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          Germaine Acogny was born in Benin in and moved to Dakar, Senegal, when she was ten years old..

          Germaine Acogny was first chosen some 40 years ago.

        1. Considered the mother of contemporary African dance, Senegal's Germaine Acogny is no stranger to international dance spaces and is a welcome.
        2. Germaine Acogny was born in Benin in and moved to Dakar, Senegal, when she was ten years old.
        3. Biography: Biography – Germaine ACOGNY.
        4. The matriarch of contemporary African dance – Germaine Acogny – is renowned for centering African aesthetics, stories, and philosophies in her works.

          5. Germaine Acogny

          Senegalese dancer and choreographer

          Germaine Acogny

          Born1944

          Allahé, Benin

          NationalitySenegalese
          Occupation(s)Dancer and choreographer
          Years active1960s to present
          SpouseHelmut Vogt
          Career
          Current groupJant-Bi
          DancesAfrican Dance

          Germaine Acogny (born 1944) is a Senegalese dancer and choreographer.

          She is responsible for developing "African Dance", as well as the creation of several dance schools in both France and Senegal. She has been decorated by both countries, including being an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and a Knight of the National Order of the Lion.

          Early life

          Born in Benin in 1944 to a Senegalese civil servant, Germaine Acogny was also a descendant of the Yoruba people through her grandmother. When she was 10, the family moved to Dakar, Senegal, where she spent the remainder of her childhood.

          After showing a natural ability in dancing, she decided to purs