Aimée Wodobodé

Aimée Wodobodé was born in Central African Republic and raised in Paris where she studied Philosophy and Foreign Languages at the University of Paris XII. After touring Europe with Laura Scozzi and the Opinioni In Movimiento Aimee moved to New-York city where she was introduced to Abdel Salaam’s Forces of Nature Dance Theater. After being an apprentice for a year Aimée became a featured dancer with the company. She toured around the US with Forces for six successful years. Aimée left the company to become one of the original members of the cast of Fela! On Broadway, directed by Bill T. Jones. While on the Broadway show, Aimée performed at Sadlers Wells, London, Nigeria, around Europe, and the United States. The show returned to Broadway by popular demand in 2012. In 2013, Aimée relocated to Los Angeles and earned a BA in Performing Arts from St Mary’s College of California. She was the Lecturer in West African Dance at UCLA from 2018 to 2021. Aimée is recently returning from an eight months research trip in Senegal, West Africa during which she had the opportunity to work with various dancers from all over Africa and the Diaspora at the iconic Ecole des Sables of Germaine Acogny. Aimée is excited and honored to share her love of African dances with the students at CSULB.