African Dance Troupe Performs at Pleasanton Library

Information, photo submitted by City of Pleasanton:

Experience the vitality of Africa as the Friends of the Sironka Maasai Dance Troupe perform at the Pleasanton Library on Saturday, February 14 at 1:00 p.m. Clad in distinctive Maasai red, with beaded jewelry and head wear, the troupe will present traditional Maasai songs, dance, and storytelling from Kenya in their native tongue.

Troupe founder and Fulbright Fellow Nicholas Sironka was born in the heartland of the Maasai region, in Kenya’s Rift Valley. He currently lives in Spokane, Washington, where he began the Kenyan Arts & Culture Center and formed the Friends of Sironka Maasai Dance Troup. Cheza Nami Foundation (Swahili for “play with me”), whose mission is to preserve and share the uniqueness of African culture, is the local host and co-sponsor of the troupe’s visit to Pleasanton.

This free event is open to all ages and no registration is required. Free admission tickets will be distributed in the children’s area of the library 30 minutes prior to the performance. For information on this and other library programs, please visit the library page on the city website at www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts./lib/default.asp, or call the children’s desk at (925) 931-3400, extension 3