Dance in Haitian culture

Haiti has a variety of dance styles that enrich our culture. It includes a mix of African, European and Indian dance. Each dance is associated with a specific rhythm. But the real origin is from Benin.

Three Haitian dances intrigue me the most.
A unique Haitian feature is what we call the konbit. The konbit is a group of people coming together to carry out a project in their community. It embodies the solidarity between Haitians and the desire to do everything in their power to help their community. This kind of dance reminds us that, although we are sometimes divided, at the end of the day the dance always ends up bringing us together.
Second we have the Ibolélé, the dance of freedom whose characteristic movement represents the broken chains of slaves.
Finally, the Nago. A war dance used in the time of slavery to conceal the combat training of the slave revolt.
I find all this fascinating. In my opinion dance is the best way to discover and understand Haitian culture – because each dance comes with its history.

A unique Haitian feature is what we call the konbit. The konbit is a group of people coming together to carry out a project in their community.

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