African Dance

accompany aesthetic African culture African dance ancient areas audience Baladi beautiful become begins body boys called carry celebration central ceremony circle cloth color continues covered create culture dance performed dancers designated dress drum drummer earth Egypt Egyptian ethnic European event evil express face feet female festivals figure forward fundi funeral girls hands harvest head headdress held hips hold important influences initiation king knees known live male mask dance means mother move movements Nigeria night originally participate patient pepo played position possessed reflect region religious represent rhythm rhythmic ritual short shoulders side sing social society sometimes songs southern specific spirit stand steps sticks stilts story string symbolizes takes term traditional usually village waist wear wedding West woman women young Zezuru