Bakiga Dance - Uganda #1
by Gloria Ssali
Title
Bakiga Dance - Uganda #1
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Drawing - Drawing
Description
The form of dance for the Bakiga is called the Ekizino. Ekizino is a royal dance from the Bakiga people of Kigezi, which is known as "Switzerland of Africa" because of its weather and landscape similar to most European countries. During colder months, Ekizino is the warm-up dance. Since Kigezi is a hilly region, the men who go out farming early in the morning cold must jump around for a while to get warm, and also to stretch their muscles after work. Traditionally, the people also used to stamp the ground until they found signs of water. Therefore, this dance represents their jumping and stamping.
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July 22nd, 2012
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Comments (24)
Barbara St Jean
Charming and very interesting to view, love the details and flow, like tap dancing!!!
Lori Theim-Busch
Great representation and story of the Bakiga Dance. I have now learned something new today. Well Done. V
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Strokes in the background are very effective,,Wonderful movement.-------------Anand
Lenore Senior
I am particularly fond of all your dance images. All different, but all so expressive and full of the sense of movement and life. v/f
Branko Jovanovic
Magnificent Gloria.... I simply love the strong contrasting colors and the content...v&f
Christiane Schulze
Awesome movement and composition Gloria.........another wonderful work - Chris (F/V)