Saturday, March 9, 2013

African Costumes

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Kulu Mele African Dance







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 Tribal Dance Costume








Clothing and Customs are an important part of African dance. Most African dances require certain outfits and costumes to be worn while entertaining. “The visual, kinetic, and aural attributes of costume dramatically affect the expressive qualities of dance” (Costume In African Traditions).  Once a personal and social statement, African costume today range from embellishment, or nudity, to dramatic transformations of the human form.  “Such transformations are inextricably related to movement, either facilitating or restricting it” (Costume In African Traditions).  


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African Children in Costumes











  
         

2 comments:

Unknown said...

im not sure if youll ever see this but im wonder what do you call the skirts that the littke boys are wearing

Unknown said...

what are the skirts the little boys are wearing

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