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Gidda
 

 

 

Women have a different but no less exuberant dance called Gidda. The dancers enact verses (bolis), which represent folk poetry at its best.

 

The subject matter of these bolis is wide ranging indeed – everything from arguments with the sister-in-law to political affairs figure in these lively songs. Aside from the drums, the rhythm of this dance is set by the distinctive hand-claps of the dancers.

 
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