DAN 251 Lecture 1: West African Dance Notes
30 Jul 2018
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In eugene, oregon the west african cultural arts institute is a non-profit company that focuses on educating the community west african arts: their mission: to share the joy & passion of west african culture through authentic west. African dance and it"s meaning: having a west african dance studio in eugene, oregon: allows people to unite under one form of dance. Importance: dance was very important for west africans and they had a lot of different reasons for dancing. Clothing, music & dance today tribal and cultural meaning behind the dances. Costumes in west african dance are very important because they show the. Women usually wear wrap-around skirts that they call lappas. The lappas are often decorated beautifully in african designs that are sparkly or even lacy. Underneath the lappas women usually wear tights, more lappas, or a kind of. They do not wear shoes in order to stay connected to the ground.
