The whirling acrobatic masquerade dancers from Edo state were hands down the students’ favorite performers during the recent school celebration of Nigerian Cultre Day. With masks over their faces and colorful jumpsuits, they looked like masked harlequins, and they proved to be playful at times. The masquerade dance has also been [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dance’
Masquerade Dancers
Posted in Nigeria, tagged dance, edo, masquerade on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Khattak Dance
Posted in Pakistan, tagged afghanistan, dance, khattak, martial art, pashtun, sword, tribe, warrior on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the video of the famous sword dance by the Khattak tribesmen of Pashtuns from northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. The first time I saw them perform was at the Lok Virsa festival of folk art and culture two years ago, and I was busy taking pictures then to appreciate the energy and stunts of this [...]
Our Last Pakistan Day
Posted in Family Life, Pakistan, school, tagged culture, dance, fair, mela, music, Pakistan, school on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We all wore shalwar kameezes yesterday to join the school celebration of Pakistan Day. This was both a fun and a sad day for me. The Pakistan Day fair at school has always been my favorite school activity, so I became a little sentimental towards the end when I realized this was our last opportunity [...]
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