The dance studio in the Arts & Letters building was locked, lights off on Thursday evening.

The African Dance Class that was scheduled for 7 p.m. on Feb. 20 by the Black Student Union during Black History Month was canceled last minute. BSU President Sh’Kia Dennis said that the instructor could not make it due to an emergency and they were planning to reschedule the class for sometime in March.

Tara Hughee, director of Black History Month and has written for the UP only found out that the class was not going to happen two hours before it was scheduled to begin.

“‘No,’ he says, ‘it can’t happen,’” Hughee recalled BSU historian, Hosea Rogers telling her.

Hughee was unsure of Rogers’ source of information and the instructor’s emergency.

Hughee said that the BSU had been told that extra work was required to bring in dance instructor Trina Soumare from the dance school Ballet Brika, since she was not part of FAU. They thought the dance class was confirmed for Wednesday night, and the exact reason for the event being postponed is still unclear.

“When it does happen, we can come back even bigger and better with the event,” Hughee said.

The dance class was going to feature different styles of African dance led by Soumare and three drummers. Hughee described the significance of this event during Black History month as a fun way to educate students about aspects of African history.

“I felt that Black History Month and its meaning has gotten lost over time and it was important for me to bring different educational aspects about Black History Month to FAU,” Hughee said. “They would be learning, but at the same time, they would be having fun.”

As soon as they found out the dance class had been postponed, Hughee said that they alerted everyone via Facebook and Twitter.

“We got on it really fast,” she said.

The African Dance Class, the first of its kind at FAU, will be rescheduled for sometime in March after Spring Break, according to Hughee.