Where Do I start?

WElcome to the boards! First, where are you located and when is your wedding? Congrats, BTW. Also, try doing a google search.

I also wanted some sort of african dancers to entertain us while we where eating dinner. I haven't did any research yet because I have already went over my budget and I dont know exactly how I am going to convince my fiance so that we could squeeze this in.

You can find dance troop in some site ..

African Dancers is a fantastic idea. I love the idea of entertainers at any event. But at weddings it makes an already great event a spectacular affair.
Here is a list of companiees for hire:
[url=http://www.tntech.edu/www/life/orgs/abusua/index.html][b]ABUSUA[/b][/url]

West African drumming and dance ensemble.

 [b]
African-American
Dance Ensemble[/b]
This is the wonderful company founded by Chuck Davis. The
company is based in Durham, NC.

[url=http://www.africadance.dk/][b]Africadance.dk[/b][/url]
Based in Denmark, this link leads to "he Website of dancer Cynthia Lønborg
[specializing in] African dance shows: performance, drumming, workshops and entertainment.

[b][color=#c0c0c0]Amawumbo dance company[/color][/b]
Based
in Zimbabwe and in Sweden, "Amawumbo dance company is made up of
members who do traditional and contemporary dance works as well as
concentrating on culture and traditions.Covering many ethnics dances
,afro-ballet and several other repoitire of dances."

[url=http://www.azaguno.com/][b]Azaguno[/b][/url]
Based in Parkersburg, West Virginia (USA), "Azaguno is a colorful and vibrant
Multi-ethnic Ensemble which focuses on research, preservation,
education and performance of traditional African music and dance,
African American music and dance and other artistic expressions from
the Caribbean and Latin America. The ensemble also creates contemporary
intercultural works in new theatrical contexts that fuse the artistic
and aesthetic cultural values and resources representative of African
experiences in world history. "

[b][url=http://www.baobaofest.org/]BaoBao Festival[/url][/b]
Based in Boulder Colorado, "ach year, BaoBao
Festival draws on the West African tradition of gathering under
the Baobao Tree for singing, dancing, drumming, and
storytelling. The festival is open for everyone in the community
to participate in the interactive workshop and performances."

[b][url=http://www.beta-eskesta.com/]Beta Dance Troupe[/url][/b]

Based in Israel, "The Beta Dance Troupe ([i]beta[/i] is an Amharic word meaning
house) presents a unique program of traditional Ethiopian Jewish
dance, mixing elements of Ethiopian tribal dances (mainly "[i]eskesta[/i]"
- shoulder dancing - an Ethiopian traditional dance) and
artistic dance based on the culture of Ethiopian Jewry. The
troupe combines contemporary music and African rhythms with
ancient spirituals chanted in Ge'ez, the sacred language of
Ethiopian Jewry. Along with fascinating movements and
captivating rhythms, [b]beta[/b] offers audiences
powerful insights into the experiences of exile and homecoming."
 [b]Hayor Bibimma
Dance
 [/b]"Our dancers and musicians here in  Minneapolis have drawn from a variety of ethnic backgrounds to express the messages on the stage. They have demonstrated beyond a doubt, that through sharing the African dance experience, we are effectively made aware not of our differences, but of that which binds us together – an indisputable unity of people immerse in the human experience." 
[b]Bi-Okoto
Drum and Dance Theatre[/b]
Authentic African (Nigerian) dance company, offering
performances, workshops, and classes.

[b]Diamano
Coura West African Dance Co[/b]
The Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is a kaleidoscope
of color, motion, sound and feeling in which the elemental
beauty and power of authentic traditional African ballet
illuminates the performing arena. 

[b]Dimensions
Dance Theater[/b]
The purpose of Dimensions Dance Theater is to create, perform,
and teach dance that reflects the historical experiences and
contemporary lives of African Americans, and to promote the
knowledge and appreciation of African and African-derived dance
forms

[b]Djoniba
Dance and Drum Centre[/b]dedicated to bridging the gap between ages, races,
communities and cultures through dance and music, especially
black/African arts.
 
[b]KanKouran
West African Dance Company[/b]
"Internationally renowned Washington, D.C.- based
KanKouran features dancers from Africa, the United States and
the Caribbean. Under the direction of Assane Konte and musical
director Yacine Gueye, both from Senegal, West Africa. "

[b]Kariamu
& Company Traditions[/b]
Based in Philadelphia, "Kariamu & Company Traditions
is a contemporary African dance company that mesmerizes its
audiences with its compelling dance/theater works that speak to
the political, social, and spiritual experiences of African
people. Under the direction of Kariamu Welsh, D. A., professor
of Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
the first Artistic Director of the National Dance Company of
Zimbabwe"

[b]KanKouran
West African Dance Company [/b]
The 70-member Washington, DC-based company is dedicated to
preserving and sharing the culture of Africa. Founders Assane
Konte and Abdou Kounta are committed to exposing audiences to
traditional African cultural arts to foster cross-cultural
appreciation and understanding. 

[b]Kùlú Mèlé
African American Dance Ensemble[/b]
Kùlú Mèlé African American Dance Ensemble, founded by Baba Robert Crowder
and directed by Dorothy Wilkie has been a vital driving force for more
than 30 years behind the African cultural renaissance in [b][color=#000000]Philadelphia[/color][/b]. The
company presents African American dance traditions rooted in the
cultures and aesthetic values of the African Diaspora, blending West
African ancestral traditions and African American creativity. Kùlú Mèlé
draws on the musical and movement forms of Brazil, Haiti, Cuba,
Nigeria, Guinea, Ghana and the Senegambia region, as well as African
American vernacular traditions including Hip-Hop, Bop, Cha-cha, and
Slop.

[b]Kuumba
House Dance Theatre -[/b]
KUUMBA HOUSE is a performing arts company that preserves,
creates, teaches and presents the cultural experience of African
art forms through dance, theatre, music and other creative
expressions. The company is based in Houston Texas.

[b]Muntu
Dance Theatre[/b]
This Chicago (USA)-based  Dance Theatre performs authentic
and progressive interpretations of contemporary and ancient
African and African-American dance, music, and folklore.

[url=http://www.sashei.com/][b]Sashei[/b][/url]
This company and school is based in Macon, Georgia. "Sashei which means 'To
Dance' in the Eritrean Language of Africa was founded in July of 2002
by Chequitha Davis-Albino and Terra Gallemore; who desired to perform
authentic African dances in their truest form."

[b]Silimbo
D'Adeane West African Dance Company [/b]
Company is based in the Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts area of
the USA. "We are a group of African-rooted artists of many
cultural backgrounds and origins. We embrace and represent our
rich heritage through the work we do as a company --the cultures
of Africa and the cultures of the African Diaspora."

[b]Sounds
of Afrika [/b]
Sounds of Afrika is a company based in the Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey tri-state area.  The  Afrikan Dance and Drum troupe was founded to promote Afrikan and Afrikan-American
culture in the communities and schools.  All of the members have diverse backgrounds in the arts and extensive study of West Afrikan dance and drumming techniques.  Sounds of Afrika
has performed and facilitated after school programs in nearly 100 schools.  They also have been featured on television and in various publications and newspapers.

[b]Soul in Motion
Players[/b]
Based in Rockville, Maryland, "the mission of Soul In
Motion Players, Inc. (SIMPINC) is to share the richness and
the experiences of the African-American culture through
Theatre, Dance, and Drumming."