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A young maiden judges men competing in a Guérewol in 1997. The Guérewol (var. Guerewol, Gerewol) is an annual courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people of Niger. Young men dressed in elaborate ornamentation and made up in traditional face painting gather in lines to dance and sing, vying for the attentions of marriageable ...
Maasai men performing traditional jumping dance (Adumu) Adumu is a highly symbolic dance that is performed during ceremonies and incorporates a variety of cultural objects. The Maasai people's culture, history, and significance are all conveyed through these objects, which constitute an essential component of the dance.
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.
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.
Ekitaguriro aka Cow Dance is a traditional dance originating from Nkore or Ankole region which is located in the South Western Uganda. It is a celebratory dance that is performed by both men and women as an expression of gratitude for their cattle and to showcase local prosperity such as birth, marriage and abundant harvest.
Their music is divided into several groups based on age: Kilumi is a dance for mainly elderly women and men performed at healing and rain-making ceremonies, Mbeni for young and acrobatic girls and boys, Mbalya or Ngutha is a dance for young people who meet to entertain themselves after the day's chores are done, Kyaa for the old men and women ...
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.
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]