African Dance Style (Zaouli) | The Most Impossible Dance in the World Explained
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2021
- Zaouli is a popular mask dance created by Gouros in the fifties. Legends at the origin of the Zaouli mask and dance are diverse, but all say that they were inspired by a very beautiful girl
The Zaouli dance is a seductive dance and is performed by a masked character. The Zaouli mask is brightly colored and is said to represent a woman who appears in the legend of a sacred forest.
Each Zaouli mask can take as long as six days to carve. Made of Yaranza wood, the process is secretive, each artisan using their own approach. When the dance happens the dance is fast and furious, the masked man churning up dust beneath his feet. Provoked to keep up the pace by his dance partner, it's a superhuman effort guided by the spirits.
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So fascinating. We do our culture dances and also call in our ancestors to assist and when that happens, most times it's as if they take over one's body while dancing, we have no control at that moment. Thank you for this amazing video! 💜
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@@8088I Hahaha, so true!
Sorry but there is no comparison...
psycodelic bunggie jump... chek that out :D
This dance is performed by men in Central Ivory Coast. It was created by a girl name Djela Zaouli. When the dancer put the mask on, it is known that the dancer is no longer himself and that he is possessed by a spirit. My country is not talked about enough, I love that many people are interested in this!
The North Sentinel Island isn't talked about much either. But the islanders are there doing their own thing. No one interfering.
Exactly
Its also performed in Belize 🇧🇿 this is wild , cultural and amazing
Does the Spirit leave the Dancer when he is finished?
❤ It's So Beautiful To Watch ❤.
Those fluid feet movement make the dancers look like they’re levitating! Absolutely phenomenal 👏🏻
Omg I just said the exact same thing right before I scrolled to the comments! ... it's amazing!
Anti gravity
And even more impressive is that whenever he lifts up one leg, the other leg has to support double the weight and maintain the same pace and rhythm of the dance. Amazing strength, endurance, and flexibility. 👍🏻
They look like the have jetshoes in their foot
I think that's what they are trying to look like a flying bird.
Humanity is sooo freaking cool. Gosh I want to travel the world and experience these beautiful people and cultures.
you are welcome Dara
You should before the peaceful community reduce everything to a black tent
Yeah and in your own countries your treat anything different like shit. Hypocrisy is strong on this one
@@nirvanacobain001 what are you talking about? Have I ever met you? You’re calling me a hypocrite and you are a complete stranger. Please go take your meds. You seem extremely unstable and upset at something and you’re just attacking strangers. Please get some help.🙏
Respect to this our people....❤❤❤
The fluidity of their leg moves and their stamina is phenomenon...
African culture is magical...
I just can't imagine how much practice it takes to be able to do this, not to mention rhythm and the muscles that develop. I'm fascinated by it.
Am glad you liked it
Same here. Its almost hypnotising.
Probably amazing with a jump rope
is that so.ething that is practiced to preferfect since spirits ultimately. are the one taking over the one dancing
Dear@@Afrikleo,
Hope you are doing fine.
I would like to THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for the WONDERFUL JOB you did with these videos showing some very skilled ZAOULI dancers.
The performances of your video (number of views, likes and comments) after only 3 months, show what a great job you have done. IMPRESSIVE!
As an Ivorian, I cannot be more PROUD of you for this great promotion of one aspect of African culture you made here.
Africans have so much to show and share with the rest of the world.
Be and remain blessed and keep up with this kind of great good job.
How the dancers are able to keep their torso relatively stationary while moving their feet so vigorously is mind-blowing. Amazing!
A lot seems to happen in the hips
It's similar to river dancing.
@@awilli182 or skipping.
Hot sand, they should move like that
Legit magick
As a dancer of just under 25y (started at 18m old with Papa) just dancing immersed in the percussions of Africa will send you into a trance- I am not at all shocked but humbled to read from those native to Ivory Coast that its believed the dancer becomes a host to a greater spirit.
Yoruba dancing is one of my ‘humble brag’ PASSIONS that nobody cant tell me Im not born to do- anytime Ive danced Oshun or been on the floor to assist with Shango I was no longer human I dont know how to explain it nor can I recount much after ceremony.
