This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
Looking for a fun, energetic and different West African dance experience?
This is the place to be! Shake your whole body to traditional djembe
and modern rhythms of West Africa, known for its music and dances that
are easy and fun to learn. Masina's class will focus mainly on traditional dances from Togo, featuring elements from Ewe, Kabye & Losso ceremonial dances.
The class may also incorporate music and modern dance styles from Togo; Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.
Masina Pascal Ategou is a native of Togo, West Africa. He has been dancing since he learned to walk, a heritage instilled in him by his mother, who taught him the traditional dances of the Losso people. Masina’s love for dance and music led him to master the traditional dances of the Ewe and Kabye people as well.
Masina has been a member choreographer and Co-funder of Dance companies around the world. Amazonia Boys Dance group in Togo (Kpalime); Zota Cultural Dance group in Togo (Kpalime); West Indian Folk Dance Company in Chicago; Pan-Africain Dance Ensemble in Chicago; Action Culturelle Sans Frontieres in Central Africa of Republic and more recently with the Ballet Africano de Montevideo in Uruguay. Masina is also known for his mastery of the modern dance form soukous (also known as n’dombolo) from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
