{"id":65166,"date":"2023-05-09T10:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/09\/honour-dancers-adjetey-sowah-tells-vgma-organisers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:31:01","slug":"honour-dancers-adjetey-sowah-tells-vgma-organisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/09\/honour-dancers-adjetey-sowah-tells-vgma-organisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Honour Dancers- Adjetey Sowah Tells VGMA Organisers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Adjetey Sowah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veteran dance champion, Adjetey Sowah has called on Charterhouse, organisers of the Vodafone Ghana  Awards (VGMAs), to consider adding dance categories to the award scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The call follows a lack of award platforms to celebrate and recognise the creativity of rising numbers of great dancers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the VGMAs stage when he was called to present an award for Best Reggae\/Dancehall Artiste of the Year on Saturday night, he explained that in his days it was common to see dancers awarded alongside music makers.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is different these days when Ghana boats of amazing dancers such as Dancegod Lloyd, Incredible Zigi, Afronitaa, and Dance With A Purpose (DWP) Academy among others.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, they deserve some attention from the VGMAs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood morning Ghana, you all know I\u2019m a dancer, right?<\/p>\n<p>Back in the 80s when there was music, there was dance.<\/p>\n<p>And I know back in the days, when they were doing music awards, they awarded the dancers as well,\u201d the1986 Malibu World Dance Championship winner indicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember I\u2019ve received awards like Best Choreographer, Best Dancer, Best Group \u2013 and presently we have guys like Dancegod Lloyd, Incredible Zigi, Afronitaa, Militants \u2013 I mean, we need to help them too. Give them something, please. So next time, let\u2019s make room for them too,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Francis Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjetey Sowah Veteran dance champion, Adjetey Sowah has called on Charterhouse, organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Awards (VGMAs), to consider adding dance categories to the award scheme. The call follows a lack of award platforms to celebrate and recognise the creativity of rising numbers of great dancers across the country. 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