Ive had to reiterate to foreigners its not demonic possession, the only demonic possession is fear inside yourself!
Since dance is a physical FELT language I probably didnt explain myself to great, but tuh look at this brillinant artistry you can feel it no need for words 😍 ore yeye asè oo!
Nonsense.
Man I know this a RUclips comment but god damn you fine 😂 where you from?
@@johaneaFrom someone non melinated. That's why you will never understand a lot of things😂
the way the dust moves under the dancers is so mesmerizing, this is a really beautiful and powerful dance and performance.
The stillness of the upper body and the fast movements of the legs and vibrant colors reminds me of hummingbirds, especially when the dancers start to move and hover around.
It reminds me of birds-of-paradise dancing in the way the dance creates optical illusions
Really? My first thought was the upper body was still like a chicken head 😂
Zaouli bird. I get that in youtube
The way it looks like they're just floating around is honestly the trippiest and coolest thing I've ever seen in a dance
Thanks for watching
It’s DEMONIC
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@@shawndavis2616 bot!? 🤖 😂
Shawn Davis the narator said it himself. It’s a supernatural dance. When he puts the mask on, it’s no longer him who is dancing but the spirit that posses him. Now just think about it
Zaouli is a traditional mask dance of the Guro ethic group of Côte D’Ivoire that was created in the 1950s. There are various different legends behind the origin of the dance, but the majority of legends agree the inspiration behind the dance was a beautiful girl named Djela Lou Zaouli, daughter of Zaouli.
I agree
is she still alive ?
I thought, and I think a lot of people thought, that this was an ancient dance from Ivory Coast culture! I was amazed to find out that this dance was invented sometime in the 1959's - 1960's. I wonder what the initial motivation was. It makes me believe it's a phenomenal creative achievement, amazing to invent something so incredibly hypnotic and masterful and so recently, not centuries ago. I could watch it for hours! Makes me want to visit the Ivory Coast!
Glad you enjoyed it
The mask was created in the 50s, not the dance.
Thanks for your perspicacity. You would be welcome in Cote d’Ivoire precisely in Central West by Gouro people ( Bouaflé, Zuenoula, Gohitafla, Bonon, sinfra, Gonaté Daloa,...)
@@musakamso when was the dance created?
@@musakam It is hard to see the similarities behind the costume, but I've seen James Brown and other old school tap dancers move with a similar effect.
This is incredible, the fact that the dancers are not dancing to the beat of the drums but rather the drummers are drumming to the dancers is just one amazing of the aspects ❤️
Ditto
@Kitty Silverlake some weird wisdom words lol
Tf are you saying! Kkkkk
The solist drummer folowing the movements of the dansers is quite comon in West african cultures.
How is this a fact and not your random irrelevant opinion?
"The music must follow the dancer, not the other way around."
If only I knew of this as a kid, I would've been an amazing dancer.
Hahaha!
As a drummer & dancer... 🪘💃 ~
I appreciate this!!! 🙏🏽 (Some other traditions, like is the Mid-East, as a courtesy have ways the dancer can communicate to drummers to speed up or slow down... but this is typically through vocalizations like a trill or a hand movement).
I noticed a couple times with green-and-white-legs the lead drummer anticipated that he would kinda repeat a move in the next "bar", but he changed it up more, and then the beat momentarily reflected a dance move that wasn't happening. It happens, but you can see and hear clearly that the drummers are trying to stay with the dancer, not the other way around! Shamanistic drumming goes like that - the quickening follows the spirit of the moment.
Es ist absolut beeindruckend, wie diese Menschen sich bewegen können!
Die Pracht der Kostüme und Masken ist überwältigend!
👍😎🇦🇹
Kunst fließt im Blut der Ivorer, vor allem der Guros(ethinische Gruppe im Zentrum Westen der Côte d'Ivoire). Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar.
That dance is mesmerizing. Very high energy. They are floating. The dust makes it look real.
This dance is hypnotic. There are so many incredible tribal dance traditions throughout the world. I'm sure they all hold important meanings for humanity.
Thanks for watching
Ushering in the anti-Christ. The spirit is already here.
