2013 YouTube Video of The Borrowdale (Museve) Dance Performed In A Zimbabwean Style (with information & comments)

Ryan Sadler, June 2013

Dancing Zimbabwe style

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about the social dance that is known in Zimbabwe as the "borrowdale dance" and showcases a 2013 YouTube video of one way of performing that dance.

Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.  

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube. 

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/02/comments-about-borrowdale-museve-dance.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "Comments About The Borrowdale (Museve) Dance In "Tshinada" Video by Master KG featuring Khoisan Maxy and Makhadzi".

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWDALE DANCE

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrowdale_dance#:~:text=The%20Borrowdale%20dance%20(also%20known,of%20Zimbabwe's%20capital%20city%2C%20Harare.&text=The%20dance%20was%20popularized%20by,Macheso%2C%20Madzibaba%2C%20and%20Tazvida.
"The Borrowdale dance (also known as the dance of horses) is a Zimbabwean dance named after the horse-racing track situated in the Borrowdale suburb of Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare.[1] The dance is characterised by fancy footwork and galloping body movements in the style of racing horses. The dance was popularized by members of the Khiama Boyz, including Macheso, Madzibaba, and Tazvida."
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It's important to know that the Limpopo region of South Africa borders a part of Zimbabwe and a part of Botswana. That is one reason why this dance is known in all three of these Southern African nations, although different names are given to that dance in those nations.

Notice that one commenter quoted below wrote that the borrowdale dance was performed as early as the 1970s and another commenter recalls it from 1982. 

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DANCE
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYYjNH_TQyg&ab_channel=RyanSadler

These comments are given in relative chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest dated comments given first, except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1. Mokoena Oa Bakoena, 2013
"This was not in Zimbabwe! The music yes was but this video was shot in Limpopo South Africa. Perhaps you need to show you don't own the copy rights to this video. I personally know the person that shot this video!"

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2. DH Gaming, 2013
"she never said it was Zimbabwean.. She said dancing Zimbabwean style & yes it iz from way b4 thy even had video camera & u can see it in chimurenga videos from 70's it called borrowdale or Museve or Kabasikoro"

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3. JSpiro, 2013
"It's either you can't read or, simply put, can't understand simple English as per above title. It might be in Limpopo, but your ignorance is so thick that u fail to recognize a pure and authentic Zim-style dance.  Did it ever occur to u that the Limpopo Province, like most in SA, is now overpopulated w/ Zimbos?  What of their influences on culture?  Guess your short-mindedness didn't allow you to think of this positive side of cross-border migration, did it?  That dance is a pure Zim Brand!"

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4. Bodwe Mashau, 2013

"People must understand that Venda music is similar to that of Zimbabwe.This was recorded in South Africa Limpopo Venda the musician is Zozo and sengere super beat.I am Venda person from Limpopo province.Zimbabwean music is very popular amoung venda people i grew up listening to the likes of Leonard Dembo,Simon Chimbetu,Devera Ngenya we still listen to them even today."

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5. MrBharanzi Bharanzi, 2013
"Realy good dancers....the last boy is da boss....though copied from MACHESO this is museve dance routine."

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6. SoapBoxJones, 2013
"Wats the name of this song please?  This is the koolest dance I have ever seen..."

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7. Manuel Rojas, 2014
"Zozo and Zengere Super Beat - "Vhomasindi""

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8.  Mmboswobeni Nesindande, 2014
"This is ZOZO (Joseph Mbidza) from Shayandima Venda the song called Usadivha album number 06 on his albums origin his is from ZIM but S A citizen now"

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9. ItalFyah, 2014
"2:43 - 2:52

!! THOSE THREE AFRICAN MALES TO THE FAR RIGHT , ARE DANCING DANCING!!  !! WE LOVE IT !!"

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10. dardley sifiso Mthembu, 2014
"Even Macheso copied the dance try to find the earlier videos of Solomon Skuza you will be shocked, borrowdale dance was there in around 1982"

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11. thapelo prince, 2016
"i really love this music and m proud of this kids,m south african,can you pls fellows tell me the name of this kind of music or else the artist.love you zimbabwe"

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12. thapelo prince, 2016
"i really love this music and m proud of this kids,m south african,can you pls fellows tell me the name of this kind of music or else the artist.love you zimbabwe"

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13. mantawaz, 2016
"+thapelo prince hey man, the genre of the music is called Sungura look for  Alick Macheso, Leonard Dembo, Leonard Zhakata....just to name a few.

this particular song in this video was sang by a Zozo in Limpopo but I hear he is originally from zimbabwe."

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14. Percy Masuka, 2017
"I think borrowdale dance is now the national dance of southern africa. Very exciting. Nndaa"

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