Dance in the Worldview of Yoruba-Speaking People of Nigeria
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2023-12
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Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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Every human community has a reason for dancing. These reasons are usually not in isolation of the happenings around them. You can therefore find in a peoples' dance what led to their choice of movements and the way they execute them. These are usually a product of the worldview such community. This is why this paper looks at the worldviews - the factors responsible for the choices, packaging and appreciation - of dances in the Yoruba communities of South Western Nigeria. It employed analytical methods to deduct the reasons behind dancing and appreciation of dance in the communities. It was discovered their language (axioms), behaviour and beliefs that the perception of the Yoruba people, to a very large extent, dictate and control their dances. The paper concludes that custom and traditional beliefs of the Yoruba people dictate significantly the methods and practice of dance in their communities.
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Dance, Worldview, Yoruba people, Yoruba dance
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16. Akinsipe, F. A. (2023). Dance in the Worldview of Yoruba Speaking People of Nigeria. Lafia Journal of Theatre and Media Arts (LAJOTMA), 2 (1), 87-98. Published by the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.