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Traditional African dance comes to life at the annual Bamako Dance Festival.

Feel the beat as all of Bamako dances during its annual Dance Festival.

The Bamako Dance Festival is a themed event that takes place each year around November in Mali’s capital city of Bamako. The festival is ambitious, tasking itself with the goal of transforming Bamako into a crossroads of creativity and haven for the rich heritage of West African dance. To achieve this aim, past themes for the event have included “Africa meets Africa”, which directly indicates the festival’s goal.

Much of the festival is devoted to the traditions of African dance. With the goal of preserving such traditions, the Bamako Dance Festival puts these cultural dances on display. Top-notch choreography is always a concern, however, regardless of how historic or recent the dances being performed are. Overall, the Bamako Dance Festival is about fun, history, culture and skilled performances.

Dancers and choreographers from across the African continent come out to the Bamako Dance Festival to be part of this lively event. However, the entertainment is not only aimed at professionals. There are many events that take place during the festival. Most of them are vibrant and upbeat, and open to anyone who wants to take part or view them. The dancers and choreographers on site are an attraction in themselves, as they bring their skill, experience and knowledge to the event.