STREET DANCE PRESENTATION

PRESENTING

AFRODANCE

By Rocío Pérez García

BEGINNINGS

style

INDEX

old styles

new styles

beginnings

• sub-Saharan Africa
• traditional rhythms and music
• traditions of the region
• polyrhythm and total body articulation
• traditional african societies
• slaves , fears

afro-dance

• may appear spontaneous, they are usually strictly choreographed
• children begin to learn their traditional songs, rhythms, and dances from the moment of birth

• collectively
• expressing the values and whises of the community

OLD STYLES

adumu :

A Maasai jumping dance performed during the warriors' coming of age ceremony

EASTERN AFRICA

Agahu or gahu:

A circle dance created prior to World War II by Egun speakers in Benin speaking people of Ketonu, possibly as a modification of a dance style called "gome"

WESTERN AFRICA

NEW STYLES

KUDURO

AFRO BEAT

AFRO HOUSE

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