How we danced at home
W hen I got asked to create some- thing for this issue, I had a lot of different ideas. I finally decided that I wanted to inter- view people to ask them about what kinds of dances they grew up doing at home, with their families and friends. After I talked about it a few times with my mom, I used my mom’s phone, and sent texts, voice notes, and made calls messages to adults in my community. I asked them to share what dances they did at home, and record themselves doing it. Here are a few of them fea- tured in this video. Thomas, San Jose/Bay Area, CA: He shared what dances he did in San Jose/Bay Area, but he ‘cheated’ by recruiting a friend to do it for him. Lol Chidinma, Imo State, Nigeria: Shared dance moves she used to do in her hometown in Imo State in Nigeria. She didn’t really have specific names for the dances but she was very happy doing the dance. Lindiwe, Johannesburg, South Africa: Lindiwe swears she’s not a dancer but she was getting it with those dance moves. by ZIORAMMACHI BENDER-DEMOLL
Moses, Brooklyn, NY: He said his knees were not giving him what he needed. It was 7am!
Natacha, Haiti: Aunty Natacha shared the konpa from Haiti, and she gets extra credit for doing a partner dance with her kid.
Video Description & Transcript
What are the dances you did at home?
ZIORAMMACHI is a 10-year old who is curious about the world around her. She loves to write, play, climb, read (taking away books is a dreaded conse- quence), draw, take photos, listen to music and a lot of other things. She is grateful for being invited (thanks mom!) for this issue. She is a co-author of the Notable & Notorious Nigerian Women Coloring book
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