Amazigh dance
E852262
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.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazigh culture element
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
Kabyle
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Morocco