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Chinese Cultural Center in Benin hosts 100 students in 2-week Chinese dancing lessons

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Nov 9, 2019
End (actual)
Nov 23, 2019

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This project was to host a two-week traditional Chinese dance course for 100 local Beninese students at the Chinese Cultural Center (French: Centre Culturelle Chinois) in Cotonou, Benin. Cotonou is Benin's economic center and a large port city in the Littoral Department on the south coast of the country. The Chinese Cultural Center is located between the primary roads Avenue Pape Jean-Paul II and Boulevard de la Marina. More detailed locational information about the Chinese Cultural Center can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/802495215#map=19/6.35231/2.42380.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Benin

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Cultural Center in Benin

Loan desecription

Chinese Cultural Center in Benin hosts 100 students in 2-week Chinese dancing lessons

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Project narrative

On November 9th, 2019, the Chinese Cultural Center in Benin began a two-week traditional Chinese dance course for 100 Beninese students. Mu Shixu, a senior dance professor at Chengdu Institute of Physical Education, was in charge of choreographing and leading the class. The class lasted until November 23rd. There were both amateur and more advanced classes, such as the Colorful Dance Troupe and the Varo A, professional dance class. After the two-week training, an external performance was held.

Staff comments

The Chinese title of the training course is 贝宁中国文化中心中国舞教学培训班