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Acogny, Germaine
1944–
Dancer and choreographer
Senegalese dancer and choreographer Germaine Acogny is known as "the mother of African dance." She established her first dance studio in Senegal's capital, Dakar, in 1968 and has since become a major figure in African dance, blending contemporary dance with traditional African styles.
She has been choreographer and artistic director of many dance companies and studios, including Mudra Afrique in Senegal, and Studio-Ecole-Ballet-Théaťre du 3è Monde in Toulouse, France. In 1997 she established the International Centre for Traditional and Contemporary African Dances, L'Ecole des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal; she is also the founder of the Jant-Bi Company.
Germaine Acogny was born in Benin in 1944 and moved to Dakar, Senegal, when she was ten years old.
In 1962 she moved to France, but returned to Dakar in 1968 to establish a dance studio. After working for several years with Maurice Béjart in Brussels, Belgium, Acogny became