The awassa represented in New York. In a few days, students from the language workshop at Apatou middle school will take part in the Dance Africa Festival in New York, which is being held from May 13 to June 1, 2023. They will be worthy ambassadors of awassa, a traditional Bushinengue dance.
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They will introduce awassa to an international audience. On May 20, the students of 4th from Ma Aiye College in Apatou will travel to New York. They will participate at the Dance Africa Festival in New York, which takes place from May 13 to 1is June 2023. For this great moment, they have been training since October 2022.
their teacher called on renowned choreographers to help them set up a choreography. The students are happy to travel to the United States to introduce this traditional Bushinengue dance to the general public. The choice of the festival was not made by chance.
It’s an African festival, so it honored Ghana, where the Bushinengues come from. And since I wanted to work on culture, it was really the perfect opportunity.
Gwendoline DÉKON, English teacher
To finance, in part, their trip, the middle school students worked on an artistic project for five months, three hours a week. Their work was then exhibited and sold. The 4th grade students of Ma Aiye middle school will be back on June 4th.
2023-05-18 15:38:44
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