dance exam 3

Awa

male masked society (dogon)

‘Ayana

afflicted woman (zar)

Baile

style of dance (spanish)

Barrios

neighborhoods where Gitanos fled

Bata drum

talking drums - mimic language (yoruba)

Egungun

ancestral spirits, conduit between heaven and earth, masks, festival

Emna

masks and those who wear them (dogon)

Ginnu

family compounds (dogon)

Hogon

elder spiritual leader (dogon)

Nyama

the soul/life force of those departed, must keep them contained

Sikke

tall, cylindrical hat which represents a tombstone

Wajd

state where one sees god in everything

Wende

creator god, name of religion (mossi)

Zapeteado

footwork

Zikr

form of devotion, repeated name of god (‘Allah’)

What region is Wodabe from?

Sahel region

What region is Dogon from?

Mali - Bandiagara cliffs

What region is Mossi from?

Burkina Fosa

What region is Yoruba from?

Nigeria, Togo, Benin

What region is Zar from?

Egypt

What region is belly dancing from?

Egypt

What region is Sema from?

TurkeyW

What region is Flamenco from?

Spain

Purpose of Geerewol?

Fertility Rite

Purpose of Dogon?

Funeral ceremony to guide Nyama to next world

Purpose of Mossi?

burial and funeral ceremony

Purpose of Yoruba?

keeps ancestors memory alive

Purpose of Zar?

healing rite to appease spirits possessing women

Purpose of Sema?

soul establishes communication with spirit (god)

Purpose of Flamenco?

used to handle and express suffering

What African rituals use masks?

Dogon (emna), Mossi (wando - carved by blacksmiths), Yoruba (elaborate beaded headpiecess)

What dancers represent planets?

The sema

What do the Wodaabe people believe?

Self-proclaimed most beautiful people in the world

What does the term ‘Egungun’ refer to?

Ancestral spirits, conduit between heaven and earth, masks, festival

What happens to Zar spirit possessing someones body?

permanent state of possession, marriage of the soul to the spirit, NOT BEING EXORCISED

What music is used for a Zar ritual

drums - daaq (beat)

What is the Yaaba Soore?

moral pathway (mossi)

Which group of people find union with God through turning/whirling?

The sema - mevlevi people

Who founded the mevlevi roder?

Sultan Veled - in memory of his father Rumi

What happened to sufism after the fall of the Ottoman empire?

Outlawed (1925) SUFISM BANNED

Where did the Gitanos emigrate from?

Rajasthan region of India

What components does Flamenco refer to?

song, music, dance

What is the MOST important part of Flamenco?

SONG - HEART OF FLAMENCO!!!!!!!!

What does Flamenco Puro refer to

original name of Flamenco before commercialization

Facts about Geerewol festival

week long, between 2 lineages, conducted to sexual activity (fertility), men spend hours grooming and women judge, 3 dances (ruume: welcome dance with yellow faces / yaake: side by side to judge mens charm eyes and teeth exaggerated / geerewol: red face = power judged by 3 unmarried women)