Fikir Alemu Negatu

Fikir Alemu Negatu is a senior Ethiopian traditional dancer and choreographer with more than two decades on stage. He began his training in 2001 at Ethio-Selam Circus in Addis Ababa, where his talent for dance emerged, and has since become one of the leading interpreters of Ethiopia's regional dance traditions.

He has been a member of the Ethiopian National Theatre Traditional Dance team since 2013, and has worked with Moseb Music Group since 2012 as a dancer, trainer and choreographer, including a weekly show at Moseb Music Center. He performed at Fendika Cultural Centre from 2015 to 2023 and at the Sheraton Addis cultural show from 2023 to 2024, and has appeared in live concerts with traditional singers, in music videos and on children's television.

Fikir has represented Ethiopian culture at festivals and cultural-exchange programmes in Japan, China, India, Turkmenistan, Qatar, the UAE, Türkiye, Senegal, Djibouti and Sweden. He teaches Ethiopian dance to international dancers and visitors, including members of the Embassy of France in Addis Ababa, and is co-founder and lead coach of Acro Fitness, a dance-fitness centre in Addis Ababa.