Primus was so well accepted in the communities in her study tour that she was told that the ancestral spirit of an African dancer had manifested in her. The Oni and people of Ife, Nigeria, felt that she was so much a part of their community that they initiated her into their commonwealth and affectionately conferred on her the title "Omowale" — the child who has returned home.During her travels in the villages of Africa, Primus was declared a man so that she could learn the dances only assigned to males. She mastered dances like Bushasche a war dance and Fanga which were common to African cultural life.