somali culture

Unit 1:P1
 Demonstrate Effective uh9i Interpersonal Skills In Face To Face Communication. Somalia Culture and Dance

Somalia culture dance  

Somalia has many culture dances. They are Dhanto, Buraanbur, Gaaleeyso, Diisoow, Boondheere, Jaandheer, Kabeebey, Luumbi and Niiko.

 

 

What is Dhaanto?

Dhaanto is performed by groups of men and women, who dance opposite one another, sometimes taking partners and sometimes dancing in their gender groups.

Most Somali dances involve simple footwork. In Dhaanto, the dancers enter by skipping: this is a move that majority of Somalis know. You begin on your right foot, pushing off and jumping up. Land on your right foot again, and hop onto your left foot, pushing off and jumping up. Land on your left foot, and repeat the entire order of moves.

 

What are Niiko and Boondheere?

In Niiko and Boondheere, your feet stay still, planted about hips' width apart; unless you want to move around the dance floor, in which case you simply walk forward as you shake your hips. When male and female couples dance Niiko together, sometimes they shuffle their feet in a fast side step, first going right, and then left.

Boondheere is women’s dance along the same lines as Niiko. Boondheere, most of the motion will come from your hips, but you'll also perform some small arm movements. Keep your arms bent and your elbows up by your waist. Now push your arms forward and down, as if you were making a "choo-choo train" type movement. Make small, vertically-oriented circles with your elbows, one slightly to the right, then one slightly to the left. You can either hold your hands loosely and bend them downwards at the wrist, or hold onto the ends of your scarf if you are wearing one.

 

Reference

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