In Nigeria waist beads is part of our fertility and our spirituality ❤

Every one has to go for the maiden dance because African culture is more about community and not individualistic.

@Borgointer

Жыл бұрын

Plus not everyone gets married at that particular dance lol maiden dance not marriage dance as such “dating” or better courtship would start here

@PO-ce4ur

Жыл бұрын

It’s sort of how back in the day over here in the west, one of the major ways people/women found suitors were through balls

African villages/traditions are very communal in setting. There is an African adage that says it takes a village to raise a child. So most of these maiden dances/celebrations are done in the presence of the community wich is basically like family to them.

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Love this aspect of it.❤❤

@interestingthingstoknow8975

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT In Nigerian and African culture in general... things are done together... celebrate together...eat together.... dance together..... the community is invited to be part of lots of events....

@blackcoraltv6787

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Most Africans live a communal life esp in rural areas- it's western culture that's individualistic...everyone for himself alone. That's why Africans call themselves brother or sister even when they are not related

@sylviasworld9397

Жыл бұрын

@@blackcoraltv6787 Yeah, and uncle and auntie , mamma and papa too.

@romulenrising

Жыл бұрын

@@sylviasworld9397 And also don't forget "Nda" or "Dede" which are titles that a younger person uses to address one who is older than him or her as a sign of respect. In Igbo land a younger person would not call one who is older than them by their first name.

Ebonyi and Enugu people are also part of the bigger Igbo ethnic group!

@rebeccaemeka

Жыл бұрын

No mind the creator of the original video ❤

@victorokechukwu8629

11 ай бұрын

The thing just tire me. All these divide and conquer attitudes

Igbo slaves settled mostly in Louisiana. So, I won't be surprised

@joyuyoke4999

Жыл бұрын

Virginia and Georgia etc

Louisiana African Americans are from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria

@djiboutidjango3196

Жыл бұрын

Igbo not ibo

@realebonyqueen7485

Жыл бұрын

Igbo or Ibo is correct. If you are Nigerian, you will know this.

@joyuyoke4999

Жыл бұрын

Some yorubas and Fulani too

@rebeccaemeka

Жыл бұрын

@@realebonyqueen7485 cap it’s Igbo not ibo

Don't worry.. I'm Nigerian and I also get a bit scared when I see the masquerades😅

As a Nigerian I want to comment on your comment from 9.0 that foreigners are seen making fun during this type of dance. Firstly, this used to be the tradition before women were allowed to go to school en mass. This is not the way young men pick wives anymore, but the dance continues as entertainment. Secondly, the purpose was to ensure all the ladies of the same age group are presented to suitors the same year or a year after. With this someone who is not of age would not be married away just because they look matured. They have to Wait for their age group. The age group is a range of ages, say 16 to 18 years . There was orderliness this way as a younger girl would not be allowed to marry before the older ones in the family. I have seen this too in the British customs where young girls of particular ages were presented in court, signifying they are matured for marriage. It used to be practiced by most customs around the world. Those who are making fun are just share ignorant. This was widely practised. If you look at European documentaries up to 1920 most women were not educated. They were prepared to be wives, mothers and home makers. It was the same in our customs before contact with westerners

Igbo dances are unlike anything else!❤❤❤

@sylviasworld9397

Жыл бұрын

Not really. I love our dances, but there are magnificent dances all around Africa.

@Borgointer

Жыл бұрын

You should see the esan people from edo state

@taofikakinyemi7417

Жыл бұрын

Why don't you just watch and forget about starting an argument, this is what most of you are known for, and make sure you take it to the bank 🏦

@Chijuwa24

Жыл бұрын

@@taofikakinyemi7417 the person isn't starting an argument just complimenting their culture it's you that is making it a problem

@stevenwilliams3015

Жыл бұрын

@@sylviasworld9397 Why are you making it a competition? He only complimented the Igbo dance

I’m from the southern part of Nigeria, and we do the waist dance which wasn’t added to list. Y’all should check it out cos it is beautiful and magical at the same time, Bayelsa and River state to be precise

@emmanuelharry2937

Жыл бұрын

We're always left out..sadly

@prettyprincess9138

Жыл бұрын

Right, sometimes it feels like we're aren't apart of the country even though we contribute alot.

@avalonstudio2753

Жыл бұрын

We are not putting our self out there like the igbos do, is a matter of showing who we are to the world, by creating content about our culture.

