Program Books/ASTOU DIOP (TOUSA)
A portrait image of artist Astou Diop.

ASTOU DIOP (TOUSA)

Senegal

Tousa was born in Dakar, Senegal, and started competing in hip hop dance battles with the group Attack Dance when she was 16. At 18, she started sabar and contemporary dance classes with the company Séné afrique. She has been training in traditional and contemporary African dances in Dakar since 2016, and is a member of École des Sables’ Jant-Bi II company.