African Dance 🌍

From All Areas of Africa

African dance refers to the various dance styles of Sub-Saharan Africa. These dances are closely connected with the traditional rhythms and music traditions of the region. Music and dancing is an integral part of many traditional African societies. Songs and dances facilitate teaching and promoting social values, celebrating special events and major life milestones, performing oral history and other recitations, and spiritual experiences.[1] African dance utilizes the concepts of polyrhythm and total body articulation.[2] African dances are a collective activity performed in large groups, with significant interaction between dancers and onlookers in the majority of styles.
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Each area in African have specific dances such in the East Africa has a traditional dance of Adumu: a Maasai jumping dance performed during the warriors' coming od age ceremony

In the Southern Africa, you can find Umteyo, Jerusarema and Ukusina, traditionally perform.

Western Africa have dances like Assiko , performed in Guinea. Kpanlogo, found in Ghana and Agahu performed in Benin.