Amazigh dance

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Amazigh dance is a traditional North African folk dance of the Indigenous Amazigh (Berber) people, characterized by rhythmic group movements, distinctive shoulder and footwork, and accompaniment by drums and flutes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh culture element
intangible cultural heritage
traditional dance
associatedWithLanguage Kabyle NERFINISHED
Tamazight NERFINISHED
Tashelhit NERFINISHED
hasAccompaniment improvised lyrics
poetic chanting
traditional songs
hasAlternativeName Berber dance NERFINISHED
hasCountryAssociation Algeria NERFINISHED
Libya NERFINISHED
Mali NERFINISHED
Morocco NERFINISHED
Niger NERFINISHED
Tunisia NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRegion Maghreb NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole expression of Amazigh identity
ritual function
transmission of oral tradition
hasEthnicOrigin Amazigh people NERFINISHED
hasGenderPattern men-only groups
mixed-gender groups
women-only groups
hasKeyFeature call-and-response patterns
circle formations
coordinated shoulder movements
distinctive footwork
group performance
line formations
rhythmic movements
hasMovementCharacteristic repetitive rhythmic patterns
stamping footwork
synchronized shoulder shaking
hasNotableStyle Ahidous NERFINISHED
Ahwach NERFINISHED
Kabyle folk dance
hasSocialFunction celebration of identity
community bonding
courtship
performedOnOccasion community gatherings
harvest festivals
religious celebrations
weddings
usesInstrument bendir
drum
flute
frame drum
gasba
ney
tbel
usesMusicalElement rhythmic clapping
ululation

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Morocco (as part of Amazigh) culturalHeritage Amazigh dance
subject surface form: Morocco