Albert Mawere Opoku (1915–2002), was a Ghanaian choreographer, dancer, printmaker, painter, and educator.
His father Nana Mawere Opoku was the Asantehene's (king of the Asante kingdom) Okyeame (linguist).
His mother Yaa Bemponma, on the other hand, was a renowned storyteller and the sister of the Asantehene's chief linguist, Kwasi Numah.
[1] Opoku received his primary and secondary education at the Kumasi Government School from 1921 to 1931,[1][5] and the Achimota Training College, from 1931 to 1934 respectively.
[citation needed] His works include over 30 choreographic compositions that make up the foundations of various Ghanaian dance forms.