'She's the mother of African dance': the Senegal sensation who shook the world
She was the only black student in her Paris school, constantly criticised for her 'big butt and flat feet'. But she went on to win awards worldwide, including the Venice Golden Lion. As Germaine Acogny finally hits Britain, the dancer relives her path to the top 'When I was born," says Germaine Acogny, speaking from her home in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, "people said I was the reincarnation of my grandmother." A Yoruba …