Etienne Cakpo Etienne Cakpo

Adjunct Faculty

Etienne Cakpo

Etienne Cakpo is an award-winning professional dancer, choreographer and musician from Benin, West Africa.  He is specialized in instruction and performance of traditional African dance from Benin as well as contemporary African dance styles, and has been building his dance repertoire for nearly thirty years. He is director of Gansango Music & Dance, a dance company registered in Washington State.  Gansango works closely with public libraries, schools and independent arts agencies locally and nationally to make performance of dance and music from Africa available to a wide range of audiences, including young children.

Qualifications

Dance