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The 2011 edition was tagged “Lagos Heritage week: Animating Heritage began with ‘FELA!, A Broadway play in Lagos which was displayed live for a week at the Eko Hotel and Suites Expo Centre at Victoria Island, Lagos. The show presented a documentation of the struggles and life of the late undeniable afrobeat musician.
"WDC Competition Rules June 2015" (PDF document). World Dance Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2015; Picart, Caroline Joan (2006). From Ballroom to Dancesport: Aesthetics, Athletics, and Body Culture. Albany: State University of New York. ISBN 978-0-7914-6629-2. "WD&DSC Competition Rules". World Dance and DanceSport Council.
These competitions are often run with many of the same rules are regular amateur competitions as outlined above, but are usually organized entirely by collegiate teams. Examples include the MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition, Big Apple Dancesport Challenge, Purdue Ballroom Classic, Cardinal Classic, Berkeley Classic, and Harvard Invitational.
The flag of Lagos. Lagos State (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó, Gun: Ayìmátẹ̀n Awọnlìn tọ̀n) is a state in South West, Nigeria.Of the 36 Nigerian states, Lagos is the second most populous state but the smallest in terms of land mass.
The Experience, commonly referred to as The Experience Lagos, is an annual gospel music concert held at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island. Conceived by Paul Adefarasin, the lead pastor of House on the Rock, the event debuted in 2006 with an attendance of 70,000 individuals. [16] [17]
One of the earliest influences may have been the Morris dance, an English dance for six men involving a line formation and energetic steps. [6] This dance is closely related to another ancestor of square dancing, English country dance, which included a variety of dances for groups of couples arranged in circles, lines, or squares. [6]
The origins of the event trace back to 1983 when the first marathon took place. The Lagos International Marathon is organized by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria and was preceded by several recurring half marathons held in the city where athletes like John Cheruiyot Korir, [5] Paul Malakwen Kosgei [6] [7] and Dieudonné Disi emerged as winners.
Upon independence in 1960, Lagos remained as the capital with much of the city forming the Federal Capital Territory while the rest of modern-day Lagos State was a part of the Western Region until 1967 when the region was split and the area became Lagos State. [27] Economically, Lagos State is one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the world.