@Tyra Davis they openly talk about these people being possessed by spirits when they put on a mask and do this. What spirits do you really think they are talking about? Or do you just think they are making it up?
The important meaning of “hey dude, look at this cool shit I can do, bet you I can pick up chicks with it!”
@@cyndispeed8233 pretty sure they use hallucinogens in some cultures to get to a trance like state between the heavens and earth
I’m sitting down and this is making my legs tired. Incredible athletic control and artistry. Great workout for the mind and body too. I would love to see it in person.
Cute
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Dear Mrs. @Vanessa Bogaert,
Hope you are doing fine where you live.
The expression of your interest in this traditional dance from my country, Cote d'Ivoire, is so touching. Thank you.
I think that out of the more than 4.7 millions who viewed this nice video since 3 months that it is aired, there may be, like you, a good 50 to 100 persons truly interested in making a trip on the ground and enjoy, live, the incredibly vibrant sounds of Zaouli.
In the past, they were the flag bearer of our culture and tourism.
So if I am correct in my assessment, it is then possible to organize, for such a group, a trip to Cote d'Ivoire.
It will be a great trip that none of you will forget for the rest of their life, given the arrangements which will be made to welcome you.
We can work on the idea and make it come true.
All the best, madam.
@@groupzotahmailzotah7827 did u mean to PRIVATE message her ? Just seems to be on the wrong platform 😲
Hello Mrs. @@natly3123
How are you ?
I am afraid I didn't get the meaning of your message.
Can you, please, rephrase your remark so that, if necessary, I may explain again my idea ?
Thanks.
Wow when he said the drummers actually follow the dancer and not the other way around that's amazing
I love my country. thank you for promoting our beautiful culture
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I did not think a human being could move his legs and feet that fast. INCREDIBLE!!!!!
The spirits make it possible
Are you listening? The spirits are in him.
It's Satanic
@@MrLoobu Nah man I don't do spirits I just smoke ganja. That gives me lots of spirits lol. :-D
They cant
Just imagine how much knowledge people can have if countries weren't fighting each other, people respecting one another and gave each culture a chance
I hope the polish brain learn some thing
@@saythesaysaythesay4519 you're a perfect example of why it'll never come true
@@Sandlin22 Ask the Polish and they will tell you why, they flee their country cos of Hilter instead of learninģ from History they insult and attack refugee, they modern history disgrace,
@@somalitalk8383 😂 funny even though america simply took what already existed and made it better. You r welcome
@@somalitalk8383 take a real hard think about what you just wrote. Is that true? Is that ALL Western culture have the world? And are any of those things exclusive to the West?
This dance style and the costumes are beautiful. I would love to experience this in person. Mesmerizing!
2:46 has to be my favorite part of this video. I love that rythom right there. It's just so on beat with every tap even with the rhythm switch up! Just love it!
Fabulous skill. The endurance required to keep up that degree of intense movement for even a short time must be huge. Superhuman control. Respect.
That's just it, though. It's superhuman. The narrator even tell you it's supernatural. There's a demon involved.
@@rachelgarcia4301 and with all that clothing in 100° weather... wow
@@rachelgarcia4301 I think the word used was spirit.
@@rachelgarcia4301 it's not really super human or supernatural. Maybe to western audiences, because as an African I can say there are plenty of dances like this on the continent. When you grow up with it, it's a lot easier (still a lot of exercise).
However, on your point about a demon being involved, possibly inasmuch as demons involve themselves in a lot of human activities and with them speaking of a spiritual partner.
Edit:
This one looks a little tamer in some ways to what the gule wamkulu do in malawi (though this one and its masqueraders are heavily associated with witchcraft internally).
Every dancer that has practiced +10 years will look super human.
In my country we have a similar dance, but we only use it when someone is already in the bathroom...
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Ha, funny.
🤣🤣🤣🤣especially you're the last person on line 🤣🤣🤣
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I was part of the crowds/audience of Zahouli dances when I was a child in Ivory Coast (it was my favorite dance).
Typically, when a foreign president visited Côte d’Ivoire, the local president (1960-1993 Félix Houphouët-Boigny) loved to showcase all kinds of dances for about 2 hours (outdoors).
