Sankofa Dance Theatre Alaska

Sankofa Dance Theatre - Alaska is a premier dance organization that posses a strong emphasis on bringing forth a renaissance of cultural creative arts throughout Alaska. We strive to inspire brilliance in our community regardless of age, through art, music, dance and literary works as vehicles to bring enlivenment, cultural exchange and unity.

Our primary goal is to bring cultural diversity to Anchorage by introducing and incorporating cultural dance, and its many adaptations, into the fabric of the local community. “Sankofa” is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates as "Go back and get it". To learn from the past in an effort to build and have a progressive future.