Philip Amo Agyapong
Dance TeAcher | Researcher
California, USA | Ghana
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Philip Amo Agyapong is a Dance teacher and researcher from Ghana and currently living in California – USA. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance and Theatre Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from the University of Ghana. After his graduate studies, Philip served as an Assistant Lecturer in the same University for two (2) years. During his position as faculty in the University of Ghana, he produced dance works such as “Su-Ban”, “Akogo”, and “Ritual” from his research scope “Dance and Ethics in Ghanaian Festivals”. Currently, Philip teaches African Traditional dance forms (both theory and practical), African Popular dance and Contemporary African dance in Schools across the Bay Area and beyond. He further practices and performs with dance companies such as Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, African Music and Dance Ensemble and Afro-Urban Society all in the Bay Area – CA.