@hillarydouye1239

10 ай бұрын

You’re are right the Ijaws are not here😔

Everybody has to be bcus it's a community and togetherness

From 1& 4 are igbos dance 💃🏻

Most of our culture are society base, people come together as a community to celebrate most of it

@iyamugeorge5835

Жыл бұрын

Margaret, do you live and reside in KZread. Damn girl. You’re everywhere I go like mtn

@NymaMargaret

Жыл бұрын

@@iyamugeorge5835 😂😂😂 I wish I had that much time like before

Im glad you noticed those who make fun of our culture cause you are a part of us as african americans and am glad your interested in learning about where you come from because in kenya we accept you and welcome all of you despite loosing all of where you came from😔we love you and we always welcome you home.❤🇰🇪

The Ekombi dance portrays the movement of the ocean, but also pays homage to the Mermaid Spirit of Anansa. Goddess of the Sea, for the Efik people that's why it's performed by only the most beautiful girls. It's a spiritual dance and was previously restricted to virgins. Also the Masquerade dances are all spiritual. Some masquerade are worn by people and can be reasoned with, and some are driven by unseen spirits and can't be reasoned, most in the later category appear at night, but for the few that come out by day, it's advisable to run for safety when you see one. And you can differentiate it all by noting how humanly impossible their movements are

@erikanemmanuel618

Жыл бұрын

But is there a male version

Swange is the most captivating dance ever. The clip didn't show the best part of the dance. Sweet.

You guys should go to Nigeria...you will be blown away with tons of cultural driven things. Motherland is too rich of culture. That of Nigeria will overwhelm you (over 500 languages and different tribes). I am from there, and a times don't know where to start my exploration from). Epic

Igbo has many national clans dance

I have been waiting for this all along, wanted to recommend this

If you run from a masquerade, it will likely chase you. They like chasing after someone who they think is scared

The first dance (Ekombi) its not snakelike, rather it symbolises boat rowing or swimming... The dancers are people from the Riverine areas of Calabar/Efiks and Ibibios

Brides are not selected during the maiden dances. It's a rights of passage akin to the Mexican Cinseñera. Courtship is still private. It's not a family affair. It's more of a community age-grade recreational activity.

The African in you just felt it n u danced along

Thanks for showing my tribe dance

From 1 to 4 the dances are all from the same ethnic group.The Igbos... I think you should watch more about their dances it's very entertaining... Love you guys

@vanessauvie9584

Жыл бұрын

Do Igbos do swange?

@nenitafrica6851

Жыл бұрын

@@vanessauvie9584 Tiv, Yoruba, Calabar and Fulani aren't Igbo, but the other 6 are Igbo dances, the number is counted from 10 down, Swange dance is number 8

@stevenwilliams3015

Жыл бұрын

@@vanessauvie9584 Chai Nigerians eh. Why every time wey una hear Igbo, una ear go stand?

@vanessauvie9584

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenwilliams3015 unku relax. Na all of us be " Omo ibo" 😏

@dubemellit2932

Жыл бұрын

@@vanessauvie9584 … it’s Igbo not Ibo please!

From 1 to five are Igbo also like the atilogu

I’m from The Bahamas....that dance done by the Housa people looks just like our traditional dancing...mind blown. 🤯that’s us

I love this channel! ❤️ Please Keep making videos. Im half Nigerian (1 parent is Ibibio), and i just think it’s the coolest thing that you guys find these videos from Africa and make reaction videos. God bless you both

Your culture is your culture. You can't over-worry about stupid people "making fun" of it and change what you do because of that. Obviously, if you see such people you deal with them. The way to change that is to be proud of it, popularize it, explain it, and love it, so that everybody understands the what and the why (like the video is doing, and y'all are doing). If something is beautiful, only weirdos will think its weird. up up Naija we dey here!😁

Ekombi is my native dance. Yeah. Very smooth.

These dances are now purely for entertainment. No one is finding suitors through dance anymore.

I am south African love your content very much

Igbo dancing is the best ❤

Most Louisiana A.M are from Nigeria.

Those dances happen usually during the harvest season, the maidens dance and the guys go later to ask their hands in marriage.

The BEADS around their waist mean CHASTITY! They are VIRGIN until they are married! It was in the olden days, you see beads like those, you know they are young and never to be touched or chastised! A taboo of our culture!

Love from Australia everyday I look to see if you've uploaded I looooove yall

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

We love this! We try our best to upload everyday. Thank you for the love & support!❤❤

@TheCathy202

Жыл бұрын

@The Demouchets REACT Bless you ❤️

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Bless you!❤ We're about to publish videos now.

