Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Afro Global Dance Fads

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Numerous dance fads exist among the young Afro-descendants, from North America to South America, and Africa. The creativity displayed in these dance are limitless. A lot are theme dances like the Crank dances and Coupé-Décalé , which tries to emulate the object, situation, event, or individuals. Some bring new meaning to dirty dancing.

Stickin and Rollin most recent dance from the USA



The Crank Dances from the USA



Crank the Peter Pan



Kuduro from Angola, the Tchiriri group dance craze



Artist Costuleta from Angola, with one leg(symbol of the Angolan civil war) He tears it up. Kudos!



Kuduro, freestyle dance from Angola



Coupé-Décalé from Ivory Coast



Coupé-Décalé from Ivory Coast



Coupé-Décalé from Ivory Coast



Choque/Choke dance from Colombia brings new meaning to dirty dancing on a Reggaeton beat





Ndombolo from Congo





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