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Ukusina dance is a fundamental component of the social, religious, and cultural life of the Zulu people, [5] as evidenced by the descriptions of traditional dances in South Africa. [2] Everyone in attendance is drawn into a coherent action atmosphere by the intimate relationship between body movement and music.
The name of these traditional garments is umbhaco, while their cousins, the Zulus, wear animal hide (men) and colourful clothing and beads (women). They usually paint themselves prior to performing. Umxhentso is mostly performed in the Transkei homeland in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa where the tradition is still valued.
Umteyo: a Xhosa dance performed by young men, in which the whole torso is undulated rapidly. The Xhensa dance is a similar form performed by older men, accompanied by clapping, singing, and roaring. [34] Ukusina: a Zulu women's dance performed in South Africa during Umemulo, the women's coming of age ceremony.
Umhlanga [um̩ɬaːŋɡa], or Reed Dance ceremony, is an annual Swazi event that takes place at the end of August or at the beginning of September. [1] In Eswatini, tens of thousands of unmarried and childless Swazi girls and women travel from the various chiefdoms to the Ludzidzini Royal Village to participate in the eight-day event. [2]
The Amalilo is a large group dance involving both men and women usually seen during the end of unyago (initiation) periods. Yao Amalilo dance in Chanika, Mandimba, Niassa, Mozambique 2011 & video from 2013
Learning dance is a harsh discipline that every Mende girl must tackle. Girls practice for hours at a time until they drop from exhaustion. Ndoli jowei, the expert in dancing, is in charge of teaching young Mende girls to dance. When girls make a mistake in the steps, they are whipped with a switch until they get it right.
The xibelani dance (Shibelani, Shibelana, Shibelane) is an indigenous dance of the Tsonga women from Mpumalanga and Limpopo located in South Africa. The name of the dance comes from the native Xitsonga language and it can translate to "hitting to the rhythm", for example, the concept " xi Bela ni vunanga ".
Two young girls dancing Adowa Adowa Dancer in Kente Cloth. Adowa is a dance by the Akan people of Ghana. It is a popular traditional dance in Ghana and it is performed at cultural ceremonies like festivals, funerals, engagements, and celebrations. The Adowa dance is a sign of expression that allows performers to communicate their emotions and ...