Western African dance class takes off in area’s most-diverse suburb

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The rhythm of Western African beats are pulsing through one Pflugerville dance studio.
Dance Instructor Eva Ratti said the music and the moves take her back home to the Ivory Coast, Africa.
“Give me some energy,” she said to a group of dancers, motivating them to move more at the Lonestar Dance Center.
Ratti created the dance class called Ye Zi. It means “let’s dance” in the Nzima language.
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