Five YouTube Videos of Pantsula Dancing In Botswana, Southern Africa (with selected comments)

Capitol Media Group, Nov. 13, 2017

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases five videos of people in Botswana dancing Pantsula. Videos #1, #3, & #4 also show the "annual" parade of Pantsulas (Pantsula dancers) wearing fashions from the 1980s.

Selected comments from the discussion thread for Video #1 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 of the dancers who are featured in these videos, and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. 

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This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on South Africa's Pantsula dances.

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This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on South Africa's Pantsula dances.  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/11/seven-youtube-video-examples-of-how.html  for a 2021 pancocojams post entitled "Seven YouTube Video Examples Of How South African Pantsula Dancers' Fashions Have Changed Over Time (2010-2021)"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Pantsula tlhomela

Lenyora Pantsula, Sept. 12, 2016

Jarakop moves

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3:  Botswana's pantsula

Casmo Leon, Mar 23, 2018

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: Annual Pantsula Parade #DoseBotswanaTour

Dose Online, Apr 11, 2018

In collaboration with the Botswana Pantsula Association, we covered the Annual Pantsula Parade in Mahalapye #DoseLifestyle

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: Pantsula Dance - Botswana

Botswana Trending News, Jan. 7, 2020

Mapuntsula Dance, Botswana - Dance style of back in the 90s

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR VIDEO #1
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2018

1. welcome futhies
"Love it...#pansula never die"

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2. Kunateh
"ubuntu..... One Love Africa.......I love SA...."

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3. Hello bubu
"One love homie and this is in Botswana not SA"

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4. Kunateh
"ohk....thnx for the correction though.....d feeling remains d same....one love"

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5. Waylon Hicken
"Hello bubunectar we have tswana speakers in SA too....might as well be the same place lol"

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6. TC N
"Waylon Hicken yeah we are one people"

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7. KP QHIBI
"@Hello bubunectar but Pantsula dance is from SA though."

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8. Moses Phiri
"Introduce pansula to Zimbabwe l love it"

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9. Mody Mody
"Moses Phiri we got lots of it bro"

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10. Thamela Arthurlas Makoya, 2019
"Ibhaya kakhulu  boi for example Magesh dance crew"

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11. boneni ndlonvu, 2019
"We do this in Bulawayo"

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12. Eric Mthole, 2019
"Go to Bulawayo if you want to see pantsulas"

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13. Boogie Sean
"Who sings the second song . He also sings tsotsi ska ntshwara matsweleng"

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14. Gadzanani Moyo
"Peta teanet"

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15. barnabas ndou
"wow wow wow! lots of love to Mapantsula. Botswana mapantsula you are the best. like it from Zimbabwe"

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16. Letlhogonolo Gaelebale, 2019
"oossh thanks our mates"

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17. Juba Mqondi, 2021
"Where is your own parade? You also listen to this kinda music"

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18. AFRICAN CHILD AFRICAN CHILD
"I'm happy for our next doors countries they copied our South African pantsula dance"

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19. gofaone ntsuape
"hahahahah!its a copy work?"

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20. yohan mathebula, 2019
"yes Pantsula Is originally our style in South Africa.  But Botswana Lesotho and Swaziland are Our people.  We are African one love❤❤❤✌✌✌"

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21. Sthandiwe, 2019
"This is botswana disco music pantsulas, the original ones, you South africans busy with hip hop and house music. Nothing is copied., I like botswana though m South African"

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22. yohan mathebula, 2019
"@Sthandiwe  loool bra.. even the word Pantsula is not Tswana.. is  in Zulu language.   Spantsula is from Mzansi.. you can check all the kwaito music from 80s all are from Mzansi bra.. tell me one singer who is singing kwaito Music in Botswana"

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24. Sthandiwe, 2019
"@yohan mathebula  Nah oska bolela maka, Pantsola is not a zulu word and as i told you these are disco music pantsolas and splash not kwaito, And botswana, zimbabwe , namibia and some of Gauteng pantsolas are based on old school disco not house or kwaito. If you lesten to background music, thats disco not kwaito.   they never copied, and they have been around long time till now i kniw them."

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25. yohan mathebula, 2019
"@Sthandiwe  you are mistaken bra. in Southern Africa we are the first country to come up with the Dance.. And the first country to sing Kwaito..  Hip hop came now... there is no Spantsula in Zimbabwe.  the country that sing kwaito and dance Spantsula is Namibia.. but m telling you go to Google Kwaito and Pantsula are from South Africa my man"

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26. Tshwarelo Leaka
"Truly South African original..."

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27. Sthandiwe
"This is botswana disco pantsulas

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28. Fish Dawn
"Ram city, Botswana"

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29. Kealeboga Rabuti
"@sokhela, u should learn southern African music pantsula is found not for South Africa its for southern African"

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30. Dineo Molapo
"lie its from Soweto to be exalt it belongs in south Africa. ...just accept it . .. ..fact sesi"

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31. Dineo Molapo
"even those songs are south African Yvonne chaka chaka and peter tenet please .....do they speak Xhosa in sadec or south Africa please give credit its south Africa please my sister."

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32. Kealeboga Rabuti
"Actually this is disco music it’s way back old genre music, it’s sing in many southern African language, more with Tswana speakers"

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33. Dineo Molapo
"+Kealeboga Rabuti is Yvonne chaka chaka and peter tenat from Botswana ...     fact no.... .they are from south Africa .....correct.....the style of dance pantsula dance is from south Africa fact so what southern Africa music about please motswana just accept this concept is from south. .give credit ....what wrong with that ....."

