Swange dance - Nigeria
by Gloria Ssali
Title
Swange dance - Nigeria
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Drawing - Drawing
Description
Swange is a form of urban recreational dance among the Tiv in which men and women dance together. This dance uses the circle formation familiar in village dances and adapts traditional musical themes to highlife rhythms played on a combination of Tiv and Hausa instruments. The climax of the evening is provided by the solo dancer who improvises freely using movements from the many styles of the Tiv.
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Swange is a contemporary popular social dance of the Tiv people of Benue State in Central Nigeria. It is a dance of fast, slow, rhythmic and undulating movements, expressing youth and vigour. Swange is played at various types of social and religious functions for the enjoyment of the old and the young.
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October 28th, 2011
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