INDIGENOUS DANCE BEYOND MOVEMENT: A SEMIOTIC METAPHOR OF IDUU AKPO DANCE PERFORMANCE.

Akas Nicholas Chielotam

Abstract


Indigenous dance has been myopically misinterpreted as mere annual festival, while according to some people it is “just their village danceâ€. These misinterpretations have really made people to enjoy various indigenous dances based on its aesthetics, pattern and style without considering its communicative potency if been interpreted. Indigenous dance when scholarly interpreted has gone beyond a perfect aesthetic combination of motivating movements; rather it stands as a serious tool for effective communication when interpreted. The core interpretation placed on indigenous dance movements broadens the indigenes‟ understanding horizon of seeing the indigenous dance as reflective mirror on their social, religious and economic status at the point the dance is been choreographed. This will make indigenes to see the indigenous dance as a communicative tool, a watchdog on their daily activities in the community, and a sustaining tool for upholding communal moral beliefs. This paper therefore, will critically analyse IduuAkpo dance performance beyond its mere movement into an indispensable communicative tool in Aguata.

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