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34. Fish Dawn
"Dineo Molapo No wonder Africa will never be united because of people like you who doesn’t want to accept the concept of oneness. Any music from any Southern African country affect the region of Southern Africa and there is nothing wrong with the music being from Southern Africa. We are all about oneness. Music unites us, binds is to appreciate one another. These artist are who they are because of the audience in the Southern African countries. Stop That xenophobic mind set of thinking you’re better than others. It’s not uniting Africans. Europe is united. You know why? Because the people are all about appreciating one another."

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35. Sebate Ntlatleng, 2020
" @Sthandiwe  Imported from South Africa and has been like that for more than half a century.

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36. Juba Mqondi, 2021
"@Sthandiwe  But accept that Pantsula dance originated in South Africa and was danced to Disco Music. It was easy for Batswana in South Africa to learn to dance to it too as we were all listening to the same music entertaining crowds in the 80's. Then we have radio and TV in Botswana playing this music and people seeing on TV how it's danced to. Then artists going to perform in Bots as they still do.

Having said that Batswana were evidently influenced and theyadopted the dance and put a lil Batswana flavour. There's nothing wrong with that."

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2019

37, vesta makado
"Thumps up pantsula is not going anywh big up  guyz not house music 1 day its gone & forgotten 😂"

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38. D-link
"That foot work guys"

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39. Khumo Maswabi
"Botswana! Wooooooooow!"

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2020

40. Thabang Ditlhong
"My hommies i see u❤️❤️❤️.. Home sweet home Ramotswa"

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41. Hot Chick
"I hope they do this every year, this can be big. It will grow."

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42. Nonzy
"🙄🙄🙄🙄 This is beautiful Botswana. I would come if this was a festival. Cleaned up the Pantsula image real good, thanks. We love you fam."

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43. Tom Son
"Who introduced 🇧🇼🇧🇼 Batswana🇧🇼🇧🇼 to Pantsula?

They're killing it🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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44. Tumisang Efedile
"Yep Botswana is part of the culture"

Everything happening in SA reaches Botswana same time it reaches other parts of SA

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45. Hot Chick, 2021
"Batswana used to work in SA so everything that’s in SA, Batswana le gone."

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46. Juba Mqondi, 2021
"And  SA Disco artist would and stll go to perform to Botswana. Even Rado and TV stations play disco where they (would) see how to pantsula."

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47. Alward Mbandu
"Someone to help with the titles of the songs in the background?"

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48. Waydz Genesis, 2021
"Yvonne Chaka Chaka Let Him Go; Peter Tynette"

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49. Juba Mqondi, 2021
" @Waydz Genesis  it's actually spelt Peta Teanet"

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50. Nonzy
"Why isn't this a festival and invite people from other countries. You guys have managed to clean up the pantsula image. Would definitely come watch this."

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51. Mègrangé Konstantinos Kealeboga
"@Nonzy  festivals are there but it's a local thing."

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52. Love love 822
"This was the kwaito dressing style... mannnnnn😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🔊🔊🔊🔊

I understand every generation has it's own thing,but boy/ girl this was the best (80's babies)

Life life life life was really really really  good

Wen Converse All stars was the thing,if u didnt have any,u were not I  it

Now u u understand y I still wear Converse"

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53. g skilly
"Actually pansula is older than kwaito"

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54. Thabo Emmanuel
"2020 i am still watching this ,ka ba ka gopola ka bo seventies ❤"

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55. Nkalala
"It reminds me of the 80s"

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56. Smith funase san
"By Mama Africa Yvonne Chakachaka ....aweh to old school splash❤Shout to Batswaba ba style 👊."

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2021

57. Kwanda Zniko Dandala
"I dont wanna lie , i didnt kniw the pansula culture existed in Botswana ... love from South Africa😎"

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58. Tilodi Loeto
"Its plenty here bro."

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59. Grace Kolane
"Proud to be motswana from Botswana motswana wa sekei"

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60. Farai Mhlope
"Botswana rocks yooo i remember late 80s to early 90s at Bodiba night club we used not sleep from Friday to Sunday 🤣🤣🤣🤣i was very young by then now a granny at 53 🤩🤩🤩🤩"

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61. Bettson Robert
"Perfect one for the Men's conference!"

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62. Love love 822
"I don't care wether u agree or not old school was n is the best,go argue with ur ancestors 😂😂😂

2021 never gets old,kept me going in lockdown"

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63. Obusitswe Tauyakgale
"I wish corona was not in Botswana and South Africa"

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64. Khaya liwa
"Real Kasi Flava from Outfits to Pansula dance moves #God bless SA🇿🇦💯❤🙌"

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65. yahrize onelove
"Real footwork.... I love it"

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66. Your Fav Cut
"Just obsessed with Pantsula.

Love from Ghana 🇬🇭 west Africa"

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67. Keep On Dreaming
"Me too from🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪"

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68. Ngaiziwe Zebby Katuuo
"Our favourite South African music of the 80's, real talents

Love from Namibia"

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69. Moses Mushe
"Zeby you are not alone we are here, Namibia was the most supporter of this music ntil now. 👏"

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70. Felicitas Cunningham
"Mapantsula for ever 💯👌🏾🙌🏾💥🔥keep it alive guys!"

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71. Lordwick Phophi
"Bafowethu le Mapantsola straight. I'm so proud of what you are doing and i wish we had something like that in my village here in South Africa. Those were the finest attires our uncles, brothers etc used to wear when they were returning from Gauteng (Johannesburg) back in the 80s and 90s. Brentwood trousers were the most loved pants back in those days. Not forgetting a pack of 20 of Peter Stuyvesant, Courtleigh, Dunhill or John Rolf  cigarette in the pocket.   I can't have enough of the music of the legendary Peta Teanet playing in the background"

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