Eritrean Quda dance
by Gloria Ssali
Title
Eritrean Quda dance
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Drawing - Drawing
Description
Traditional Eritrean Tigrigna dancing involves two main styles of dance, the first – ‘quda’ the dancers form a circle and slowly circumambulate or move around in an endless circular motion to the rhythm of the music. They then cease the circular musical flow/motion and dance in pairs or threes facing each other for a short while before resuming the same circular motion this time in file. The feet are moved in a shuffle motion to the beat of the music and they bob their shoulders in a rhythmical fashion. Female dancers usually move their shoulders more than the men. The music increases in tempo and beat as it reaches a crescendo and the dance ends by the dancers facing each other, ...Then in twos and threes moving their shoulders faster it reaches a climax. This can this also can include jumping and bending of knees , squatting whilst bobbing of shoulders and moving head sideways to the strong drum beats. In the second style of dance a skipping step is included but it features two groups facing each other (men and women) who periodically change places dancing across the floor passing each other.
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September 24th, 2011
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Gloria Ssali
Jude i am so sorry i have taken this long to get back to you have emailed you and am grateful for your support whether it is by prayer or word i am a big fa of your beautiful work and youre one of the reasons i enjoy FAA hope we can be friends too!
Judith Redman
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL, GLORIA;SORRY I WAS ILL & GOT SO FAR BEHIND ON COMMENTS;THIS IS excellent, magnifique SO GOOD;THE LINES, MOVEMENT;I FEEL I AM IN IT, DANCING WITH HER !! YOUR WORK GETS MY HEART & WILL NOT LET GO;I FIND YOU AMAZING AS WELL AS SWEET, INTELLIGENT, KIND; ITOTALLY RESPECT YOURWORK, DEAR GLORIA & WOULD LIKE IT IF WE COULD WRITE TO ONE ANOTHER FROM TIME & BE FRIENDS; I KNOW YOU MUST BE SO BUSY....BUT DEAR lORD, IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER;IT'SFINE IF YOU CANNOT, IF THERE'S NO TIME...THERE ARE JUST SO MANYTHINGS I CAN TELL FROM YORK THAT LET ME KNOW MWE COULD BE GOOD FRIENDS,,WHATEVER, IT IS OKAY, SO DO NOT BE CONCERNED....PLEASE;....WITH RESPECT & SO MUCH FONDNESS, JUDE A FAVE &A VOTE, DEAR; YOU SO DESERVE IT!! J
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