i'll be posting links to african dances/dance styles and african dance clips dat i like. feel free to add ur own.

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dis is the called the mambo here but we generally call it "soukous" and it has many elements of the "kwasa kwasa" dance. dis is done mainly by west africans. these guys are good!!! dis is one dance men do better dan women. it try to do the kwasa kwasa but just cant get to look dat good lol!

here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqgh...elated&search=

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Girl this is a great thread since I'm doing African dance classes now. They're a blast and I'm having so much fun!

DAYUM dem boys are GOOOOOOOD!!!! They have better hip movement then some Jamaican gyal dem!!

i'mma add some more.............glad you like 'em Jammie.

now here's an authentic kwasa kwasa dance.....aka....the infamous soukous!!! these dances are usually performed to west african french music... (from one of the "Congo's) the style called "makossa" or "soukous" (derived from the french word for "shake"). makossa/soukous is comparable to "SOCA".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mudtT...elated&search=

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What I think is very interesting is that it looks similar to Jamaican men dancing, but the music is TOTALLY different. I actually like that traditional music a lot. My classes are west African dance too and the music she brings is amazing, I love it.

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You probably do, most dance schools teach it.

Wow! Those are great...can't wait to see more.

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i think y'all wud like this one too. http://youtube.com/watch?v=abhDvd8roqs it's also makossa/soukous/kwasa kwasa dancing. (different regions call it one of does. we 9Ja's call it makossa.)

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I used to watch African Dance videos alot in my teens as one a me good friend's mum is fram Sierra Leon. I am anxious to see the videos you posted but I can see youtube at work, and when I am home I too busy to log on.

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Afri this is a great thread, thanks for keepin us up on di African hype. I love it.

Co-sign!!!!!

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Have you guys ever looked for dance classes? They're all over the place here! However, I like self-taught to a certain degree too. Like I'll watch these videos over and over and try it myself too. The dance I'm learning in class is much more traditional than these videos.