Dancing for us is much more than steps, turns and routines. Dancing is a deep and lifelong passion. It heats up our heart, inflates our soul and heightens our spirit. It is, in fact, a way of feeling and living up to the innumerable beats of life itself – on and off the dance floor. Dancing has no borders. It crosses genres, styles, cultures, language barriers and emotions. For us at Akosia, dancing is a holistic experience – and we want to share it with you in a unique way. Dancing with Akosia means to go further. To step beyond the dancing class. To feel the cultures, traditions, histories, stories and people behind the rhythm. Around the globe, but off the beaten track.

Our mission is to provide you with these exclusive, memorable dancing opportunities that let you irresistibly fall in love with the universe of dancing. Just like we have.

We love beautiful names and we love to build bridges. Akosia has it all. It is the Ghanian name for a girl born on a Sunday. No wonder that we immediately fell in love with this name and chose it for our branding. Monika Hoegen, founder of “Akosia Dancing”, was born on a Sunday herself. She already knew (and felt it during her travels around the globe) that being born on a Sunday means to have plenty of chances and good luck in life. But she only knew about her African name a few years ago, when she spent her birthday in Ghana – a country that she loves and knows very well. And guess what? That very day also happened to be a Sunday. Akosia therefore has a positive and joyful meaning in many ways. For German-born Monika, Akosia also symbolises the bridge between her Western identity and her “Southern” soul and heart – a heart very much beating to African and many other sun-blessed rhythms.