Born in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Abdoulaye Camara met the tradition in daily life in his grandmothers village. He was taught how to dance by his mother, grandmother, brothers and cousins, who where professional dancers.

At seven years old Abdoulaye started at his country's comprehensive school, where dance was a subject of its own, introduced at that time by the regime to maintain people's knowledge of tradition in Guinea. At 13 years old, he was selected for the local ballet. He danced with many different ballets until the age of 18, when he left Guinea.

Abdoulaye danced in Ballet Foret Sacreé from Senegal,then travelled to Gambia where he first danced in ballet Senegambia and African Ballet, which made tours in Europe and other parts of the world. He established his own ballet company, Allatantou Ballet in Gambia, with about thirty members, whom he guided and instructed in his own choreography. He now lives in Sweden and teaches dance and drum workshops throughout Europe, the U.S. and Guinea.