 By 1924, it had been expanded to seat 599) Because of Martin's influential review, the show moved to larger venues and continued to show for four months to packed audiences

The cast consisted of eighteen men and women, a mix of African and African-American performers.The show was colourful and exciting, with live music and continuous, stimulating drumming, and the audience was exposed to a "visual feast of 'semi-naked black men and women, posturing, writhing, crazily whirling, dancing insanely—vitally,'..." White American audience members looked upon the performance with preconceptions about the African culture, which to them was primitive.The dancers' motions were alluding to "nature, animals, and the basic functions of living—especially sex..." At a time when American concert dance was dominated by austerity and an overwhelming emphasis on the struggle of the individual heroine, such as with Martha Graham and Humphrey-Weidman pieces, Dafora's bright, lively and exotic show was a lively and appealing alternative.