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The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must
respect the precise rules handed down by the society of the Masques
de Sagesse. Alphonse Tirou is from the Ouenon people of the Ivory
Coast. His major study is the first written record of this oral
tradition and it explains the movements, codes and meanings of the
traditional African dance. It is extremely valuable reading for all
those studying or interested in Africa, as dance is such an
essential part of this continent's cultural heritage.A former
student of the National Institute of Arts at Abidjan, Alphonse
Tirou has been a senior dignitary in the Kman of the Masques de
Sagesse for over twenty years. He is currently teaching at the Bloa
Nam (Movements) dance school in Nmes, which he founded in 1979 and
which is still the only school worldwide to research African dance.
The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must
respect the precise rules handed down by the society of the Masques
de Sagesse. Alphonse Tirou is from the Ouenon people of the Ivory
Coast. His major study is the first written record of this oral
tradition and it explains the movements, codes and meanings of the
traditional African dance. It is extremely valuable reading for all
those studying or interested in Africa, as dance is such an
essential part of this continent's cultural heritage.A former
student of the National Institute of Arts at Abidjan, Alphonse
Tirou has been a senior dignitary in the Kman of the Masques de
Sagesse for over twenty years. He is currently teaching at the Bloa
Nam (Movements) dance school in Nmes, which he founded in 1979 and
which is still the only school worldwide to research African dance.
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