Zahouli was the last act and it got about 15 minutes by itself.
Zahouli itself came from the center of the country (in the villages around Bouaflé). The people are called Gouros. Other excellent dancers and singers are Bétés and they share the space in the center/center-west of the country.
I hope this beautiful traditions are kept for a long long time.
Yes it is still there in ivory coast and it's one of the hardest dance to perform
Mad respect to the dancers AND the drummers
high regard
Being able to keep your torso steady in one place while your feet and legs move like that is VERY difficult. It looks awesome!
Thank you
This dance is so stunning. The physicality reminds me of Irish step dancing, where the torso and arms are held rigid, and all the beautiful energy is in the legs and mostly the feet.
these guys are good dancers.
As an African This dance makes me wanna dance! This is probably my favorite dance!
Thanks for watching
@@Afrikleo Your welcome!
🤗No soy africana pero si tengo genes de allá y si se siente contagioso el baile, desde la ciudad del rey poeta Saludos,🇲🇽👍
@@griseldavargas5016 😊❤
Bravo 👏
As an African, this dance calls to me something deep inside .... love this.
As a human, much of African dance and music sings to my soul. Africa feels like all of our mother.
what country are you from?
ME 2....AA HERE
If this performance went on a world tour it would earn a fortune. Amazing ❤
thanks.
I'm delighted
I could watch this style of dance all day. It's mesmerizing and beautiful ❤️❤️
glad you liked it
That is insane! The athleticism it takes to move like that is off the charts! Extremely impressive!
This dance is incredibly mesmerizing! Lots of love from Brazil to our dear Mother Africa!
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Hola
@@zlatananime3368 Hello 🙋♀️
It’s very similar movements to Samba dancing. I wonder if the two are connected ?
@@thetraveler1125 In my opinion, samba is quite different from zaouli. I'm not sure if they're connected, but samba does have strong African roots!
mother of humanity
Percussionnistes et danseurs en totale intelligence et connivence. Phėnoménal! Bravo! Tout à fait réjouissant et admirable!
The way they can move their legs and yet keep their upper body perfectly still truly amazes me. They are so very talented.
I AM from India.
This was awesome.
The uniqueness of AFRICA is tribal traditionality.
@Jay Rock AK India is beautiful ❤️
Nice
Im from africa, SUDAN🇸🇩
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Unique... not really. Ever see a Maori war dance.
@Jay Rock AK Noone give a f to pakistani
Have u seen Airtel
Quite amazing. Africa is home to so many unique cultures and traditions.
That is a fact.....
Yeah I always remind of this when a stupid bum talks to me about "black" culture....
...like..."Which one?"
@@guiguijol they mean rap, sneakers, and expensive cars🥴
…and than came religion…
@@marcbecker9554 You mean christmuslim religion, specifically.
That is supernatural footwork in perfect sync with the beautiful beat. Dudes are clearly in a state of shamanic trance. This is magnificent, thank you for sharing!
Очень красиво, изумительно!
Truly mesmerizing ! I cannot even begin to imagine the strength ,stamina,and sense of timing involved in Zaouli Dance !
Aucune endurance, aucune force, aucun sens du timing. Ces gens sont possédés par un esprit. D'ailleurs, c'est expliqué dans le comentaire de présentation.
Its tough, but you can learn to do such movements in a year or two, you'll just only be able to do it for like 10 seconds at a time until you build up the stamina yourself as well.
true the amount of dust being pushed in the air just by the wind created from dancing tells stories about the amount of energy going into this. The legs must heat up to like 40 degree Celsius :D
@@leofoenerro367 : non, vous ne pourrez pas l'apprendre car ces "danseurs" sont en transe (donc possédés par un ou des esprits qui leur donne la capacité de tels mouvements).
First thoughts.. what a cardio training. 😅
This dance is so impressive! It must take a lot of energy to keep this up for so long. It's also mind blowing that drummers follow the dancer. This is just an amazing display of rhythm!
Самые завораживающие танцы, которые я когда-либо видела! Я каждый раз восхищаюсь, когда вижу такое волшебство!
it really is magic
@@Afrikleo I love this dances ❤
Absolutely fascinating 🥰. Loved everything. The foot work is crazy🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Native dances teach us about the respect and living in tune with nature. Respects from India. It’s indeed a spiritual experience to dance like this.
