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Overview of Traditional African Dances

welcome to 2nacheki and thank you for watching  if you want us to cover any of your topics leave   your suggestions in the comments below and make  sure to subscribe and hit the bell icon so that   you don't miss any of our videos African  traditional dances you found mainly to the   dancers performed by the cultural communities  upon in the continent communities use these   dancers to teach socialize to celebrate festivals  and to monitoring funerals while some dances are   exclusively used for spiritual or religious  practices in this video2nacheki present the   top 10 traditional African dances at number  10 we have the advisee dance awkward is among   the oldest musical types performed by the  Sultan area of Ghana Togo Benin in parts   of southwestern Nigeria advisors derive from  an older war dance known as a trick Bowie at   number 9 we have the mocha Latins mogila dance  originates from the Buganda tribe of Uganda and   is performed by both men and women in a number  8 we have the cha-cha-cha dance chakashi is   a traditional music and dance I love the so  hilly people of coastal Kenya in Tanzania it   is originally associated with weddings and  it's usually performed and washed by women and number seven is the putt-putt dance the  part patterns is the traditional dance of   the jola people of Senegal it involves  rhythmical puting the body in first leg   movements and number six we have the excuse  to dance as Kista is a traditional Ethiopian   dance performed by both men and women  that is known for its unique emphasis   on intense shoulder movements the dance is  characterized by rolling of the shoulder   blades bouncing the shoulders in jilting  the chest s Kista is typically performed   traditional Ethiopian music but can often  be incorporated into modern forms of music in number five a Duma dance this Masai dance is  performed by the men who leap into the air to show   their strength and stamina as tribal warriors a  number four we have the intelligence in love with   the traditional Zulu dance from South Africa  where the dancer lifts one foot over his head   and brings it down hard landing squarely on the  downbeats typically two dances inboard spells   perform in lumber routines together sharing each  other's moves perfectly also often referred to as   a Zulu wardens and is often performed at weddings  number three we have the umoja guerrero or higher   tons of women from Ronda the dance of women  is more gentle trustful and unusual in Africa   it strengthens the graceful movements and  it highlights kindness goodness purity in   the radiant beauty of what many consider as  Africa's most beautiful women and number two   we have the adore dance adora is by far the most  widespread and frequently performed social dance   of the akan people of Ghana the akan allocated in  Ashanti brawn 1/2 o Eastern Central and parts of   the Volta regions of Ghana it is best described  in akan mystical traditions as a woman's dance   because they dominate the performance a number  one we have the solely dance the Olli is a   traditional dance of the guru people of central  avoid cost the sourly mask used in the dance was   created in the 1950s reportedly inspired by a  girl named Jala lousily meaning Zoe daughter   of jela however stories on the origins of the  mask abide in each mask has its own symbolic   history did you like our list please subscribe  and leave your comments and opinions below