagogy beyond a rudimentary level. A master teacher in Umfundalai also has an epistemological specialty that they use  expand Umfundalai as an African Diasporic dance culture and a theoretical paradigm.