Tribal Dancing

Togo and Benin, West Africa are small adjacent countries in the southernmost part of West Africa, on the coastline with the South Atlantic Ocean. The country is made up of mostly native tribes who practice various rituals that include voodoo, fetishes and dances with masks that are usually symbolic representations of daily life, including health care, eating, sleeping, and sexuality.

Tourists Watching Dances

Celebrating Sexuality

Celebrating Food

Costume

Night Dance (1)

Night Dance (2)

Night Dance (3)

Night Dance (4)

Dance Blur (1)

Dance Blur (2)

Dance Blur (3)

Tumble Blur

Learning Dance

Xylophone

Painted Men

Tribal Chief

Penis Hat

Drumming (1)

Drumming (2)

Dancing "The Chicken"

Ceremonial Bow

Kids Watching

One Sleeping, One Dancing

Entraced #1

Entraced #2

Costume (2)

Costumes