Yoruba Girl Dancing Paperback – February 1, 1994

This was a beautifully written novel. And its perspective is delightfully unique. I've been waiting for years for Bedford to write another book.

In the novel Yoruba Girl Dancing the author Simi Bedford describes the life of a young girl through the trials and tribulations of her life. The main character Remi is born into a privileged large Nigerian family. At the age of 6 she is sent to a very exclusive all girl boarding school in England. Feeling alienated because she was the only black girl in a school full of perfect English girls. She gets ridiculed for her culture and race. It isn't easy being different, but Remi has to cope with it and she needs to understand that people are different. In dealing with this and going to school, she has to realize who she really is and what she truly stands for and believes in. This novel is very interesting, yet sometimes slow. Often relating to the main character I thought that this book was generally an easy read. The vocabulary was slightly challenging at times. The authors use of poetic detail was beautiful. " The music poured through our veins and we flowed with the beat, each separate portion of our bodies winding and unwinding seamlessly as if we had no bones."The way she writes even the slightest thing like listening to music makes you want to read on. I would recommend this book to the grade levels of seven and eight. I think that they could both appreciate and understand the text at this age. They might also be able to relate to the main character. The topic isn't that serious, and the vocabulary is generally easy. I really don't think that it is that interesting to someone older than that because of the maturity of the characters in the book. It also deals with problems that most people face in middle school. Once you are in high school you may not exactly know who you are yet but you do have opinions. Overall I would rate this book

Imagine being brought up in a huge house split into two; to where when you go downstairs you are in your Grandmothers part, then when you venture upstairs you are in your Grandfathers part. That's how life is in the life of Remi Foster, the main character in the novel by Simi Bedford, Yoruba girl dancing. In this novel Remi had to navigate through the maze of races, classes, and culture. Yoruba girl dancing is set in the time after the second world war. And to me personally I find these times a very interesting time to read, watch and learn about. This novel to me wasn't as interesting as I thought it was going to be when I first picked it up and read the overview on the back of the novel. This young girl, Remi, who was born into a wealthy black family, was taken away from what was familiar to her and forced into a boarding school. The thing is that she's the only black girl in the whole school. The plot sounds interesting but the novel itself didn't keep my interest long. Yoruba girl dancing is a novel for those who are interested into how horrible it was to be an African in these times. Even the wealthiest Africans had to deal with racism in these times. The novel is very well written and at sometimes is very confusing. The author includes how large Remi's family is and makes sure in include each and every family member in the novel. I would think most readers will find this novel very interesting and add it to their collection, but as for me, I wouldn't add this novel in my home library because of how confused I got by all that happens and all the people who enter and leave the novel.

Yoruba Girl Dancing Yoruba Girl Dancing starts out with Aunt Rose saying, `Africans can talk oh!' (Bedfrod,1). One of the many qualities this little girl has is she lives in a privileged Nigerian family house. They can speak many different languages, which is just an example of their educational back round. Remi Forster is a young girl who lives in a huge house in the middle of a small African town. The house is ran by her Grandparents, but to the readers surprise, neither grandma or grandpa will talk to each other. The book is based on the religion of Yoruba. Remi's whole story is based on this religion and she uses it to help make all of her decisions. The book was written in a very unique way. The author tells the story as in a little girls viewpoints and life. The book informs the reader of the Yoruba people and the daily struggles of outcast. At age six, Remi was taken from her wealthy grandparents home, to where her father felt she would grow best, in an all-girl boarding school in England. Remi doesn't fit in at all. She is the only black girl in the whole school. The author used very descriptive words to describe what Remi was feeling and thinking. It makes the reader feel sad, but the suspense of what would happen to poor Remi is over -powering. This book is recommended for people who want to learn more about a world religion. It explains great aspects of the Yoruba's and all about their practices. Also, this book is recommended for people who enjoy sad stories about a young girl growing up and reading about her struggling through life. The book teaches the reader a lot about how to be strong in a time of need, and how to work through hard situations. Anyone who reads this book will learn an important lesson.

brillant and lovely book

The book is great!