Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing large metal pans on his hand, torso, and mouth during a dance solo.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A row of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts bows on a stage while a group of men stands around drums behind them. In font of the women, a group of onlookers sits in rows of red chairs facing the stage.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing a large metal pan on his forehead during a dance solo.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing an umbrella and a large metal pot on his forehead during a dance solo.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing a solo at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing large metal pans on his fingers while doing the splits.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade doing a handstand during a dance solo.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing a large metal pan on his forehead during a dance solo.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two women wearing black tops and patterned skirts dancing together, one woman raising a hand above her head while the other woman leans forward with her arms outstretched by her sides. A group of similarly dressed women and a man in checkered clothing stand in the background clapping.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black top and a gray skirt patterned with red and black shapes dances in front of another woman. The second woman wears a black top with a white skirt that's patterned with stripes, red shapes, and yellow shapes. To the duo's right are two more dancing women while in the background behind the women stands a group of clapping and drumming onlookers.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black top and a white skirt patterned with stripes, red shapes, and yellow shapes holds onto the shoulders of another woman as while leaning over and smiling. The second woman stands with her legs apart and bent and is dressed in a black top and a gray skirt patterned with red and black shapes. To the duo's right a third woman dances and wears a brown top and a skirt with yellow crown icons patterned across brown and blue stripes. A row of men claps in the background.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two women wearing black tops and patterned skirts dance energetically together, one woman raising her hands up while the other throws her arms behind her. A group of women wearing similar clothing stands in the background clapping.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Three women wearing black tops and long patterned skirts dance while a row of similarly dressed women clap in the background. The women dancing wear skirts with black, green, and orange patterns on yellow cloth while the women clapping wear skirts that have black patterns on yellow cloth.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts dance in rows. The skirts are mostly black, orange, and green patterns on yellow cloth except for the skirt a woman with tattoos wears which has orange, white, and black shapes on red cloth.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two lines of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts dance as a group. Their skirt patterns are made up by black, green, and orange patterns on a yellow cloth.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts dance next to a group of men playing drums. The men are seated on rows of black chairs and wear patterned shirts and pants.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a white top and a striped skirt hugs a child dressed in a shiny shirt and pants while men play drums and women clap. The men sit in the background towards the right and are dressed in patterned shirts and pants while the women stand in the left side of the background and wear black tops with patterned skirts.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two rows of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts lay on a stage while two rows of men wearing patterned shirts and pants sit with drums. At the left end of the men, a woman wearing a white top stands next to two drums.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A row of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts clap while looking towards the right edge of the photo. Behind the women is a wood-paneled wall with an open door, which a man inside looks out from.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts lean and turn as they dance together. The skirts the women wear are yellow with black patterns or yellow with black, green, and orange patterns.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black top and a black and yellow patterned skirt puts a hand to her hair while she dances. Other women dressed in similar clothing dance around her, though their skirt patterns include green and orange shapes.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of women wearing white tops and patterned skirts over striped pants pose with long dark tassels in their hands. A group of men sits and stands behind the women.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of men in patterned clothing play various instruments on a stage. Two men sit on chairs and hold their instruments in their laps while a third man sits on a small box while performing, a fourth man stands and holds his instrument under his arm, and a fifth man sits on a chair in front of three drums. In front of the men are microphones while behind them are chairs and additional drums.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Women wearing patterned cloth wraps over striped pants stand straight while men standing behind them play drums. The central woman wears a patterned top while the other three wear plain white shirts. All four of the women hold dark objects resembling hair in their right hands.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held at Voertman Hall. Nine members of the ensemble are playing percussion instruments while José Aponte (2nd from right), Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion, and student Brittany Padilla (right) sing.