TRADITIONAL AND RHYTHMIC DANCE ACTIVITIES
CONTENT
- Foreign Dances
- Traditional Music/Dance
- Examples of Ethnic Dances
- Some Notable Nigerian Musicians
- Reasons for Traditional Dance
- Values of Dance/Rhythmic Activities
Foreign Dances
Foreign dances are imitations of the dance rhythms from other countries and are mostly played for social dances by the younger generation. These music include reggae, pop, jazz, highlife, rock and roll, calypso, and rumba.
Traditional Music/Dance
Traditional music/dance are of folks and ethnic origin, ethnic dances have a race-cultural bond which ties them to a race or tribe.
Ethnic dances may be based upon
(i) Religious beliefs.
(ii) Cultural development.
(iii) Racial heroes.
(iv) Gods or other ideas.
Examples of Ethnic Dances
Examples of ethnic dances include
- Ekiti dance.
- Obitun dance.
- Eyo dance.
- Oyoyo dance.
- Fuji dance.
- Sango dance.
- Gunda dance etc.
Some Notable Nigerian Musicians
- King Sunny Ade.
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