The Maiden Dance

Dr. Nonyelum Chibuzo Mba is from Nigeria. She is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies University of Abuja Abuja. She has a PhD in Feminism (Womanism) and Gender Discourse in African Literature in English. Her other qualifications are an MA in English Literature; a BA (Ed) English NCE; a Diploma in Computer Science (Data Processing) Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism WASC and GCE O-Level. In addition to The Maiden Dance Dr. N. C. Mba is the author of Basic Study in Fiction Literature of Black Diaspora A Survey of the Twentieth Century American Literature and Escapade (a novel). She has published several articles in various journals contributed to books and has a number of works in progress including collections of short stories poems and drama. She is a member of several professional and other associations.