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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Take the Challenge; Raise Awareness through Dance Globally.

Enriching lives; Building strengths fit for life...

Renowned Artist Nana-Dictta Graves; fuses traditional African dance with inventive choreography to propel the body, mind and spirit through story-telling. The result is a contemplative and entertaining style of movement theatre, that puts an innovative twist on ancient years of West African Royal Tradition and cultural studies.  It’s a celebration of the spirit on a voyage of sensuous discovery.
Traditional African Dance is the language of the soul stretching and going outside the box; bringing energy and style from the roots of West African cultures, accomplish without fear, stayed in character, walking in shadow but simply; everything happens like one universe.



Fun and Family-Friendly:-

Di-Aspect of Traditional African Dance activities designed to get the public moving.

The West African Cultural Dance and wellness, workshop, classes, featuring non-stop social dancing and participatory improvisation. 


It is a variety of artistic themes that provides the audience with laughter as well as self-reflection.


If you love dancing, be a part of the basic rhythmic spatial patterns that engulf the stage.

Take a Class, Be in the Workshop, and Perform.

You don’t want to Miss Nana-Dictta’s Dance Masterpiece!

Micro-Mosaic Fine Art / Performance / Diversity Programs
Copyright © 2011 Nana-Dictta Graves; Professional Fine Artist. All Rights Reserved



Tuesday, May 3, 2011

When DANCE comes to the Mind and Soul

It is a quality that may develop; it may be an inborn quality of mind or an acquired one, for our creative vision and well-being.

It is a place where both the recreation and the professional dancer can come together and celebrate dance in its many forms..., in a safe and positive atmosphere.

What better way of fostering the sense of community to dance with joy!









There is no more invaluable tool to learn about another culture than through the arts.

If we develop a communication to provide opportunity for such dialogue; to foster understanding and appreciation of arts discipline to generate creativity, responsiveness to expand reasoning, thinking skills and self-esteem






Di-aspect of Traditional African Dance introductory workshop/class is suitable for all ages and abilities. It is educational, Inspiring and a fun way to get fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle.


Get a taste of traditional African Dance in STORY-TELLING!

The language in creative art that predates written history, "If we learn a song from a particular culture, they're learning about that culture".  The intercultural part of it goes back and forth in terms of socialization of the arts; Dance is a tool to socialize you to the larger world.

Everyone Welcome, No Experience Necessary!

Consider joining today.

Nana-Dictta Graves
Professional Fine Artist’ Business Entrepreneur
Naiktta Fine Art
Di-Aspect of Traditional African Dance  
Copyright © 2011, All rights reserved.