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Most of the time people that do not know about dance will only associate dance with ballet, hip hop, or being able to do certain moves associated with social dances we recognize as club dance. However, there is a foundation and technique tat can be traced back to different dance genres and what they originally were. Here in the U.S., we take pieces from dance genres like West African styles and add them into new techniques that evolve through time.

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The music in West African Culture is a partnership to the dance. As musicians play the music the dancers have to match the energy and put emphasis into the movement that the music accents.

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Afriky Lolo | West African Dance Company

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Afriky Lolo | West African Dance Company | Workshops

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Afriky Lolo celebrates West African dance, drumming and culture through classes and performances

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In order to connect to a higher power, West Africans will dance for a higher power for things like a good crop season, or for women to be able to have children.

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West African dance culture uses dances (in some west African villages) as a way of coming of age for men and women.