Students at Pattonville High School recently participated in programs highlighting the arts in different cultures from around the world. -Read-More- The Modern Language Department at Pattonville High School recently hosted a cultural program for students to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Wayanay Inka, a musical group from Peru that plays authentic Andean music representative of the great Incan civilization, performed for about 300 students in Spanish classes at Pattonville High School. The group members use indigenous instruments including panpipes, a type of flute (la quena), wood flutes(zampoña), percussion(el bombo) and the charango and regular guitars. They played original, classical and contemporary music. Students in Pattonville's World Dance Class participated in West African Dance Workshop presented by Alicia Williams. Williams performs with Diadie Bathily's West African Dance Company, Afriky Lolo, and has taught classes at COCA (the Center of Contemporary Arts) in St. Louis. During the workshop, students learned various West African dances and their history. Members of Wayanay Inka, a Peruvian music group, perform for Pattonville High School students. Students in Pattonville High School's World Dance Class participated in a West African Dance Workshop with instructor Alicia Williams (shown third from left). -End-