Asanti Dance Theatre’s founder and artistic director, Appiah Annan, is a rare talent originating from Ghana, West Africa. His diverse practice spans many forms of dance including traditional African, contemporary, freestyle, hip hop and acrobatics, along with his impressive skills as a master drummer using both stick and hand drums.
Annan’s story begins on the streets of Africa where he began learning hip hop and freestyle under the direction of dance master, Omari Oppong. By age 16 he won Ghana’s national dance championship, a prestigious event that saw him compete against Ghana’s finest dancers. He then trained with Agoro, a well-known and respected traditional drum and dance ensemble. By the time he was 18 he had worked with many international artists and companies including Ghanaian pop star, ‘Slim Buster’, the Ghanaian National Dance Ensemble and Afro Moses.
