At the 7th Choreographic Meeting of Africa and the Indian Ocean held in Tunis from May 1st to May 8th, 2008 and organised by CULTURES FRANCE (Paris) and the association Ness el Fen (Tunis), Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye, called Kaolack, won the Solo category first prize at the solo category.
Kaolack is an ex-student of the Ecole des Sables and a member of company Jant-Bi.
Source: Ecole de Sable, Newsletter, May 2008