New you know what you are talking about.
@@zaitunjumakeji4120 Indian dance forms, especially classical like Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi are Acts of Worship. Of the Divine and Nature
Perfectly said
What does dancing have to do with living in tune with nature
@@xxxyungarachnid6473
Many things
You connect with your environment and with nature through dance
Yes the upper body movement is so controlled while the feet is like a different element altogether...simply mesmerizing, breathtaking. Amazing, "the music follows"
So very sophisticated, so alluring. With changes in movement, rhythms, stripes eccentuating all, I think of the mating display of male jumping spiders or birds of paradise.
Were I to chose artists to represent Earth culture, these performers would be included.
I just couldn't stop watching this dance.
It is absolutely fantastic ❤
This is the most amazing dance I've ever seen in my entire life.
Short life?
@@JimCrossan he needs to get out more.
How quickly the musicians change to match dance movements. Awesome! Beautiful 😍
Thank you so much!
It's like they float above their legs....mesmerizing to watch.
I second that emotion!
When RUclips finally recommends interesting and quality videos...
Those dancers are phenomenal. The way they can do it with one leg is amazing. 😎👍
The working of costume, mask and design is sublime. As a person who is into making masks and costuming and appreciates dance, this is top level for me
I feel like the stripes on the legs helps to see visually what’s going on with the moves. As a breakdancer, I always encourage my peers to wear brighter pants colors and white shoes, so the moves can be seen, especially on a dark stage. The Adidas stripes on old school b-boy clothing actually helped in this regard too. Peace ✌️
I love the look of the striped legs.
This is spiritual you can tell the dancers go on some sort of a trance out of body experience 🙌🔥
Demonic
@@leodeuxfilsdelacruz1135. That is exactly what I thought. It is creepy.
@@leodeuxfilsdelacruz1135 well we don't care what you Europeans think, go to hell or your so called heaven
@@leodeuxfilsdelacruz1135 good demons don't watch it you may not be able to sleep at night
No 🤣😆
There are videos with them rehearsing and even teaching the dance. Nothing trance-like 😆
This is simply an athletic skill.
Sorprendente, nunca había visto algo parecido a este baile. Las habilidades que tienen estos bailarines son increíbles.
No son habilidades de un humano
Son espíritus malignos
I first saw this at a festival many years ago. What amazed me most was that their feet moved so fast, they became a blur, giving the impression that they were floating.
King of glory what an awesome foot dance. Its unbelievable I would travel to this land and beautiful community to watch life glory to God. Africa got talent
The lack of upper body movement is most impressive.
The core strength is wild!!! My abs hurt just from watching!
It may seem impressive, but it's actually really easy. If you're slightly crouched you are able to keep the upper body still while doing rapid small jumps.
Thats bcos they bend at hips and then perform this dance. They arent standing upright
It's the result of the counter balance between the upper costume's weight and the dancer's forward lean/weight. With the right amount of lean to match the pull of the costume, the dancer can remain stationary up top with little to no need to actively adjust for balance (they could almost go limp with their upper body and remain stationary.) As a result, they're free to put their efforts almost entirely into going nuts with their lower bodies (somewhat similar to how the wire and harness systems used in Hong Kong kung fu movies free actors from having to put effort into jumping/moving and allow them to just focus on the fight choreography etc.) Also, slight changes in lean angle to throw off the balance a bit can cause horizontal movement nearly on their own (sort of a controled falling forward/backward) which is where that gliding visual effect mostly comes from.
Edit: Also, it's their ability to lean forward while maintaining close to the same center of gravity as if the were standing straight that makes staying on their toes easier. Leaning forward naturally makes your heels want to rise up. That takes a good bit of strain off their calf muscles and lets them maintain their rapid pace longer.
The upper body movements are concealed by the drapes.. But very impressive indeed. 👏👏👏
I bet practicing this gives you some insane quads and calves. Also, weirdly enough, the whole focus on leg movements while keeping the upper body still reminds me of Irish dancing even though the dances themselves are totally distinct.
