Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt is a native of
Nigeria, West Africa and began her career as a dancer, musician, actress and storyteller in
elementary school
Committed to
community-based art education, Ms. Afegbua-Sabbatt is listed on the teaching artist
rosters of Fulton County's School Arts Program, Georgia Council for the
Arts' Residency
Artists Directory and Young Audiences/woodruff Arts Center. She is also an instructor
with Atlanta Ballet Center for Dance Education Program at the West End Performing Arts Centre.
Ms.
Afegbua-Sabbatt dances with Manga at public events and is featured in the
annual Osun festival dance celebration, Manga 's
signature concert.
AWARDS:
2003//Outstanding woman of the community.
2004//The
heritage award for outstanding dedication to our children.
2005//Nominated for the Hosea Williams Award for Community Activism.
2005//Received
the title as Chief Odufa of Okpella during a visit to Nigeria.
2006//Received
from Bank of America: Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. 2006 Local
Hero
Manga African Dance, Inc. is a non-profit
organization with 501(c)3 founded in 1990
by Ramatu Afegbua-Sabbatt and incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1999.
The company's
high-energy repertoire includes dances and rhythms from Ghana, Senegal, Guinea,
Liberia, Congo,
South Africa and Nigeria
Based in Atlanta Georgia, Manga African Dance, Inc.
performed in the 2003 and 2006 Georgia State University's World Music festival and was featured in
the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic Games.
