National Troupe Plans Cultural Dance

In a bid to develop the interest of children in cultural dance, the National Troupe has scheduled a dance production for the first half of this month.
The production, tagged ``Alante Katakomi'' and produced by a former Director of Culture, Mr Frank Aig-Imokhuede, is to hold at the National Theater, Lagos.
The spokesman of the National Theater, Mr Shuaibu Oseni, told  newsmen Sunday in Lagos that the production was targeted at nursery and primary school pupils in Lagos.
Oseni said that the move was aimed at reviving the children's theater production arm of the National Troupe as well as to develop the innate talents in the youngsters.
``This generation of youths in the country may soon lose touch with our dance culture if urgent steps are not taken to correct the situation,'' he said.
The spokesman explained that there had been an infiltration of foreign elements in traditional Nigerian dance, saying that had given cause for alarm.