The drummers are fast-moving ---lovely spirits💚
It's the upper part of the costume that makes it possible. It's weight and placement allow the dancer to lean a good bit forward while maintaining roughly the same center of gravity they would have standing straight. That let's them stay up on their toes much easier (leaning forward naturally makes your heels want to rise up) and acts as a counter balance such that, with the right amount of forward lean, the dancer will always have a stable upper body and thus can remain perfectly stationary while going nuts with the lower body without much need to actively maintain their balance. Also, slight changes in the lean angle are used to make horizontal movement smoother and easier giving it that gliding visual effect.
Smart one aren't you?
In addition, id say the mounted mantle/mask has a type of suspension that keeps it from being jostled around. So it keeps it firm, which contrasts a great deal with vibrating footwork. You see a floating mask over frantic feet.
U 4got to mention there body it's amazing n it would be nice if yuh put up sum videos of you doing it it seems yuh know all about it
Here comes the white man trying to figure the black man out..
Dope
This is so beautiful and unique. I can't imagine the years of practice it takes to do this.
Amazing
Really unique. Never seen something like that in rythm & dance. Watched it with my head tilted like a German Schäferhund puppy
It’s DEMONIC!
@@ChildOfGoddd not everything revolves around Christianity.
@@ChildOfGoddd you're the demonic one trying to demonize a tradition that stems further back than Christianity or the Abrahamic faiths as a whole.
Such an amazingly cool dance form! Wow!
I'm almost gassing out from watch them dance. OMG! A spectacle!
How amazing and skilful the dancers are, and the musicians too. It's so vital and alive! It's brilliant to see how each culture has evolved their own dance styles
I'm 76 now, but when I was younger I was a known mover, BUT, this dance blows me completely away. Brilliant.
They would definitely should be on Britain’s and America’s got talent cause only one out of a billion in the world can get that coordination of the feet in the dance perfectly.😱😱😱
i'm jelous too.
Most don't realize the energy and stamina needed to perform that dance. Simply amazing stuff
Holy mother of god!!! What a phenomenal combination of instruments, beat and dance move 🙏🙏🙏
I particularly enjoy the use of the Kazoo and elastic bands.
Wow, I dunno what it is but there's something beautiful and hypnotic about this dance. It just looks like they are hovering and floating in air when they move around.
I live in South Africa. Thank you so much for sharing. It's important that we understand the different cultures of Africa. Please do more videos like this. I have subscribed
Thankyou very much
We?
@@ytallowskids2seedepravityb219 I don't need to explain anything to you. If you don't like wat I said. Move right on. ------------->😌
No it's not important. The entitlement and the audacity..
@@CoolAsianGuy 😃
Do you realize how much coordination this dance takes..of the legs and feet? Wow ❤
That forward glide move is pretty sick!
This dance literally got me off the couch and started tapping my feet around the floor! It’s mesmerizing. The whole costume and the fringes reminds of me some exotic birds doing the mating dance.
Glad you liked it
I was thinking the same thing
ruclips.net/video/n8pMJuEIOd8/видео.html awesome was thinking same...
... that's exactly what it is... African Disco...🎶👍
I thought about getting up to try... But then my knees said, "hold on....wait a minute....no." 😂😂
It's the first time I've seen a Zaouli Dance, and I actually do find it good. My own mother had five different people on her side of the family who had Cherokee Native American ancestry and I believe cultural dances from all walks of life need to be appreciated more, as well as never forgotten.
I agree and thanks for watching
Amin.
Okay but this is a Zaouli dance we’re talking about here and it’s PHENOMENAL ✨
@@HISDAUGHTER0002 it's about culture also
@@HISDAUGHTER0002
Yes it phenomenal , very very phenomenal because it is Demonic/ spirit controlled .
Did you listen to the narrator .?
"The spirits take control of the dancer"
Fantastic African “Tap-Dance”
Thank you for sharing 🙏
There’s just something hypnotic about this, I can watch it for hours 😀😀😀😀😀
Africans are the Best Dancers in the World
They're definitely amazing and powerful, but Indians are on another level when it comes to dancing. I don't want you to take it the wrong way I'm not indian nor African and I appreciate and respect both cultures, but Indian moves are way complicated and mesmerizing.
