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Dancing
Dancing is a long-time part
of the culture of Burkina Faso, both traditional dancing and contemporary
dancing. There are many small groups
of dancers that perform locally or travel small distances for special events.

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I can't
believe I caught this picture of one of the amazing dancers who performed
at the celebration to welcome the new Peace Corps volunteers to Bobo-Dioulasso. He was
accompanied by ballophones and drums.
Summer
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<This group
of dancers performed in the small village of Bondukuy,
about an hour outside of Bobo. The village had a big celebration to
welcome a visiting group of new volunteers and their Burkinabč
facilitators. |
The
dancers wore home-made musical instruments on their ankles, fashioned from
can lids.> |

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Local
girls (about 13-15 years old) dance at a celebration for school supplies
for young girls in the village of Tangay (part of the NEEED project). This is a Mossi community, the largest ethnic group in
Burkina Faso, located throughout the country (and beyond), including in Ouagadougou and
Ouahigouya. |

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Cathy's
students organized a day in the small village of Touya to raise awareness
about the importance of "scholarisation" (schooling), especially
for girls. Part of the day's activities, designed to encourage the
villagers to participate, included a dancing celebration. As part of the
dance, these three men did a special greeting for the visiting teachers
from the big city of Ouahigouya (my Burkinabč colleagues and me). |
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