Africa came alive in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom when models sashayed down the runway to the theme “A Taste of Africa.”

The Afro-Centric Fashion Show, organized by the Present Perfect Modeling Organization, presented vibrant images of Africa with colorful African garb, tribal music and confident models.

The show began at 8:45 p.m. and had six scenes displaying African and American clothes and music fused together.

The opening all-female act had models strutting down the runway in colorful tank tops and jeans to the song “Addictive.”

The enthusiastic crowd, who had been waiting for over a half hour, cheered and yelled, nearly drowning out the music.

In the second act entitled “Nigeria,” the models paraded African clothing such as loose pants, embroidered shirts, head dresses, print skirts and tie-dye apparel.

Vibrant colors like purple, gold, blue and orange matched the audience’s excitement.

“Nubian Kings,” with male models in black tight fitting tank tops and black pants, had all the ladies in the audience on their feet.

“All the guys did at least 300 push-ups before the start of the show to look developed,” said male choreographer and model Fias Mannie.

During the intermission dance troupe Dynamic Destruction took the stage.

The show resumed with fast dance music as models displayed their own creations. The clothes were an eclectic mix ranging from one sleeve shirts, ripped ends and waist-belts to slit skirts.

The final scene, “African Pride,” paid tribute to Africa by using only the African colors: red, black and green.

The finale introduced all the models and left the audience applauding for more.

“[The show was] one of the greatest events to recognize Black History Month, performed by African Americans so far,” said audience member Akasia Jarrett, junior biology major.

Megan Shade, President of Present Perfect Modeling Organization, said they definitely needed to have more seating next time as they started with 250 seats and were forced to bring in more.

“Everyone modeled to their highest potential; the large crowd played into that,” said Shade.