Ballet keeps ethnic heritage alive


Dancers from the National Artistic Ensemble rehearsing in Bangui, CAR, thrice weekly. —AFP

THE dancers shake their hips, kicking their feet to the beat of the age-old “dance of the caterpillars”, typically performed in the south where the insects are gathered for food.

Three times a week, the National Ballet rehearses traditional dances of the many ethnic groups making up the Central African Republic (CAR).

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