Running from masquerrel to where you will run tire, nice job guys

Those days beads was like the blink blink.. its was wear by the famous and rich in the society those olden days

Congratulations 🎉 ❤🎉on 50k subbies

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Yayyyyyyyy! We did it!!!!!🎉

@oagileagi5334

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

Sharing the African experience 💞🎼

@321GistHub

Жыл бұрын

AIT??

The number 5 "Nkwa Umu Agbogho Dance" is from Afikpo in Ebonyi state Nigeria. It is as the narrator said, a dance for maidens, although married ladies can also partake in the dance as they are the ones that train the little girls. So they are usually the leaders of the group. As for the question the narrator asked about what the men were doing in the video; the men are not dancers but more like crowd control or security. In the traditional Afikpo cultural festivals, men who want to act in any capacity ranging from crowd control, security or referee (in the case of traditional wrestling bouts) have to take off their tops, rub a certain white powder substance and hold sticks from specific trees as flags. That's why when you look at the clip you'll notice that the two men meet this criteria. So their job there is to drive the crowd back and make sure the girls are seen by the spectators seated. Lastly, on the reason for the beads the ladies wear for the dance. We have to understand that most traditional igbo dances involve a lot of movement of the waist. So the beads help draw the attention of the spectators to the movement of the waist as it enhances each move. There are different names and significance of the various beads (I can't remember the names cause I was still a kid when my sister did her rite of passage). But from clan to clan, village to village, the names vary and the so does the significance do too. But one common significance is the reason I just provided. The Nkwa Umu Agbogho dance is quite popular and rich in history. The first President of Nigeria Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe famously had to spend a night in Afikpo after watching one of the displays. Legend has it that he saw his second wife Uche Ewah Azubuike from one of the dances.

Sweet to watch

Wow ok it's really good to be open minded, I'm from Ebonyi State and i don't even know about this maiden dance but thanks to you guys i now know about it.

I'm Igbo but I must say after my tribal dance TIV dance and Ekombi has to be my best❤

Is like a proposal, the people there are to celebrate with you

You are Africa 🌍 the filling is there

African culture is community based. When young men and women come of age the whole community celebrates. Having out siders is also a problem, I hate because they do make fun of our cultures

@stevenwilliams3015

Жыл бұрын

Who cares if they make fun of our culture. The same people that don't have a culture. Don't worry yourself

Hi guys, I really enjoy what you do alot, am from Zambia am requesting if you can react to Zambian videos one day.love you💙

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Hi Caroline! Here is the link: forms.gle/1smG2aM3BpV72sJv7

The median dance is off the chain. They were the spectators, and future suitors.

So when the maiden dance is organized it's,Not just for one family it is for the whole village and all the single ladies and single men to be able to Pick a bright.

There's nothing like being outside the family as everyone is a part of African extended family.

Yo, added efik, I'm efik😁😁

Proudly efik.. Ekombi dance

This is just a pinch of Nigeria cultural dance. You have to see those of the Niger Delta areas of Nigeria.

In Africa we do things in community, while the Western world is individualistic.

The ekombi(efik dance) is the best❤❤❤

Please react to Ghanaian dances too, this episode was great.

@edigeorge548

Жыл бұрын

Relax they’ll get to you people later follow follow

@naomistephenharuna5227

Жыл бұрын

@@edigeorge548 😂🤣🤣😭

@ositaogochukwujennifer2327

Жыл бұрын

Ghana and competition are 5$6

Many slave in the US actually came from Nigeria, so maybe some of you are from Igbo descent.

@S.F157

Жыл бұрын

The Wife looks Igbo/Yoruba. While the Husband looks Mandinka!

@joyuyoke4999

Жыл бұрын

@@S.F157 The wife looks very Yoruba like toya reginae carter's mom and like veeky James the Nigerian fashion designer

They skimped on dances from Central Nigeria. There are literally hundreds of ethnicities there each with their own dances and traditions. I think here they featured one "swange" from the Tiv people and one from North West Nigeria.

Check out “war dance” it’s epic

Yes it’s red ochre soil applied for Beauty in the Maasai of Kenya 🇰🇪 that’s also whee current modern make up concepts was got

Kitoko my sister and brother meaning beautiful in Congolese

You need to see ESAN acrobatics dance , EDO STATE NIGERIA

You should react to more Nigerian masquerade videos!

You should react to this same type of video for Cameroon

@Alclevy

Жыл бұрын

on the same channel 😁

Water goddess spirit dance ..because they are on the island

I'm very curious to see my Ghana 🇬🇭 people😂

Every cell in your body remember my guys. You may not, but they do

Marriage in Africa originally is a village and extended family thing. I call all my husbands uncle's kids my husbands ( both male n female). For my people, it's ur uncles that give ur hand out in Marriage and the man's uncles r the ones that ask for the lady's hand in Marriage. So extended family mostly have a say ( well lately we r moving away from this).

