Some dance crazes last barely longer than the time it takes to flip to another radio station. Others prompt Mexican waves of booty–shaking across borders. Ghana's azonto, in which the dancers mime ...

Ghanaians are a people who cherish their cultural heritage and try to maintain it in the competition of globalization and amalgamation of cultures. The Ghanaian has a cultural identity but is ...

Azonto is an essential part of Accra's bustling fishing communities. In Jamestown, music blaring from speakers prompts children and adults to break into step. Some dance crazes last barely longer than ...

The dances are often very simple at the base level, with freestyle options that have the potential to catapult a song (and a dancer) to new heights. With endless ways to showcase individuality, there ...