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Listen: The Blues ProgramNigerian acrobatic dancers Augustine (l) and Felix Omeben - North Miami, Florida.
Image Number
Photographer
Date
Rights
Collection
Series 1640, Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program, Augustine and Felix Omeben, Nigerian Dance Slides, 1993-1994 ; Box 16, FF4
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Dance costume
Ethnic costume
Male dancers
Entertainers--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--North Miami
Africans--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--North Miami
Nigerians--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--North Miami
Portraits
Mentoring in the arts
Material culture--Florida--Dade County--Miami-Dade County--North Miami
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
General Note
According to the Omebens, the traditional dances of their native Ishan tribe were invented 1,000 years ago by hunters who had observed gorillas tumbling and flipping. The dances, which are performed only by males, have become more spectacular and competitive over time. Because the dances are closely associated with traditional religious beliefs, performances are sometimes preceded by eating glass or fire as a demonstration of faith.
The Omebens mentored Akila Baki and Moses Campbell.
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