Please Try Teddy afro TIKUR SEW . ethiopian king singers. I wish you love it.

Beads are for beauty. It's traditional. Part of the attire.

African culture is not an individualist society the communal and community, the village, and extended family is all related, viewing it from an American lens, is not proper and you will be missing the point. Africans are so welcoming that even strangers are welcomed like their own it is a sign of pure heart.

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Mhmmm that's being close-minded which we are not.Have you seen the videos I mentioned? If so, you'd understand. As a person who respects the culture and is actively learning on and off camera, the actions made by those who were welcomed in was disturbing.

This dance is similar to the moniki dance in Cameroon.. the 2nd dance I mean

This dance is not for girls who are ready to get married, this dance is traditionally dance for wrestling contest

Its a bit like getting married, and inviting friends and family...and not just the immediate families of the bride and groom

Please react to the Rwandese traditional dance😊

See my people ooo 1:37

Beads represent fertility in Nigeria

Start watching Nigerian traditional movies! You'll learn better there

It means jigging in the Cajun country is Nigerian.

@9:20 on your question why do they allow everybody there, the dance is a celebration and to put it in perspective for you, it's similar to coming out parties in the United states, like where young.girls are formally introduced to society. In this case it is boys and girls that are being introduced to society, formally welcoming them to adult society

Thought the video title says "African traditional dances" Nigeria is not the entire Africa, I mean have you seen the Rwandese cultural dance, Gishu, Zulu, Ganda? Alot of dances have been left out here

using tribes is fine

Most African societies are communal in nature. It literally 'takes a village'... and it's usually a right of passage (puberty rights) to introduce the new female youth to the community. All these traditions have spiritual connotations that may not necessarily be positive depending on who you ask.

Answer to your question about so many people attending a wedding. In a village or small town setting, you do not need to be invited to stand by. Sometimes you may get lucky enough to enjoy some of the meals provided. If that makes sense to you.

What about the graceful dance of the Benin kingdom in Nigeria?

Hi Guys can you react to Face 2 Face,phushamoya,Mafonqoza-29 December ...live Video of beautiful Zulu Dance ,the video is 10:59 min please

@sibusisosimama7501

Жыл бұрын

the video is FACE 2 FACE,PHUSHAMOYA,MANQOFOZA-29 DECEMBER 2021

Everybody has to go and witness to know that the woman is off the market

I'm not a Nigerian, but I can somehow answer that question. Why everyone has to be there it's not an exclusive family thing. If you have watched Bridgeton then you can understand that the only way to get the best suitor is to get a larger exposure.

You have not seen the south south dances yet in Nigeria

@TheDemouchetsREACT

3 ай бұрын

Send us a video.

If the masquerade catches you it will beat you with cane😂😂. In some tribes women aren't allowed to watch the masquerade dance. It is a taboo

You are right if you see those masquerades you gotta make a run for it and those things are fast people say that they are spirits and if they catch you they can beat you or kill you if you don't run they will think you are challenging them so they'll chase you and u better run😂😂

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Chilllllleeeee💀

@stevenwilliams3015

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT That's an exaggeration. They may flog you with weep but they don't kill

@chinyereokeke3825

Жыл бұрын

Those masquerades are seasonal. They are not there all the time. There's a time they come out, especially during festivities, and they always have whips with them. You'd better run, especially if you're a woman.

There are some dances from the middle belt of Nigeria, North east and some south south not caption here ... Though he said Top 10... So all cannot come in...

@nenitafrica6851

Жыл бұрын

The maker of the video did a terrible job, I doubt if he is a Nigerian, he messed up the Yoruba dance there

no your right, they are tribes

When are you guys going to come to Nigeria if you come to Nigeria you will fall in love with Africa don't believe whatever you hear in social media about Nigeria American media and UK media and some other people make people to believe that Nigeria is so bad that is very big lie if you want to enjoy Africa it can only appoint in Nigeria

So in many countries in Africa there's something they call age grade So if you're 2 years apart you are in the same age grade like 18 to 20 so that is a dance for ladies of the same age grade ready for marriage 😅

This dances in not all probably the guy doesn't know Alot about them all. They are way fantastic dances more than this

Nowadays those dances (especially in Nigeria) are not necessarily to get a husband anymore they’re just done for entertainment or at events. People choose husband themselves without dances anymore.

I don't see ohafia war dance there