Hypnotizing, magical and a real artist of their tradition and from the clothes to the dance. Simply amazing.
❤ This Is By Far, The Best Introduction To "ZAOULI" Dancing That I Have Come Across ❤.
❤ Thanking You So Kindly For Explaining The Ritual Behind These Clever & Highly Skilled Dancers, I Absolutely Love Watching Them Perform Their Dance Routines ❤.
Wow, thank you!
This makes me so proud to have Cows Ivorian family. I have loved this dance for years. Thanks for sharing it here.
Ive only briefly seen this type of dance before on a video for a few seconds, but now that I have a better understanding of this dance and after watching for minutes, this is honestly very beautiful. So much symbolism, skill and spirit goes into it, its badass.
Thanks for watching
Not his ass is normal for an african. But United statians have a bad ass.
Drugs and time
@@siemino7444 that's a start but if you are not the type of fishing bird specie you're not going to be able to learn to fish as well. Transpose to hominids species..
This really is a hidden gem. I can't stop watching this.
I'm super impressed knowing now that the music adapts to the dancer and not the other way around. There's a level of acuity for both parties that's almost super human.
Thank you for Sharing never knew such dance even existed!!!
There's no words to explain this traditional dance of Africa. I didn't know Michael Jackson study some of these movements and incorporated into some of his dance movements. I hope one day that this dance can come into the mainstream. The costume is unbelievable and as one person said the dancer seems like he's levitating off of the ground. Thanks for sharing.#PEACE ✌🏾
Michael Jackson ! Copy a lot of dances form all around the world !
James Browns moves.
the closest you can get to this kind of movement in America, I say House Dancing has a lot of techniques that would be great supplement to this traditional dance.
One of my favorite NY house dancer *Brooklyn Terry* of Elite Force/Mop Top now that I've seen this video, I see some of his influences
The jackson come from ivory coast, their vilage is named krinjabo(southeast of the country). Many elders there know People who live with them. Michael Jackson himself, came to this village.
Might be too spiritual to
This is my favorite dance to witness in the entire world. I always respected those playing the instruments as well; but had no idea they followed the lead of the dancer!
I've learned so much about my favorite dance because of you! Thank you so much for educating us!
Thanks for watching
I knew it in my heart but he confirmed my thoughts
Pretty darn mesmerising! Their core strength must be insanely good!!!
Its beautiful and the athleticism! Amazing art
நிச்சயம் வியக்கத்தக்க ஆச்சரியத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இது நிச்சயம் பாராட்டப்பட வேண்டிய சிறந்த கலை.
Traditional African dances and music is always so fascinating and beautiful to see and hear. African culture is so amazing
Glad you liked it
Totally agree! 🙏
No they are not amazing. I mean look at their country..
@@dynastiekpolitiekdynastiek6243 umm no dummie
Yes all except the machete culture and the mass killings for being ones a bit darker than the others, and the clitoris ablation and... well you get the point
That is just beautiful.
Pretty badass dancing and masks as well.
BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!! INCOMPARABLE !!!!!!!!!! ❤❤
Glad you enjoyed
Привет из России! Уф... Нет слов, одни эмоции! Смотрела и глазам не верила. Дыхание сбилось! Нарушение всех законов физики, биологии и ещё всяких наук! ЧУДО!!!
Perfectly worded my brother.
Мне кажется применяется какая-то вибрационная техника. Что прячется под костюмом? Почему ноги тоже прикрыты? Почему зачастую рядом ассистент? Не для того, чтоб охранять танцора от приблежения любопытных?
Майкл Джексон.
@@ironnemo2436 они подражают птичьему танцу. Есть такая пичужка откаблучиваюшая при брачных играх)
@@ironnemo2436 нет,я видела видео сейчас не найду, где они в простой одежде также двигались.
The speed, the fluid yet strangely jerky movement, it's absolutely enthralling and fascinating. The amount of control is just insane.
Absolutely
@@Afrikleo is this along with tribal
I love to watch these dancers with the original music.
Wow. Amazing. Beautiful!