Events This Weekend: 23 – 25 October
Get set for an action-packed weekend: SPAN Presents: The Gathering Love to dance? Attend this exciting dance workshop this weekend. Date: Saturday, October 24th Time: 12 noon – 6 p.m. Venue: Muson Center, Onikan, Lagos. TLWE 2015 The Ladies Wardrobe and Exhibition which is an initiative of Nine Eight Couture and House of TNT […]
Video of the Week: Honouring the King of Pop in a Spectacular Way
Breathtaking vocals, awesome delivery, and beautiful synergy! That is how to honour a legend and that is what this video clip entails. Watch these young men honour the King of Pop, Michael Jackson and be inspired to create a lasting legacy in your field of endeavour. You might be next subject of such amazing adoration. […]
Fascinating Facts You Should Know About The Talking Drum
Although, modern musical instruments like the piano, guitar, violin, and trumpet amongst others are taking over the musical landscape, the place of the Yoruba Batá (Talking Drum) can never be downplayed. It is exceptional and unique in its production and sound which connotes so much to those that deeply understand the Yoruba language and cultural […]
Eko Moves, Exhibition Celebrating Photography, Dance, and Lagos Opens on the 30th of November 2014
Eko Moves, an exhibition celebrating photography by Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko and Dance by the Society for Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN), opens on the 30th of November, 2014 at the Wheatbaker from 2pm – 6pm and runs until February 15, 2015. Eko Moves is a visual chronicle of a two-year journey […]
Water For Chocolate At Villa Medici This Friday
This Friday at Villa Medici, there will be soul, neo-soul and R & B: all the ingredients of a great night of dancing. Venue: Villa Medici, 1 Babatunde Jose Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Date: Friday October 26, 2012 Time: 9pm Gate: Free To book a table, call Rabih: 07069665555
Maltina Family Dance All Season 6 Ends in Style
One-interesting reality TV show in Nigeria, Maltina family Dance All, ended its sixth season in style last weekend. A family emerged as the winner after performances by the five families that made it to the finals – Green, Boyle, Zibe, Efiokwu and Eghove. Green family was crowned the winner after a startling performance and got […]
You Love To Dance: Learn The Gangnam Style!
Nigerians love to dance. We as a people adopt our own dance steps and the dance steps of other people. There is the azonto, the alanta, the etighi and so much more from different parts of the world. The latest dance taking the world by storm, just like the Macarena who also took Nigeria by […]
Music and Your Personality
Music is the artful arrangement of sounds across time. Music is part of virtually every culture on Earth but it varies widely among cultures in style and structure. Everyone listens to music, but we don’t all enjoy listening to the same songs.
Swan Lake Studios: Where Dance Meets Photography
What do photography and dance have in common? Not so much, you may say. But someone, somewhere, has fused these two arts to create an exciting mix. Top class, inspiring photography; hip, fun, and body-sculpting dance, you have it all at Swan Lake Studios. And the lady behind it: the multi-talented Ibifaka ben-Kalio. Ibifaka Ben-Kalio is […]
The Wedding Dance
These days’ people are becoming adventurous with their wedding dance entrance, and their first dances. I have been to quite a number of weddings, and some wedding dance entrances cracked me up, while others wowed me. For Nigerian weddings, I have seen couples dance in with the weirdest songs. Who says you must dance in […]
Learn How to Dance Salsa at Bomphysio
Salsa is a lively, fiery, and sexy dance style that you can indulge in alone or, usually and more rewardingly, with a partner. It’s a fun way to burn away calories, tone and sculpt your body, lower your stress levels, and bond with the one you love. A dance studio in Abuja is now offering […]
Dance Your Way to Fitness
It can be a chore to maintain an exercise or workout routine. You have to push yourself, most times, to stay inspired and motivated — especially if you really need to lose weight. Yes, it is hard work — but who says hard work can’t be fun? Why can’t we have it all: the hard […]