Azonto is an original Ghanaian expressive dance and music
Azonto dance is getting popular and growing worldwide. The African dance form incorporates complex co-ordinated body movement and non-verbal communication in a rhythmic fashion in very few one-two timed steps. Just like most African dances, knee bending and hip movements are rudiments to dancing it. The dance has effectively evolved from a few rudimentary moves to embrace depictions of ironing,washing, driving, boxing, grooming, praying, swimming, and others.
Generally, the dance reflects the creativity and rich sense
of humour of the Ghanaian people. The dance, which is usually performed with an
accompanying smile, evolved from the combination of several local dance moves
that originated from the southern-most part of Ghana during the early 2000s.
The dance has evolved with the fast pace dance culture of modern West Africa.
It is also true that before the dance became famous, youth in senior high
schools of Ghana (especially Tema) had a similar but different way of doing the
dance. A modification of that is what we see today. It involved a similar
movement of the feet, hands, and hips and, at the end of every move, a gun shot
was mimicked with the hand and, if possible, the mouth. Azonto, when taught effectively can be learned within ten minutes.
Just some of the London Azonto dancers brought to you by Press Play Vidz... More to come
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