▁the ▁school ▁instead . ▁He ▁agreed , ▁and ▁she ▁combined ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁teachers ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁within ▁the ▁school . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁African ▁dance ▁as ▁an ▁on going ▁hy brid ▁between ▁modern ▁western ▁styles ▁and ▁traditional ▁African ▁techniques . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁Dan se ▁Africa ine ▁( A fr ican ▁Dance ), ▁which ▁set ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁Sen eg al ese ▁dance . ▁She ▁left ▁M ud ra ▁A frique ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁founded ▁Studio ▁E cole ▁Bal let ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Toul ouse , ▁France , ▁alongside ▁her ▁husband ▁Hel mut ▁Vog t . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Sen eg al ▁to ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁dance ▁school ▁l ' E cole ▁des ▁S ables ▁there ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁She ▁involved ▁the ▁local ▁vill agers ▁in ▁the ▁performances , ▁with ▁the ▁studio ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁air ▁over looking ▁the ▁ocean . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁school ▁opened , ▁she ▁began ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁over se as ▁ch ore ograph ers ▁such ▁as ▁Sus anne ▁Lin ke ▁and ▁K ota ▁Yam as aki ▁to ▁with ▁on ▁her ▁company ▁J ant - Bi ▁to ▁develop ▁three ▁hour ▁d ances ▁for ▁evening ▁performances . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Dance ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Paris -