Legendary Senegalese dancer and choreographer Germain Acogny, 73, performs "Mon Elue Noire" on the stage at the Ecole des Sables in Toubab Diallaw, Senegal, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. It is the first piece she is performing at her Toubab Diallaw school, one hour south of Dakar, and the first time she is performing in Senegal in over four years. With a new film about her work and this solo piece, choreographed just for her. Acogny is inspiring the next generation of African dancers. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)
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